44Testing for apparent defects

44 Testing for apparent defects

44 Testing for apparent defects

Immediately after the completion of gasfitting work on a gas installation, the responsible contractor for the carrying out of the work—

(a) in the case of work comprising the installation of a new gas installation—

(i) must inspect all gas containers, gas regulators and gas appliances connected to the installation, and

(ii) must test the whole installation for apparent defects, or

(b) in the case of work comprising the alteration, extension or repair of an existing gas installation—

(i) must inspect such part of the installation as has been altered, extended or repaired, and

(ii) must inspect all gas containers, gas regulators and gas appliances connected to such part of the installation as has been altered, extended or repaired, and

(iii) must test the whole installation for apparent defects.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) or 25 penalty units (in the case of an individual).

cll 44: Am 2020 (641), Sch 1[6].