Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1995 (SI 1995/1629) Implementing the Council Directive 2009/142/EC
The contents relate to the Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1995 which regulate the safety of most domestic and commercial gas appliances
Subject Area
The Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1629) implement the Council Directive 2009/142/EC relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels (commonly known as the Gas Appliances Directive (GAD), which is a codified version of repealed Directive 90/396/EEC).
Coverage
The Regulations apply to domestic and commercial gas appliances used for cooking, heating, hot water production, refrigeration, lighting or washing and having where applicable, a normal water temperature not exceeding 105 degrees Celsius and includes forced draught burners and heating bodies to be equipped with such burners. Most appliances for use in industrial processes on industrial premises are excluded. The Regulations also apply to certain components.
Intention of legislation
To remove technical barriers to trade, to establish a European Union single market in safe gas appliances and provide a high level of protection for consumers.
Products covered by this legislation are required to carry the CE Marking. Use of Notified Bodies is also required. See below for details.
The Regulations cover products when first placed on the market.
Enforcement
The Regulations are enforced by the local authority trading standards departments in respect of gas appliances intended for use by the consumer, and by the Health and Safety Executive in respect of appliances intended for the workplace.
Local Authority Trading Standards Departments are required to notify the Department of enforcement actions - see contact details.
Notified Bodies
A list of Notified Bodies accredited under GAD can be found by following this link to the European Commission's NANDO (New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations) Information System.
The list can be sorted by country or by Notified Body name by clicking on the column headings. The contact details, accreditation information and information on the Directive modules for which the organisation is notified can be found by clicking on the Notified Body name. Please note that UK based companies are not restricted to using UK Notified Bodies.
CAUTION:
The Department is aware of cases where organisations claim (or appear to claim) to be notified bodies authorised to carry out conformity assessment and certification when they actually hold no such appointment. Please see further information in the attached
warning note (DOC, 42 Kb) .
Guidance
A comprehensive Guidance booklet is available from the link provided under "Related Links" on the right of this page.
The European Commission has its own website dedicated to matters relating to this Directive. Information on this site includes:
Further information
Within the UK there are strict controls on installations and maintenance of gas appliances, HSE have responsibility for this legislation.
The Health and Safety Executive advises that all gas appliances and/or flues should be regularly maintained and a safety check carried out annually or at any other time if there is a safety doubt. This work must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered installer.
Further information on gas safety installation and maintenance issues can be found on the HSE website.
Gas Safe Register
For information on finding Gas Safe registered installers and questions relating to gas safety issues, visit the Gas Safe Register website.
Contact
All enquiries relating to the information shown on this webpage should be sent to Product Regulation .
