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Gas Regulations 1993 (SR 1993/76) (as at 04 May 2010) – New Zealand Legislation
Gas Regulations 1993: revoked, on 4 May 2010, by regulation 92 of the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/76).
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Contents Previous clause Next clause Tag clause Remove Previous hit Next hit Reprintas at 4 May 2010Gas Regulations 1993(SR 1993/76)Catherine A Tizard, Governor-GeneralOrder in Council
At Wellington this 31st day of March 1993
Present:The Right Hon J B Bolger presiding in
Gas Regulations 1993: revoked, on 4 May 2010, by regulation 92 of the Gas (Safety
and Measurement) Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/76).
NoteChanges authorised
been made in this eprint.A general outline
of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint,
together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
Pursuant to the Gas Act 1992, Her Excellency
the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of
the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.
1 Title and commencement2 InterpretationGas quality and pressure3 Suitability of gas4 Gas pressure5 Gas odorisationDistribution of gas6 Records and location of distribution systems7 Continuity of supply, safety, and satisfactory
operation of distribution systems8 Work on distribution
systems [Revoked]Gas measurement9 Measurement of gas10 Testing and installation of gas measurement
systems11 Requests for tests to be carried out on
gas measurement systemsGas installations, gas appliances, and fittings12 Safety of gas installations13 Safety of gas appliances and fittings14 Marking of appliances15 Appliances and fittings to which regulations
15A to 15F apply15A Manufacturer or importer must make supplier
declaration15B Contents of supplier declaration15C Management of website15D Supply of documents15E Duty to provide copy of supplier declaration15F Other suppliers and installers must check
that declaration published or supplied16 Repairs, modifications, and adjustments
to appliances and fittings17 Responsibility for safe operation and use
of gas appliances and fittingsCNG station safety18 Particular requirements for CNG stations19 Sealing of pressure limiting devices and
metering units19A Maintenance and operation of CNG stations20 CNG filling pressures21 CNG training22 Inspection of CNG stations23 RecordsTesting and certification24 Certification of gasfitting24A Certification requirements24B Supply and retention of certificates25 Forms for gasfitting certification certificates26 Supply of gas to gas installations27 Notification to SecretaryDeclared articles28 Declared articlesProhibitions29 Prohibition of fittings and appliancesMiscellaneous30 Secretary's exemptions from requirements31 Chief executive responsible for Building
Act 2004 may grant exemptions32 Issuing of urgent instructions33 Details to be provided in reporting accidents34 Permits under Gas Industry Regulations 198435 Competent organisations to supply copies
of seals they use36 Protection of fittings of a distribution
system or a gas measurement system37 Offences and penalties38 FeesSchedule 1Requirements for CNG safety trainingSchedule 2Schedule 3Prescribed fees
(1) These regulations
may be cited as the Gas Regulations 1993.
(2) These regulations
shall come into force on the 1st day of April 1993.
all practicable steps, in relation to achieving any result in any circumstances, means
all steps to achieve the result that it is reasonably practicable
to take in the circumstances, having regard to—(a) the nature and severity of the harm or
damage to property that may be suffered if the result is not achieved;
(b) the current state of knowledge about
the likelihood that harm or damage to property of that nature and
severity will be suffered if the result is not achieved; and
(c) the current state of knowledge about
harm or damage to property of that nature; and
(d) the current state of knowledge about
the means available to achieve the result, and about the likely efficacy
(e) the availability and cost of each of
calorific value means the amount of heat, expressed in megajoules, that is generated
by the complete combustion in air of one cubic metre of gas free from
water vapour, with the gas, air, and products of combustion all being
measured at standard condition, and with all of the water formed by
combustion being condensed
CNG means compressed
gas consisting of more than 50% methane by volume
CNG station means
a CNG gas installation supplying CNG for use in vehicle cylinders,
transportable cylinders, or both types of cylinder
CNG station certificate
of compliance means a certificate given under regulation 22 of these regulations
competent Organisation means—(a) a testing laboratory accredited to ISO 17025 by a third party laboratory accreditation
(b) an organisation having relevant certification
by a third party agency accredited under the treaty negotiated between
the Australian and New Zealand governments entitled “Joint Accreditation System—Australia and New Zealand” (JAS-ANZ); or
(c) any other laboratory or organisation
that satisfies the Secretary that it is competent to perform the relevant
functions for the purposes of regulations 10, 19, or 22 of these regulations, or GCP2, as the case may be:
the deviation of a measured or applied value from a true value (usually
expressed as a percentage of the true value)
the factors applied by correctors or by calculation to convert the
volume of gas measured by the meter at uncorrected conditions to a
volume based upon standard conditions of temperature and pressure
flame abnormality, means a flame condition that results in appreciable yellow tipping
and carbon composition (not including that which occurs in appliances
designed for luminous effect), lifting, floating, lighting back, objectionable
odour, or incomplete combustion
certificate means any certificate given under regulation 24 of these regulations
harm means illness,
injury, or both
hazard means
an activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon,
process, situation, or substance that is an actual or potential cause
or source of—(a) harm; or
Lower flammability limit means the smallest proportion of gas which, when mixed with air,
will ignite and burn without the continuous application of heat from
safe,—(a) in relation to a person, means not exposed
to any hazards; and
(b) in every other case, means free from
standard conditions means a temperature of 15°C and an absolute pressure of 101.325
supply (or resupply) by way of gift, sale, exchange, lease, hire,
trickle-fill, in relation to the filling of a vehicle cylinder with gas, means
that the vehicle cylinder filling is completed in a period exceeding
with reference to measured volume or to flow rate, means that the
measurement is referenced to or made at operating conditions of temperature
the Internet website maintained by, or on behalf of, the Secretary
for the purpose of publishing supplier declarations (whether or not
the website is also maintained for other purposes).
Section 2 Act: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/271).
Section 2 all practicable steps: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 CNG: substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(2) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 CNG station: substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(3) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 competent Organisation: paragraph (a) amended, on 17
October 2002, by regulation 3(4) Gas Amendment
Section 2 competent Organisation: paragraph (c) amended, on 17
October 2002, by regulation 3(5) Gas Amendment
Section 2 harm: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 hazards: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 ISO 17025: replaced the definition of ISO/IEC Guide 25,
on 17 October 2002, pursuant to regulation 3(6) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 ISO 17025: revoked, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/229).
