Hong Kong Regulations

GAS SAFETY (GAS SUPPLY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 6

Approval of use of notifiable gas installation

(1) Where a person who has been granted construction approval of
construction work is of the opinion that the construction work has been
completed in accordance with that construction approval, he may, by notice
served on the Authority and accompanied by the prescribed fee-

   (a)  state that he is of that opinion; and

   (b)  request the Authority to approve the use of the notifiable gas 
        installation concerned.

(2) Where the Authority is served a notice under subregulation (1) by a person
he shall, not later than 14 working days after such service-

   (a)  inspect the notifiable gas installation concerned; and

   (b)  if, after such inspection-

        (i)    he is of the same opinion as that stated in that notice, by
               notice served on that person approve the use of that
               installation subject to such conditions, if any, as he thinks
               fit;and

        (ii)   he is not of that opinion, by notice served on that person
               refuse to approve the use of that installation.

(3) Where the Authority-

   (a)  approves the use of a notifiable gas installation subject to
        conditions; or

   (b)  refuses to approve the use of a notifiable gas installation, he shall
        specify in the notice under subregulation (2) of such approval, or
        refusal to approve, the use of the notifiable gas installation, his
        reasons for the imposition of the conditions or the refusal, as the
        case may be. (Enacted 1990)