Singapore legislation

Regulation 16

Work on premises not to affect existing gas installation, etc.

Subregulation 1

No person shall carry out or cause to be carried out any work on any premises which may affect any gas installation or gas fitting on those premises in such a manner that the subsequent use of such gas installation or gas fitting might endanger any person or property.

Subregulation 2

Before any person carries out or causes to be carried out any work on any premises which may affect any gas installation or gas fitting on those premises, he shall —

(a)

take due care to ascertain the existence of any gas supply to the premises and the location of the gas installation or gas fitting within those premises; and

(b)

take the necessary precautions to ensure that the work will not cause any damage to the gas installation or gas fitting within those premises.

Subregulation 3

Any person carrying out or causing to be carried out any work on any premises which may affect the gas installation or gas fitting on those premises shall —

(a)

check at the end of each day’s work that the relevant gas meter does not register any passage of gas when all gas appliances within the premises have been turned off; and

(b)

take such other steps as may be necessary throughout the duration of the work to ensure that there is no escape of gas from the gas installation or gas fitting within the premises.

Subregulation 4

Any person carrying out or causing to be carried out any work on any premises who knows or has reason to suspect that gas is escaping in those premises shall immediately —

(a)

take all reasonable steps to cause the supply of gas to be shut off at such place as may be necessary to prevent further escape of the gas; and

(b)

inform the gas transporter of the escape or suspected escape of gas in those premises.

Subregulation 5

Any person who contravenes paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

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