Section 2 ISO/IEC Guide 25: replaced by the definition of ISO 17025, on 17 October 2002, pursuant to regulation 3(6) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 NZS 5262: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 NZS 5262: revoked, on 2 September 2004, by clause 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 safe: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 supply: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
Section 2 website: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 3(1) of the Gas Amendment
GCP 1 means
the New Zealand Gas Code of Practice for Inspection, Testing and Certification
of Gasfitting Work Done Under Supervision (NZGCP1:1993), issued by
the Secretary of Commerce on the 2nd day of February 1993, and approved
by the Minister of Energy on the 18th day of March 1993
GCP 2 means
the New Zealand Gas Code of Practice for Maintenance and Safety of
CNG Refuelling Stations (NZGCP2:1993), issued by the Secretary of
Commerce on the 2nd day of February 1993, and approved by the Minister
of Energy on the 18th day of March 1993
GCP 3 means
the New Zealand Gas Code of Practice for Odorisation of Gas (NZGCP3:1993),
issued by the Secretary of Commerce on the 3rd day of February 1993,
and approved by the Minister of Energy on the 18th day of March 1993.
(2A) In these
regulations,—
ISO 17025 means
the International Organisation for Standardisation Standard known
as ISO 17025: ISO/IEC 17025:1999 (General requirements for the competence
of testing and calibration laboratories)
NZS 5258 means
the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5258:2003 (Gas distribution
NZS 5259 means
the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5259:1997 (Gas measurement)
NZS 5261 means
the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5261:2003 (Gas installation)
NZS 5262 means
the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5262:2003 (Gas appliance safety)
NZS 5435 means
the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5435:1996 (Specification for
NZS 5442 means
the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5442:1999 (Specification for
reticulated natural gas)
Part 1 of NZS 5425 means Part 1 of the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5425:1994
(Code of practice for CNG compressor and refuelling stations)
Part 2 of NZS 5425 means Part 2 of the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5425:1996
Part 3 of NZS 5425 means Part 3 of the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5425:1984
Part 4 of NZS 5425 means Part 4 of the New Zealand Standard known as NZS 5425:1994
(Code of practice for CNG compressor and refuelling stations).
(3) Expressions
not defined in these regulations but defined in the Act have, in these regulations,
the meanings so defined.
Subclause (2A): inserted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 3(2) of the Gas Amendment
Gas quality and pressure
must comply with NZS 5442.
(2) Liquefied
petroleum gas must comply with NZS 5435.
(3) Any gas (other
than natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas) supplied for use in gas
installations and gas appliances, or for use as an automotive fuel,
must be of a specification that is suitable and safe for those uses.
Subclause (1): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 4(1) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (2): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 4(2) of the Gas Amendment
Regulation 3: substituted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 4 of the Gas Amendment
(1) Gas shall
be supplied to consumers at a pressure that ensures the safe use of
the gas, where the gas is used for its intended purpose in a properly
functioning gas installation.
(2) Supplies of
gas at pressures that, in a properly functioning gas installation,
(a) flashback or extinguishment of flame;
(b) the creation of hazardous levels of carbon
monoxide—
shall be deemed to be unsafe.
Subclause (2)(b): substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 5 of the Gas Amendment
5 Gas odorisation
(1) Every supplier
of gas shall ensure that the gas supplied has a distinctive and unpleasant
odour so that the presence of gas in the atmosphere is readily detectable
at a concentration equivalent to one-fifth of the lower flammability
limit of the gas.
with GCP3 shall be deemed to be compliance with this regulation.
of a distribution system or of a part of a distribution system must
keep records and plans of all aspects of that system or part that
are relevant to the safety of that system or part.
(2) Every operator
of a distribution system or of a part of a distribution system is
deemed to have complied with subclause (1) in relation to that system
or part if the operator has complied with Part 3 of NZS 5258 to the
extent that the Part relates to records or plans of distribution systems.
Regulation 6: substituted, on 1 June 1998, by regulation 2 of the Gas Amendment
Regulations 1998 (SR 1998/78).
Regulations 6 and
7: substituted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 5 of the Gas Amendment
7 Continuity of supply, safety, and satisfactory
(1) Every owner
and every operator of a distribution system or of a part of a distribution
system must take. all practicable steps to ensure that the system
or part is designed, constructed, maintained, and operated in a manner
that, as far as practicable, achieves continuity of supply, safety,
(2) Every owner
system who authorises work to be carried out on that system or part
must take all practicable steps to ensure that the person or persons
who carry out the work are—
(a) competent to perform the tasks assigned
(b) familiar with appropriate safety procedures
when working with or near gas or fittings.
(3) Every owner
system is deemed to have complied with subclauses (1) and (2) in relation
to that system or part if the owner or operator (as the case may be)
has complied with Parts 2 and 3 of NZS 5258.
(4) Subclause
(2) does not limit subclause (1).
Regulation 7: substituted, on 1 June 1998, by regulation 3 of the Gas Amendment
Paragraph (a): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 6 of the Gas Amendment
8 Work on distribution
systems[Revoked]
Regulation 8: revoked, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 5 of the Gas Amendment
9 Measurement of gas
(1) Gas sold through
a distribution or gas transmission system, and any CNG sold from any
CNG station, shall meet the requirements of this regulation, unless
there is agreement in writing to the contrary between the seller and
(2) Gas, not being
CNG sold from a CNG station, shall be sold by energy content measured
by a gas measurement system, and the following margins of error shall
(a) for volume, uncorrected for pressure
or temperature—
(i) prior to a meter being placed in service,
plus or minus 2 percent; or
(ii) at any time after a meter has been placed
in service, plus or minus 3 percent:
(b) for corrections of the volume measured
to standard conditions, whether by a device used for obtaining corrections
or by the setting of factors—
(i) prior to a device used for obtaining
corrections being placed in service, or on the setting of factors,
plus or minus 1 percent; or
(ii) at any time after a device used for obtaining
corrections has been placed in service, or on the setting of factors,
plus or minus 1.5 percent:
(c) for calorific value measurements, plus
or minus 0.5 percent.
(3) CNG gas measurement
systems of CNG stations shall—
(a) meter gas by mass:
(b) provide a clear indication of quantity
in kilograms and price per kilogram, and of total price in dollars:
(c) prevent delivery of CNG during the operation
of the reset mechanism:
(d) be provided with a means of sealing the
(e) for all expected variations in ambient
conditions, gas supply temperatures, pressure and composition, and
electrical supply, and for all expected electrical supply interference,
not exceed a margin of error of—
(i) plus or minus 2 percent immediately after
calibration, and a further plus or minus 1 percent at subsequent times
while in service, for quantities over 5 kilograms; or
(ii) plus or minus 0.1 kilograms immediately
after calibration, and a further plus or minus 0.05 kilograms at subsequent
times while in service, for quantities of 5 kilograms or less.
with Division 3.3 of Part 3 of NZS 5425 shall be deemed to be compliance with subclause (3) of this regulation.
