sec.628Odour requirement

### sec.628 Odour requirement A person must not supply fuel gas to a consumer unless— the gas has the prescribed odour; or the supply is to an industrial installation with appropriate gas detectors and shut-down systems and a risk analysis has been carried out by an appropriately qualified person showing the supply is safe. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence. The fact that a person is supplying a consumer with fuel gas under subsection (1) (b) does not limit an inspector’s power to give the person a dangerous situation direction that requires the gas to have the prescribed odour. In this section— appropriately qualified person means a person who— is independent of the person supplying the fuel gas; and the chief inspector considers— is appropriately qualified; and has access to information to carry out the risk analysis. s 628 amd 2007 No. 46 s 208 ; 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 (sec.628-ssec.1) A person must not supply fuel gas to a consumer unless— the gas has the prescribed odour; or the supply is to an industrial installation with appropriate gas detectors and shut-down systems and a risk analysis has been carried out by an appropriately qualified person showing the supply is safe. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence. (sec.628-ssec.2) The fact that a person is supplying a consumer with fuel gas under subsection (1) (b) does not limit an inspector’s power to give the person a dangerous situation direction that requires the gas to have the prescribed odour. (sec.628-ssec.3) In this section— appropriately qualified person means a person who— is independent of the person supplying the fuel gas; and the chief inspector considers— is appropriately qualified; and has access to information to carry out the risk analysis. - (a) the gas has the prescribed odour; or - (b) the supply is to an industrial installation with appropriate gas detectors and shut-down systems and a risk analysis has been carried out by an appropriately qualified person showing the supply is safe. - (a) is independent of the person supplying the fuel gas; and - (b) the chief inspector considers— (i) is appropriately qualified; and (ii) has access to information to carry out the risk analysis. - (i) is appropriately qualified; and - (ii) has access to information to carry out the risk analysis. - (i) is appropriately qualified; and - (ii) has access to information to carry out the risk analysis.