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Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017
54Inspection of electrical, autogas and gas installations
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#### 54 Inspection of electrical, autogas and gas installations
54 Inspection of electrical, autogas and gas installations
> > (1) An authorised officer may enter any place at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting any electrical installation, autogas installation or gas installation in the place.
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> > (2) The authorised officer may require—
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> > > (a) any person who claims to be an authorised electrician or authorised gasfitter to produce for inspection by the authorised officer, within such time as the authorised officer specifies, the person’s licence or other authority to do electrical wiring work, autogas work or gasfitting work, or
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> > > (b) any person who appears to the authorised officer to be doing electrical wiring work, autogas work or gasfitting work to satisfy the authorised officer, within such time as the authorised officer specifies, that the person is not prohibited under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147) from doing that electrical wiring work, or under this Act from doing that autogas work or gasfitting work (as the case may be).
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> > (3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the issue by authorised officers of directions or notices to rectify electrical installation work, autogas work or gasfitting work that is found on inspection to be non-compliant, and enforcement of those directions or notices.
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> **s 54:** Am 2020 No 25, Sch 7.2\[22\]–\[26\].