(5) Where a calorific
value other than that specified in paragraph (c) of subclause (2)
of this regulation is subject to an agreement of the type referred
to in subclause (1) of this regulation, the calorific value agreed
upon shall be disclosed in writing to the Secretary within 2 months
of the date of the agreement.
(6) Every person
who owns a gas measurement system used to measure the supply of gas
to consumers shall ensure that adequate records are kept so that the
accuracy requirements of subclauses (2) and (3) of this regulation
are met in relation to that system.
with sections 4, 5, and 6 of NZS 5259 is deemed to be compliance with
subclause (6).
Subclause (4): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 7(1) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (4): amended, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 6(1) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (7): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 7(2) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (7): substituted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 6(2) of the Gas Amendment
10 Testing and installation of gas measurement
(a) any gas measurement system, prior to
the system being placed in service, and before being returned to service
after being disconnected from service for the purpose of maintenance
or recalibration of that system; and
(b) any CNG gas measurement system of a CNG
station that has been subject to servicing on site and that may suffer
alteration to calibration while subsequently in service.
(2) Every gas
measurement system to which this regulation applies shall, before
being put into service, be tested by a competent organisation to determine
its accuracy, and shall be sealed by the same competent organisation
following confirmation that the system complies with regulation 9(2) of these regulations (in the case of a system other than for CNG supplied from a CNG
station), and regulation 9(3)(e) of these regulations (in the case of CNG supplied from a CNG station).
(3) Any gas measurement
system that does not pass the test carried out in accordance with
subclause (2) of this regulation shall not be sealed and any seal
which may have been placed on the system shall be removed or destroyed.
(4) Where a test
has been carried out in accordance with subclause (2) of this regulation
and the gas measurement system or part thereof has been transported
before being put into service, the person owning the gas measurement
system shall ensure that the calibration of the system is unaffected
by that transportation prior to putting that system into service.
(5) A record of
the results of each test carried out in accordance with subclause
(2) of this regulation shall be kept by—
(a) the competent organisation that carried
out the test; and
(b) the operator of the gas measurement system
kept by the operator of a gas measurement system pursuant to subclause
(5)(b) of this regulation shall be retained by that operator for the
period of that operator's ownership of that gas measurement system,
and, in the case of a CNG gas measurement system of a CNG station,
shall be kept at the site where the system is located.
with Section 3 of NZS 5259 shall be deemed
to be compliance with subclause (2) of this regulation, in respect
of gas measurement systems other than CNG gas measurement systems
of CNG stations.
Subclause (7): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 8 of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (7): amended, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 7 of the Gas Amendment
11 Requests for tests to be carried out on
does not apply to measurements of calorific value or to CNG gas measurement
systems of CNG stations.
(2) A consumer
or a gas retailer supplying a consumer may request the Secretary to
carry out a test of the accuracy of the gas measurement system measuring
the gas supplied to the premises of that consumer.
(2A) The Secretary
must conduct, or arrange for, a test of the accuracy of the gas measurement
system as soon as practicable after receiving the request (unless
the request is withdrawn).
(3) The prescribed
fee shall be payable by any consumer who requests a test, after the
of any test carried out in accordance with subclause (2) of this regulation
shall be supplied to the consumer and the gas retailer supplying that
Subclause (2A): inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 9 of the Gas Amendment
Gas installations, gas appliances, and fittings
who installs a gas installation or a part of a gas installation must
install that gas installation or part in accordance with Part 1 of
NZS 5261.
(2) Subclause
(3) applies to the following types of installation:—
(a) the installation of a gas installation
that does not contain appliance with a rated input of more than 250
MJ/h:
(b) the installation of a part of a gas installation
if the gas installation as a whole does not contain any gas appliance
with a rated input of more than 250 MJ/h.
(3) Every person
is deemed to have complied with subclause (1), in relation to an installation
to which this subclause applies, if the person has complied with Part
2 of NZS 5261.
(5) applies to the following types of installation:
that contains a gas appliance with a rated input of 250 MJ/h or more:
if the gas installation as a whole contains a gas appliance with a
rated input of 250 MJ/h or more.
(5) Every person
is deemed to have complied with subclause (1), in relation to the
application of a particular performance requirement of Part 1 of NZS
5261 to an installation to which this subclause applies, if—
(a) that particular performance requirement
is fully satisfied by 1 or more standards listed in Part 3 of NZS
5261; and
(b) the person complies with at least 1 of
(6) This regulation
does not apply to CNG stations.
Regulation 12: substituted, on 1 June 1998, by regulation 4 of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 10 of the Gas Amendment
Regulation 12: substituted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 8 of the Gas Amendment
applies to every person who manufactures, imports, sells or offers
for sale, hires out, leases out, or installs a gas appliance or fitting.
to whom this regulation applies must take all practicable steps to
ensure that the gas appliance or fitting is safe in all reasonably
subclause (2), a gas appliance is not safe if it does not comply with
NZS 5262.
(4) Without limiting
subclause (2), a fitting is not safe if—
(a) it has a gas leakage; or
(b) it is operated in a manner that is hazardous
when exposed to any reasonably foreseeable torques, pressures, or
chemical or physical conditions.
(5) Despite subclause
(4)(a), minute leakages from some fittings are permissible under relevant
Regulation 13: substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 11 of the Gas Amendment
Every gas appliance
sold or intended for sale must be marked in accordance with section
5 of NZS 5262.
Regulation 14: substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 12 of the Gas Amendment
Regulation 14: substituted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 9(1) of the Gas Amendment
15 Appliances and fittings to which regulations
15A to 15F apply
(a) all gas appliances; and
(b) any fitting that the Secretary has specified,
by notice in the Gazette, to be
of a type to which regulations 15A to 15F apply (a specified fitting).
Regulation 15: substituted, on 18 November 2002, by regulation 13 of the Gas Amendment
15A Manufacturer or importer must make supplier
(a) all persons who manufacture gas appliances
or specified fittings in New Zealand; and
(b) all importers of gas appliances or specified
to whom this regulation applies must, before that person supplies
a gas appliance or specified fitting in New Zealand, make a supplier
declaration that relates to the appliance or fitting and either—
(a) publish the declaration on the website;
(b) if the declaration relates to fewer than
11 appliances or fittings of the same type,—
(i) notify the Secretary that the person
elects to comply with this paragraph instead of publishing the declaration
(ii) give a copy of the declaration to the
person to whom the person supplies the appliance or fitting.
