Gas Safety Regulations 2021
85Gas-fitting work on boats
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85 Gas-fitting work on boats
(1) A person must not undertake gas-fitting work on a boat unless he or she is a gas-fitter.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(2) A gas-fitter who undertakes gas-fitting work on a boat must, after commissioning the gas-fitting work –
(a) affix a gas-fitting work compliance plate to the gas installation or gas storage system; and
(b) certify in a form approved by the Director that the work complies with the applicable standards, codes or determinations.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(3) In this regulation –
boat includes the following:
(a) a motor boat, motor-propelled tender, yacht, cabin cruiser, launch, marine craft, runabout, trailer-sailer, house-boat, motor-sailer, workboat and vessel;
(b) a vessel within the meaning of the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 ;
(c) a motor boat or motor-propelled tender within the meaning of the Marine and Safety (Motor Boats and Licences) By-laws 2013.