Hong Kong Regulations

GAS SAFETY (GAS SUPPLY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 6C

Inspections to be carried out by owner of notifiable gas installation

(1) The Authority may, by notice in the Gazette, specify-

   (a)  the inspections which the owner of a notifiable gas  installation
        specified in the notice, or belonging to a class of
        notifiable gas installations specified in the notice, shall carry out
        on the installation to ascertain whether the installation is
        maintained and operated in accordance with regulation 6B;

   (b)  the intervals at which, or the circumstances in which, such
        inspections shall be carried out;

   (c)  the written records which shall be kept of such inspections by such
        owners and the periods for which any such records shall be retained by
        such owners;

   (d)  the copies of any such records to be submitted to the Authority by
        such owners and the periods within which any such records are to be so
        submitted after they have been made.

(2) The owner of a notifiable gas installation shall-

   (a)  comply with the requirements of any notice under subregulation

(1) applicable to him;

   (b)  if required to carry out any inspection specified in the notice,
        ensure that the inspection is carried out by-

        (i)    a person who is competent, by virtue of his training and
               substantial practical experience, to carry out that inspection;
               or

        (ii)   a person who is under the supervision of a person referred to
               in subparagraph (i). (Part IIA added 22 of 1996 s. 7)