(3) The manufacturer
or importer of a gas appliance or a specified fitting must, if he
or she elects to comply with subclause (2)(b),—
(a) maintain a record of the name and address
of the person to whom the manufacturer or importer supplied the appliance
or fitting in New Zealand; and
(b) keep the record for at least 7 years
after the date that the manufacturer or importer supplied the appliance
(c) make the supplier declaration and the
record available to the Secretary within 10 working days of a request
being made by the Secretary (unless the request relates to a record
that is no longer required to be kept under paragraph (b)).
under subclause (2)(b)(i) must be in the form prescribed by the Secretary
for the purpose by notice in the Gazette, if the Secretary has prescribed a form.
Regulations 15A to
15F: inserted, on 18 November 2002, by regulation 13 of the Gas Amendment
declaration must—
(a) be in the form prescribed for the purpose
by the Secretary by notice in the Gazette, if the Secretary has prescribed a form; and
(b) specify the full name of the manufacturer
or importer and the full name of the person making the declaration;
(c) specify the full address of the manufacturer
or importer and the full address of the person making the declaration
(including an email address, if any); and
(d) identify the gas appliances or specified
fittings covered by the declaration; and
(e) identify, in relation to the gas appliances
or specified fittings covered by the declaration,—
(i) any standards that have been complied
(ii) any testing or certification that has
been undertaken; and
(f) include a statement that the manufacturer
or importer has complied with—
(i) regulations 13 and 14 in relation to all
gas appliances covered by the declaration; and
(ii) regulation 13 in relation to all
specified fittings covered by the declaration.
of subclause (1)(a), the Secretary may prescribe—
(a) a form that may only be used for declarations
that are to be published on the website; and
(b) a form that may only be used for declarations
made under regulation 15A(2)(b).
(1) Every manufacturer
or importer who is required to publish a supplier declaration on the
website must ensure that he or she has—
(a) registered with the Secretary so as to
enable the manufacturer or importer to publish supplier declarations
(b) supplied to the Secretary any information
reasonably required by the Secretary to register the manufacturer
(a) may remove from the website any supplier
declaration that appears to the Secretary to be incorrect, frivolous,
non-complying, or outdated; and
(b) must promptly send notice of the removal
to the manufacturer or importer.
or importer of a gas appliance or a specified fitting must, within
10 working days of a request being made by the Secretary, supply to
the Secretary a document or documents that demonstrate that the manufacturer
or importer has,—
(a) in the case of a gas appliance, complied
with regulations 13 and 14 in relation to the
gas appliance; or
(b) in the case of a specified fitting, complied
with regulation 13 in relation to the
specified fitting.
or importer must supply with any document that is supplied an accurate
English translation of the whole or any part of that document if the
document or that part is in a language other than English.
who is supplied with a gas appliance or a specified fitting to which
a declaration under regulation 15A(2)(b) relates must provide
a copy of the declaration to—
(a) any other person to whom the person supplies
the appliance or fitting; and
(b) any other person who installs the appliance
(2) The copy of
the declaration must be provided,—
(a) in the case of subclause (1)(a), before
or when the appliance or fitting is supplied; and
(b) in the case of subclause (1)(b), before
or when the appliance or fitting is installed.
15F Other suppliers and installers must check
that declaration published or supplied
who supplies a gas appliance or a specified fitting in relation to
which a supplier declaration is required to be made under regulation 15A, other than the
manufacturer or importer, must,—
(a) before supplying the appliance or fitting,—
(i) ensure that a supplier declaration relating
to the appliance or fitting is published on the website; or
(ii) in the case of an appliance or fitting
to which a declaration under regulation 15A(2)(b) relates, ensure
that he or she obtains a copy of the supplier declaration relating
to the appliance or fitting; and
(b) in the case of an appliance or fitting
to which a declaration under regulation 15A(2)(b) relates,—
(i) maintain a record of the name and address
of the person to whom the person has supplied the appliance or fitting;
(ii) keep the record for at least 7 years
after the date that the appliance or fitting is supplied by the person;
(iii) make the record available to the Secretary
within 10 working days of a request being made by the Secretary (unless
the request relates to a record that is no longer required to be kept
under subparagraph (ii)).
who installs a gas appliance or a specified fitting in relation to
which a supplier declaration is required to be made under regulation 15A must, before installing
the appliance or fitting,—
(a) ensure that a supplier declaration relating
to the appliance or fitting.
16 Repairs, modifications, and adjustments
to appliances and fittings
who repairs, modifies, or makes adjustments to a gas appliance or
fitting must take all practicable steps to ensure that the appliance
or fitting is safe in all reasonably foreseeable circumstances before
the appliance or fitting is returned to service.
subclause (1), a gas appliance is not safe if it does not comply with
subclause (1), a fitting is not safe if—
(4) Despite subclause
(3)(a), minute leakages from some fittings are permissible under relevant
Regulation 16: substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 14 of the Gas Amendment
17 Responsibility for safe operation and use
of gas appliances and fittings
who owns, operates, or uses any fittings, gas appliance, or gas installation
must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the fittings, appliance,
or installation is in a safe condition, is operated in a safe manner,
and is maintained in a safe condition.
who hires out or leases out any fittings, gas appliance, or gas installation
shall take reasonable steps to ensure that—
(a) the fittings, appliance or installation
is in a safe condition; and
(b) any instructions to ensure the safe use
of the appliance are provided—
prior to so hiring or leasing them out.
Subclause (1): substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 15 of the Gas Amendment
applies to every person who owns or installs a CNG station.
ensure that the CNG station is designed and installed in a manner
that ensures that the station is safe in all reasonably foreseeable
subclause (2), a CNG station is not safe if—
(a) the CNG compressor of the station allows
the ingress of air; or
(b) any refuelling hose or assembly is of
a kind that does not prevent electrostatic ignition; or
(c) any refuelling probe is of a design that
does not minimise wear on seals or minimise any other effects that
may result in a sudden gas release during refuelling.
(4) If a CNG compressor
complies with Part 2 of NZS 5425, it is deemed to be safe in all reasonably
who owns or installs a fast fill CNG station is deemed to have complied
with this regulation, in relation to that station, if he or she has
complied with Part 1 of NZS 5425.
who owns or installs a slow (trickle) fill CNG station is deemed to
have complied with this regulation, in relation to that station, if
he or she has complied with Part 4 of NZS 5425.
(7) Subclauses
(5) and (6) are subject to subclause (4).
