GAS SAFTEY

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Under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (1998):

• Landlords must ensure that gas fittings and flues are maintained in a safe condition (note: this does not apply to flues / chimneys solely connected to an appliance owned by the tenant).
  
  
• An annual safety check of each gas appliance/flue must be carried out by a CORGI registered gas installer. These checks must have been carried out within one year before the start of the lease date.
  
  
• Issue a copy of the safety check record to each existing tenant within 28 days of the check being completed or to any new tenant before they move in
  
  
• Keep a record of each safety check for 2 years
  
  
• Safety checks also apply to portable appliances such as LPG (Calor gas) heaters
  
  
• If an appliance fails a safety check you must carry out any of the remedial action necessary or replace it. A safety defect must be rectified by a CORGI registered gas installer before the equipment is used again.

It is an offence to use, or allow the use, of a gas appliance you know to be unsafe and in no circumstances should it be reconnected until the fault has been rectified. To do so will risk prosecution.

All appliances must also be installed by a CORGI registered installer.