Bit irresponsible of BnQ to say the least.
Shock horror, body with vested interest makes false statements in favour of their members getting work.http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/advice/gas_safety_in_the_home/building_regs_certificates.aspx
"The Building Regulations in England and Wales make it a legal requirement for the appropriate Local Authority (LA) to be informed about the installation of a heat producing gas appliance e.g. boiler or fire.
Only a Gas Safe registered engineer can fit a new gas appliance. Once a gas appliance has been installed it can only be notified by a Gas Safe registered engineer."
Think most unexperienced diyers would be put off by the complex appearance of changing a consumer unit...
Thus the only requirement is that the person doing the work shall be competent - which is down to the definition I gave earlier and does not involve anything to do with the Gas Safe Register.
Shock horror, body with vested interest makes false statements in favour of their members getting work.http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/advice/gas_safety_in_the_home/building_regs_certificates.aspx
"The Building Regulations in England and Wales make it a legal requirement for the appropriate Local Authority (LA) to be informed about the installation of a heat producing gas appliance e.g. boiler or fire.
Only a Gas Safe registered engineer can fit a new gas appliance. Once a gas appliance has been installed it can only be notified by a Gas Safe registered engineer."
While it is true that some things need notifying, it's completely false that only Gas Safe members can fit them, and it's completely false that only Gas Safe members can notify. It IS legal for someone to notify LABC and fit their own gas appliance - provided they are competent to do so. Membership of Gas Safe is not a pre-requisite of being competent, nor it is a guarantee of competence.
It's even legal for (eg) myself to do so for a friend - provided there is no consideration given or expected.
See http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2451/regulation/3/made
3. (1) No person shall carry out any work in relation to a gas fitting or gas storage vessel unless he is competent to do so.
The following paragraphs do NOT apply to a homeowner doing DIY - because in that situation there is no "employer", and the regs specifically say "The employer of …", and "… no employer shall …". Thus the only requirement is that the person doing the work shall be competent - which is down to the definition I gave earlier and does not involve anything to do with the Gas Safe Register.
There is quite a parallel situation in the electrical side. While the regs are less restrictive, bodies like ESR make statements which, while technically aren't a lie, are very carefully worded to give people the false impression that only their members are allowed to do domestic electrical work. But again, the fact that a trade body tried to make people use the services of it's members is about as much of a surprise as finding out that the pope is Catholic, and bears crap in the woods.
I'll just have to disagree with you there.You are most definitely wrong
References ? Context is everything, and I don't doubt that people have been in court over it - as we all know, there's good DIY, and "oh my god" BIY., you might want to go check recent court cases in regards illegal gas works and judgements that were made, especially the one that went though to Maidstone CC.
Wrong. It is ONE way of demonstrating competence.Competent is someone who is qualified to work on gas, that means doing an ACS and passing, that is legally the only way to demonstrate competence.
Competent is someone who is qualified to work on gas, that means doing an ACS and passing, that is legally the only way to demonstrate competence.
I am not going to spend much time on this thread, mostly due to this comment, but, in the legal sense of the word, how do you think one demonstrates competence. For example, you are now in front of a local magistrate who has just passed this up to Crown to proceed as a criminal case.Wrong. It is ONE way of demonstrating competence.
This is a politician answer, you have not answered the question.And suppose the same outcome, but you do have qualifications ? Yes it DOES happen that 'professionals' cock up. Or are you one of those who believe that it can't happen to you because you have the right piece of paper ?
Do not worry about that for now.I can't comment on the case you are quoting from as I don't know what it is (references ?).
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