Regulation 18: substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 16 of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (4): substituted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 10(1) of the Gas Amendment
Subclauses (5) and
(6): amended, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 10(2) of the Gas Amendment
19 Sealing of pressure limiting devices and
who owns or installs a CNG station must ensure that every pressure
limiting device and metering unit of a CNG station is sealed.
(2) Only competent
organisations or the Secretary may make or break the seal or adjust
those fittings.
Regulation 19: substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 16 of the Gas Amendment
and every operator of a CNG station must take all practicable steps
to ensure that the CNG station is—
(a) maintained in a safe condition; and
(b) operated safely.
with GCP 2 is deemed to be compliance with this regulation.
Regulation 19A: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 16 of the Gas Amendment
20 CNG filling pressures
fill pressure of a CNG dispenser of a CNG station shall be 20 megapascals
(gauge), provided that for trickle-fill CNG gas installations the
maximum fill pressure shall be 16.5 megapascals (gauge).
21 CNG training
(1) Every operator
of a CNG station shall ensure that vehicles are filled at the station
by or in the presence of a person who has received training in the
safety requirements specified in Schedule 1 to these regulations.
may exempt a particular CNG station from the requirements of subclause
(1) of this regulation where the Secretary is satisfied that such
alternative safety procedures or fittings are in place in the CNG
station so as to render compliance with those requirements unnecessary
22 Inspection of CNG stations
(being the owner or operator of a CNG station) shall ensure that the
CNG station is inspected at least once every 2 years by a competent
organisation to certify the safety of the fittings of the station, and the safety of the operation
(2) Where an inspection
required under subclause (1) of this regulation is carried out, the
CNG station shall be used only if the competent organisation certifies
the safety of the fittings of the
station and issues a certificate in the form set out in Schedule 2 to these regulations.
with GCP2 shall be deemed to be compliance with subclause (1) of this
Regulation 22: amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 17 of the Gas Amendment
of a CNG station shall maintain—
(a) records of any adjustments or repairs
to the gas measurement system of the installation, including where
seals are broken or fitted, the person who so broke or fitted the
(b) records of the names of staff at the
station and any training undertaken and completed by the staff for
the purpose of regulation 21(1) of these regulations:
(c) logbooks in accordance with section 4 of GCP 2.
with clause 7.3.1 of GCP 2 shall be deemed
to be compliance with paragraph (b) of subclause (1) of this regulation.
(a) making or breaking seals, or adjusting
fittings, of pressure limiting devices or metering units pursuant
to regulation 19 of
(b) carrying out inspections or issuing certificates
in accordance with regulation 22 of these regulations—
shall keep records of the installation in respect of which the
work was carried out and the results of the work.
(4) The records
required to be kept pursuant to this regulation shall,—
(a) in the case of operators of CNG stations,
be retained for the operational life of the installation:
(b) in the case of a competent organisation,
be retained for a period of 7 years from the date of the last entry
in the particular record, or until the organisation ceases business,
Subclause (1)(c): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 18(1) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (2): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 18(2) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (3)(a): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 18(3) of the Gas Amendment
of section 47(1) of the Act, this
regulation and regulations 24A and 24B apply to the following
kinds of gasfitting:
(a) newly constructed gas installations:
(b) extensions, additions, and replacements
to existing gas installations:
(c) alterations to gas installations that
result in repositioning of pipework or changes to the operation of
(d) repairs to gas installations, gas appliances,
or fittings following accidents that are notifiable under section 17 of the Act.
who is responsible for carrying out any gasfitting to which this regulation
applies, or, if that person is acting under supervision, the person
who is responsible for that supervision, must ensure that the gasfitting
is certified,—
(a) in the case of gasfitting carried out
by a gas inspector, by that inspector; or
(b) in the case of gasfitting carried out
under section 57(1) or (3) of the Plumbers, Gasfitters,
and Drainlayers Act 1976, or under an employer licence
granted under section 39A of that Act, by
the person carrying out the work, or, if that person is acting under
supervision, by the person who is responsible for that supervision;
(c) in the case of gasfitting carried out
under section 57(5) of that Act, by
a craftsman gasfitter, a person authorised under section 57(1)(d) of that Act, or
a registered gasfitter acting under the authority of a craftsman gasfitter;
(d) in any other case, by a craftsman gasfitter.
Regulation 24: substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 19 of the Gas Amendment
of gasfitting must be completed within 10 working days of the completion
(a) an accurate description of the relevant
gasfitting; and
(b) a statement that the appliances and fittings
worked on are safe; and
(c) a statement that the gasfitting was carried
out in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Act and these regulations;
(d) a statement that the gasfitting that
the certification applies to does not make other parts of the installation
unsafe or otherwise non-compliant with the Act or these regulations;
(e) in the case of an appliance or fitting
that has been imported or manufactured by a person for their own use,
a statement that the appliance or fitting has been imported or manufactured
by a person for their own use.
(3) The certificate
must be in the form approved by—
(a) the Secretary (by notice in the Gazette), in the case of gasfitting carried
out under an employer licence granted under section 39A of the Plumbers, Gasfitters,
and Drainlayers Act 1976, or under section 57(3) of that Act; or
(b) the Board under regulation 25, in any other case.
(4) However, a
person must not certify gasfitting unless he or she is satisfied,
on reasonable grounds, that the statements that must be provided under
subclause (2) are accurate.
(5) If gasfitting
is carried out by a person exempted under section 57(5) of the Plumbers, Gasfitters,
and Drainlayers Act 1976, inspection, testing, and certification
in accordance with GCP 1 is deemed to be compliance with subclause
Regulation 24A: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 19 of the Gas Amendment
who is responsible for ensuring that the gasfitting is certified must
(a) the original of the completed certificate
is supplied to the Board within 5 working days of the certification
of the gasfitting if the gasfitting is carried out by a craftsman
gasfitter, by a gas inspector, or under section 57(1) of the Plumbers, Gasfitters,
and Drainlayers Act 1976; and
(b) a copy of the completed certificate is
supplied, within 5 working days of the certification of the gasfitting,
(i) the person for whom the gasfitting was
(ii) the person supplying or proposing to
supply gas to the installation.
certifying the gasfitting or the holder of the employer licence (as
the case may be) must retain a copy of the certificate for 7 years
or until that person ceases (as the case may be)—
(a) to be involved in gasfitting; or
(b) to be in business; or
(c) to hold an employer licence.
