Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010

57 Endorsement may replace certification for certain appliances and fittings

(1)

This regulation applies to—

(a)

a small production appliance; and

(b)

specified fittings that WorkSafe, under regulation 64, has specified may be endorsed under this regulation.

(2)

In this regulation,—

approved practitioner means a person approved by WorkSafe under regulation 59

small production appliance means a gas appliance—

(a)

of which there are 21 or fewer supplied in New Zealand per year; or

(b)

that is a new or used gas appliance that forms part of an imported new or used gas installation.

(3)

The importer or manufacturer of the small production appliance or specified fittings may, instead of complying with regulation 54(3), ensure that, before the appliance or fittings are sold or offered for sale in New Zealand, the appliance or fittings are endorsed by an approved practitioner.

(4)

An endorsement must include the following:

(a)

the full name and New Zealand address of the manufacturer or importer of the appliance or fittings; and

(b)

the full name of the approved practitioner giving the endorsement; and

(c)

a statement identifying the appliance or fittings covered by the endorsement; and

(d)

a statement that, in the opinion of the approved practitioner, the appliance or fittings comply with these regulations and NZS 5266; and

(e)

if the appliance or fittings are endorsed as part of a gas installation,—

(i)

the street address of the installation; or

(ii)

if the location of the installation does not have a street address, a description of the place along with some form of specific identification of the location (such as its GPS co-ordinates); or

(iii)

if the installation is on a vehicle (including a boat or caravan), a unique identifier for that vehicle; and

(f)

the type of gas that the appliance or fittings can safely use.

(5)

A copy of every endorsement—

(a)

must be sent to WorkSafe within 10 working days of a request being made by WorkSafe; and

(b)

must be given to the owner or purchaser of the appliance or fittings covered by the endorsement.

(6)

Regulations 54 and 72 do not apply to an appliance or fittings endorsed in accordance with this regulation.

Regulation 57: substituted, on 10 November 2011, by regulation 14 of the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SR 2011/371).

Regulation 57(1)(b): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).

Regulation 57(2) approved practitioner: amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).

Regulation 57(2) small production appliance paragraph (a): replaced, on 31 July 2014, by regulation 17(1) of the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Amendment Regulations 2014 (LI 2014/205).

Regulation 57(4)(e): replaced, on 31 July 2014, by regulation 17(2) of the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Amendment Regulations 2014 (LI 2014/205).

Regulation 57(5)(a): amended, on 16 December 2013, by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).