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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.724Types of gas device
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### sec.724 Types of gas device
A gas device (type A) is a device used or designed or intended for use for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) , and prescribed under a regulation.
For subsection (1) , the purposes are—
for production of heat, light or power using fuel gas; or
for refrigeration for which fuel gas is the fuel; or
as a propellant.
A gas device (type B) is any of the following—
a device, or system of devices, other than a gas device (type A), that—
is used or designed or intended for use for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) ; or
is used or designed or intended for use in a manufacturing process if the device uses fuel gas; or
is a fuel gas refrigeration device;
a gas flare;
a thermal oxidiser;
a limited capacity biogas system.
a fuel gas system for a motor vehicle or vessel
a gas fired boiler at a major industrial plant
To remove any doubt, it is declared that an industrial facility constructed for the purpose of producing liquified gas is not, of itself, a fuel gas refrigeration device.
In this section—
gas flare means a device that—
uses combustion to dispose of fuel gas; and
is prescribed under a regulation.
limited capacity biogas system means a system of devices that produces, stores and uses not more than the amount of biogas prescribed by regulation.
thermal oxidiser means a device that uses a chemical reaction to reduce or remove gaseous pollutants from a mixture of gases that includes fuel gas, as part of an industrial process.
s 724 sub 2004 No. 26 s 214
amd 2005 No. 3 s 88 ; 2007 No. 46 s 224 ; 2010 No. 17 s 82 ; 2024 No. 34 s 238
(sec.724-ssec.1) A gas device (type A) is a device used or designed or intended for use for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) , and prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.724-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the purposes are— for production of heat, light or power using fuel gas; or for refrigeration for which fuel gas is the fuel; or as a propellant.
(sec.724-ssec.3) A gas device (type B) is any of the following— a device, or system of devices, other than a gas device (type A), that— is used or designed or intended for use for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) ; or is used or designed or intended for use in a manufacturing process if the device uses fuel gas; or is a fuel gas refrigeration device; a gas flare; a thermal oxidiser; a limited capacity biogas system. a fuel gas system for a motor vehicle or vessel a gas fired boiler at a major industrial plant
(sec.724-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that an industrial facility constructed for the purpose of producing liquified gas is not, of itself, a fuel gas refrigeration device.
(sec.724-ssec.5) In this section— gas flare means a device that— uses combustion to dispose of fuel gas; and is prescribed under a regulation. limited capacity biogas system means a system of devices that produces, stores and uses not more than the amount of biogas prescribed by regulation. thermal oxidiser means a device that uses a chemical reaction to reduce or remove gaseous pollutants from a mixture of gases that includes fuel gas, as part of an industrial process.
- (a) for production of heat, light or power using fuel gas; or
- (b) for refrigeration for which fuel gas is the fuel; or
- (c) as a propellant.
- (a) a device, or system of devices, other than a gas device (type A), that— (i) is used or designed or intended for use for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) ; or (ii) is used or designed or intended for use in a manufacturing process if the device uses fuel gas; or (iii) is a fuel gas refrigeration device;
- (i) is used or designed or intended for use for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) ; or
- (ii) is used or designed or intended for use in a manufacturing process if the device uses fuel gas; or
- (iii) is a fuel gas refrigeration device;
- (b) a gas flare;
- (c) a thermal oxidiser;
- (d) a limited capacity biogas system.
- (i) is used or designed or intended for use for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) ; or
- (ii) is used or designed or intended for use in a manufacturing process if the device uses fuel gas; or
- (iii) is a fuel gas refrigeration device;
- • a fuel gas system for a motor vehicle or vessel
- • a gas fired boiler at a major industrial plant
- (a) uses combustion to dispose of fuel gas; and
- (b) is prescribed under a regulation.