Regulation 24B: inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 19 of the Gas Amendment
25 Forms for gasfitting certification certificates
shall provide forms of certificates for the purposes of regulation 24A(3)(b) of
may sell such forms to any person certifying work in accordance with regulation 24A(3)(b) of
these regulations, or may sell them to resellers, who shall
maintain a register of persons to whom such certificates are sold.
(3) Each form
sold shall have a unique identifier.
(4) The fee for
each form sold by the Board shall be the prescribed fee.
Regulation 25: amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 20 of the Gas Amendment
26 Supply of gas to gas installations
of section 47(3) of the Act, every
gas wholesaler and every gas retailer shall ensure that gasfitting
to which regulation 24 of these regulations applies has been certified in accordance with that regulation and regulation 24A prior
to supplying gas to that installation for purposes other than those
to which section 47(4) of the Act applies.
(2) For the purpose
of subclause (1) of this regulation, a gas wholesaler or gas retailer
may rely on the verbal advice of the certifying person provided that
gas wholesaler or gas retailer is satisfied that a copy of the certificate
will be received by the gas wholesaler or gas retailer, as the case
may be, within 5 working days of the completion of the gasfitting—
(3) If a gas wholesaler
or gas retailer does not receive the certificate after verbal advice
in accordance with subclause (2) of this regulation, the gas wholesaler
or gas retailer, as the case may be, may, where reasonably satisfied
that there is a risk of hazard as
a result of the continued supply of gas to that installation, cease
supplying gas to the installation in respect of which the verbal advice
Subclause (1): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 21(1) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (3): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 21(2) of the Gas Amendment
27 Notification to Secretary
to carry out gasfitting who is carrying out any gasfitting work and
who believes on reasonable grounds that a gas installation or gas
appliance presents immediate danger to life or property shall, as
soon as practicable, advise the owner or occupier of the property
where the danger exists, and the Secretary.
28 Declared articles
may from time to time give public notice that stated types or categories
of gas appliances or fittings (in these regulations referred to as declared articles) require
the Secretary's approval before being offered for sale in New Zealand,
and may amend or revoke such notice.
for the approval of a declared article shall be made on the approved
(3) An application
for the approval of a declared article may be referred by the Secretary
to an experienced person in the gas industry for advice on compliance
of the declared article with the gas safety requirements.
(4) Any approval
granted under this regulation may from time to time be varied or withdrawn
by the Secretary, and where such a variation or withdrawal is requested
by any person, the person requesting the variation or withdrawal shall
make application on the form approved by the Secretary for the purpose
29 Prohibition of fittings and appliances
may, in the manner provided for in subclause (2) of this regulation,
prohibit the manufacture, importation, sale, and use of any fittings
or gas appliance that constitutes or may constitute a gas hazard.
(2) A prohibition
under this regulation shall—
(a) be made by notice in the Gazette; and
(b) take effect on and from the date specified
for the purpose in the notice, which date shall be later than the
date of publication of the notice in the Gazette; and
(c) adequately describe the fittings or gas
appliance being prohibited;and
(d) give brief reasons for the belief the
fittings or gas appliance constitutes or may constitute a hazard.
Secretary knows the New Zealand address of the manufacturer, importer,
seller, or user concerned, the Secretary shall cause notice of the
prohibition to be given to that person before the date specified in
the notice in the Gazette as the
date on which the prohibition shall take effect.
(4) A prohibition
made under this regulation may in like manner be varied or revoked.
30 Secretary's exemptions from requirements
may, in writing and for such period as the Secretary specifies,—
(a) exempt any specific gas installation,
gas appliance, fittings, person, or thing from any requirement imposed
by any of regulations 3 to 10, and regulations 12 to 23 of these regulations; or
(b) exempt any distribution system, gas installation,
fittings, or gas appliances from the provisions of section 46 of the Act.
may amend or withdraw any exemption granted pursuant to this regulation
in order to prevent any gas hazard.
may impose conditions to which the exemption shall be subject.
31 Chief executive responsible for Building
Act 2004 may grant exemptions
(1) The chief
executive of the department of State responsible for the administration
of the Building Act 2004 may, in writing,
and for any period that the chief executive specifies, exempt any
specific gas installation, gas appliance, fittings, person, or thing
from any requirement imposed by regulation 12 if the exemption
is required as a result of the grant of a waiver or modification of
the building code, or a compliance document (within the meaning of
the Building Act 2004), in relation to
an application for a building consent that is referred to the chief
executive under section 70 of that Act.
(2) The chief
executive may amend or withdraw an exemption granted under this regulation
in order to prevent a gas hazard.
(3) The chief
executive may grant the exemption subject to any conditions that the
chief executive thinks fit.
Regulation 31: substituted, on 31 March 2005, by section 414 of the Building
Act 2004 (2004 No 72).
32 Issuing of urgent instructions
of urgency, the Secretary may issue instructions, orders, or requirements
for securing the protection of persons from injuries caused, directly
or indirectly, by the presence, escape, or use of gas.
(2) Any instruction,
order, or requirement issued by the Secretary shall be,—
(a) where the instruction, order, or requirement
is specific to a particular person or persons, by notice in writing
to that person or persons; or
(b) where the instruction, order, or requirement
is of more general application, by notice in the Gazette.
(3) No instruction,
order, or requirement issued under this regulation, whether or not
subsequently amended, shall remain in force for a period exceeding
6 months from its issue.
may from time to time, in like manner, amend or revoke any such instruction,
order, or requirement so issued.
33 Details to be provided in reporting accidents
(1) Persons reporting
accidents in accordance with section 17 of the Act shall
notify the Secretary in writing of the following particulars of the
(a) the name of the person so notifying and
the place at which that person may be contacted (including where possible
a telephone number and fax number):
(b) the place, date, and time of the accident:
(c) a complete description of the accident:
(d) a description of any injuries, damage,
or losses resulting from the accident:
(e) where known, the names and contact information
for affected persons, witnesses, investigators at the scene, or other
persons that could provide cogent information on the accident:
(f) possible causative factors (if any are
(2) The reporting
of accidents may initially be by telephone, but a written report must
be sent to the Secretary within 7 days of the verbal notification.
34 Permits under Gas Industry Regulations 1984
(1) Permits granted
under regulation 18 of the Gas Industry
Regulations 1984 (SR 1984/246) shall lapse at the date
of the commencement of these regulations, and any gasfitting carried
out after the commencement of these regulations shall comply with
(2) The gasfitter
holding any permit to which subclause (1) of this regulation applies
(a) return the permit to the person for whom
the gasfitting was, or was proposed to be, carried out; and
(b) advise the person for whom the gasfitting
was carried out of any gasfitting required in order that any necessary
gasfitting certification certificate may be issued in respect of the
gas installation to which the permit applies.
35 Competent organisations to supply copies
of seals they use
organisation intending to carry out work under regulation 10 or regulation 19 of
these regulations shall, prior to carrying out any such
work, supply to the Secretary a copy of the seal that competent organisation
shall be using in respect of that work.
Regulation 35: amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 22 of the Gas Amendment
36 Protection of fittings of a distribution
system or a gas measurement system
subclause (2) of this regulation, no person shall blast, operate an
excavation plant, or otherwise cut into, break up, or remove any ground,
or install or construct any structure, that will, or is likely to,
undermine, interfere with, damage, affect, or enclose any fittings
of a distribution system or a gas measurement system without the prior
written consent of the owner of the distribution or gas measurement
system, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(2) Except where
blasting is undertaken, subclause (1) of this regulation shall not
apply in any case of emergency involving a hazard, but the person carrying out the work shall forthwith notify the
owner of the distribution system or gas measurement system of the
emergency and shall give full written particulars of the work involved
as soon as is reasonably practicable after commencing that work.
Subclause (2): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 23 of the Gas Amendment
exceeding $10,000 who—
(a) supplies gas that does not conform to
the requirements of regulations 3 to 5 of these regulations; or
(b) fails to keep records and plans in accordance
with regulation 6 of these regulations; or
(c) being the owner or operator of a distribution
system or of a part of a distribution system, fails to take all practicable
steps to ensure that the distribution system or part is designed,
constructed, maintained, and operated in a manner that, as far as
practicable, achieves continuity of supply, safety, and satisfactory
(d) being the owner or operator of a distribution
system or of a part of a distribution system who authorises a person
to work on that system or part, fails to take all practicable steps
to ensure that the person is competent to perform the tasks assigned
to them; or
(da) being the owner or operator of a distribution
to ensure that the person is familiar with appropriate safety procedures
when working with or near gas or fittings; or
(e) sells gas otherwise than in accordance
with regulation 9 of these regulations; or
(f) installs or uses a gas measurement system
contrary to the requirements of regulation 10; or
(fa) installs a gas installation or a part
of a gas installation contrary to the requirements of regulation 12; or
(g) manufactures, imports, sells or offers
for sale, hires out, leases out, or installs a gas appliance or fitting
without complying with regulation 13; or
(h) sells or offers for sale a gas appliance
which is not marked in accordance with regulation 14 of these regulations; or
(i) having repaired, modified, or made adjustments
to a gas appliance or fitting, returns that gas appliance or fitting
to service before taking all practicable steps to ensure that the
gas appliance or fitting is safe in all reasonably foreseeable circumstances
in accordance with regulation 16; or
(j) being a manufacturer or importer, supplies
a gas appliance or specified fitting without complying with regulation 15A; or
(ja) being a manufacturer or importer, publishes
on the website, or gives to the person to whom a gas appliance or
a specified fitting is supplied, a supplier declaration that is false
or misleading in a material respect; or
(jb) being a manufacturer or importer, fails
to supply a document or documents to the Secretary in accordance with regulation 15D; or
(jc) being a person to whom regulation 15E applies, fails to
provide a copy of a supplier declaration in accordance with that regulation;
(jd) being a person to whom regulation 15F applies, fails to
comply with that regulation; or
(k) operates or maintains any fittings, gas
appliance, or gas installation in an unsafe manner; or
(l) hires out or leases out any fittings,
gas appliance, or gas installation without complying with regulation 17(2); or
(m) owns or installs a CNG station without
complying with regulation 18 or regulation 19; or
(ma) being a person other than the Secretary
or a competent organisation, fails to comply with regulation 19(2); or
(mb) owns or operates a CNG station without
complying with regulation 19A; or
(n) owns or operates a CNG dispenser that
operates at above the maximum fill pressures specified in regulation 20 of these regulations; or
(o) being an owner or operator of a CNG station,—
(i) fails to ensure that personnel filling
or being present for the filling of vehicles with CNG have received
the training required by regulation 21 of these regulations; or
(ii) fails to have the installation certified
in accordance with regulation 22 of these regulations; or
(p) being an operator of a CNG station, fails
to maintain the records required by regulation 23 of these regulations; or
(q) being a person who is responsible for
ensuring that gasfitting is certified under regulation 24, fails to ensure
that the gasfitting is certified in accordance with that regulation
and regulation 24A; or
(qa) certifies gasfitting otherwise than in
accordance with regulations 24 to 24B; or
(r) operates or uses a gas installation that
has not been certified in accordance with regulation 24 and regulation 24A of
these regulations, where that installation should have
been so certified; or
(s) supplies gas otherwise than in accordance
with regulation 26 of these regulations; or
(sa) being a person who is carrying out gasfitting
and who believes on reasonable grounds that a gas installation or
gas appliance presents an immediate danger to life or property, fails
to comply with regulation 27; or
(t) sells or offers for sale, any declared
article that has not received the Secretary's approval pursuant to regulation 28 of these regulations; or
(u) contrary to any prohibition imposed pursuant
to regulation 29 of these regulations, manufactures, imports, offers for sale or sells, or uses prohibited
fittings or a prohibited gas appliance; or
(v) fails to comply with any instruction,
order, or requirement given under regulation 32 of these regulations; or
(w) not being a competent organisation, breaks
the seal of any gas measurement system, pressure limiting device,
or metering unit of a CNG gas installation; or
(x) being a competent organisation,—
(i) seals a gas measurement system contrary
to the requirements in respect of sealing in regulation 10 of these regulations; or
(ii) fails to keep records required by these
regulations to be kept by such organisations; or
(iii) provides a certificate under regulation 15 of these regulations where the appliance or fitting to which the certificate relates
does not conform to regulations 13 and 14 of these regulations; or
(iv) provides a certificate under regulation 22 of these regulations where any fittings of the CNG station are not safe; or
(v) fails to provide a copy of a seal in
accordance with regulation 35 of
(y) fails to comply with regulation 36 of these regulations.
Subclause (1)(c) and
(d): substituted and subclause (1)(da): inserted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 11(1) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(da): inserted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 11(1) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(f): substituted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 11(2) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(fa): inserted, on 2 September 2004, by regulation 11(2) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(g): substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 24(1) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(i): substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 24(2) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(j): substituted, on 18 November 2002, by regulation 24(3) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(ja)
to (jd): inserted, on 18 November 2002, by regulation 24(3) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(l) and
(m): substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 24(4) Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(ma)
and (mb): inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 24(4) Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(q): substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 24(5) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(qa): inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 24(5) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(r): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 24(6) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(sa): inserted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 24(7) of the Gas Amendment
Subclause (1)(x)(v): amended, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 24(8) of the Gas Amendment
(1) The fees specified
in Schedule 3 to these regulations shall be payable in respect of the matters specified in that Schedule.
(2) The fees prescribed
by these regulations are inclusive of goods and services tax under
Schedule 1Requirements for CNG safety trainingr 21
1. Equipment knowledge:
(i) location and operation of CNG equipment
(ii) start-up and shut down procedures
(iii) emergency shutdown procedures
(i) location and operation of storage
(ii) location and operation of shut-off valves
(c) forecourt
(i) location and operation of shut-off valves
(ii) location and operation of compressor
(d) dispensers-location and operation of
2. Cylinder filling procedures:
(a) safety checks prior to commencing filling:
(b) filling procedures:
(c) safety checks following the completion
Clause 2: substituted, on 17 October 2002, by regulation 25 of the Gas Amendment
3. Emergency procedures:
(a) gas leak from vehicle
(b) gas leak during refuelling
(c) other gas leaks
Schedule 2r 22(2)
FormCNG station certificate
to [name of CNG station] for a
period of 24 months from [date that compliance
is established] to [date two years
from date of compliance].The
CNG installation at [name of CNG station] has been inspected by me and the fittings and operation of the
installation are safe.Name of certifier
(being a competent organisation)Signature
of employeeDate
Schedule 3Prescribed feesr 38
Requests for tests under regulation 11 of these regulations:
For domestic gas measurement systems
$80 for each hour or part of an hour, up to a
For non-domestic gas measurement
maximum of $160
For gasfitting certification
certificates provided by the Board pursuant to regulation 25 of these regulations, for each certificate, $25.
For declared article approvals:
Application for modification to
Item 2: amended, on 1 April 1999, by regulation 2 of the Gas Amendment
Regulations 1999 (SR 1999/57).
Date of notification in Gazette: 31 March 1993.
Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010(SR 2010/76)Anand Satyanand, Governor-GeneralOrder in Council
Present:His Excellency the Governor-General in
Pursuant to sections 54 and 54A of the Gas Act 1992, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with
the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of
the Minister of Energy after consultation with the Environmental Risk
Management Authority in accordance with section 54(6) of the Gas Act
1992, makes the following regulations.
These regulations are the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010.
(1) Regulation 45 comes into force on 1 April 2010.
(2) The rest of these regulations come into force on 4 May
93 In-process distribution
systems, gas installations, fittings, and gas appliances (1) This regulation applies, until 4 May 2012, to distribution
systems, gas installations, fittings, and gas appliances that are,
on 4 May 2010,—
(a) under construction or being installed in New Zealand;
(b) in transit to New Zealand; or (c) the subject of an irrevocable purchasing order by a person
(2) Notwithstanding anything in these regulations, distribution
systems, gas installations, fittings, and gas appliances to which
this regulation applies may continue to be constructed, installed,
sold, or used, provided that they—
(a) are not unsafe; and
(b) complied with the requirements of the Gas Regulations
1993 immediately before 4 May 2010; and (c) continue to comply, as a minimum, with the Gas Regulations
(3) However, any distribution systems, gas installations,
fittings, and gas appliances to which this regulation applies must
be tested, certified, or inspected under the Gas Regulations 1993.
Compare: SR 2010/36 r 113
94 Existing distribution
systems, gas installations, fittings, and gas appliances.
Distribution systems, gas installations, fittings, and
gas appliances that are in use or installed in New Zealand on 4 May
2010 may continue to be operated, maintained, sold (if used), or used
provided that they—
1993 immediately prior to 4 May 2010; and
(c) continue to comply with the Gas Regulations 1993.
provisions about gas appliance safety
(1) This regulation applies until 4 May 2012 to gas appliances
that comply with NZS 5262.
(2) Compliance with regulations 15 to 15F of the Gas Regulations
1993 is deemed to be compliance with regulations 65 to 70 (supplier
declaration requirements) of these regulations.
(3) Compliance with regulation 13 of the Gas Regulations 1993
is deemed to be compliance with regulation 53 (safety of gas appliances
and fittings) of these regulations.
(4) Compliance with regulation 14 of the Gas Regulations 1993
is deemed to be compliance with regulation 71 (marking) of these regulations.
96 Gas appliance
and fittings certification requirements before 4 May 2012
and specified fittings that would require certification under regulation
55 if they were supplied after that date.
(2) Every supplier of the gas appliance or specified fittings
before 4 May 2012 must either—
(a) comply with regulation 55; or
(b) comply with NZS 5262 and regulations 13 to 15F of the
Gas Regulations 1993.
(3) Every person commits a grade A offence who fails to comply
with subclause (1).
97 Transitional
provision about repair of gas appliances made and installed before
A person may, without contravening these regulations,
repair and use a gas appliance that was made and installed before
1 January 1985, provided that the repairs, modifications, and adjustments
of the gas appliance meet the technical requirements in NZS 5262. 98 Transitional
provision about CNG station certificates of compliance
The revocation of the Gas Regulations 1993 does
not affect the validity of any CNG station certificate of compliance
issued under regulation 22 of those regulations.
99 Transitional
provision about safety management systems
35 for the time of the first audit of a safety management system under
100 Secretary's
An exemption given by the Secretary under regulation
30 of the Gas Regulations 1993, and still in force immediately before
4 May 2010, continues in force after that date as if it had been
given under regulation 85 of these regulations on the date on which
101 Gas Regulations
1993 continue in force for purpose of transitional arrangements in
(1) The Gas Regulations 1993 continue in effect as if they
had not been revoked by these regulations for the purpose of any transitional
provision in these regulations that provides for compliance with any
provision of those regulations instead of compliance with these regulations. (2) Without limiting subclause (1), any prosecution or other
enforcement action may be taken under the Gas Regulations 1993 in
respect of a failure to comply with a provision continued under these
regulations. 102 Certificates
not affect the validity of any certificate of compliance issued under
those regulations. Rebecca Kitteridge,Clerk of the Executive
this eprint
of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first) Notes
This is an eprint of the Gas Regulations 1993. The eprint
incorporates all the amendments to the regulations as at 4 May
2010. The list of amendments at the end of these notes specifies all
the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 September
transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled
in the eprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in
This eprint has not been officialised. For more information
about eprints and officialisation, please see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/eprints/ .
3 List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most
Gas (Safety and Measurement)
Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/76): regulation 92