Gas safety in Great Britain is changing. CORGI gas registration ended in Great Britain on 31 March and will no longer apply to gas safety law. From 1st April 2009, all gas engineers must be on the new Gas Safe Register™ tocarry out gas work lawfully.
The requirement for annual maintenance and safety checks on gas appliances hasn't changed but landlords should make sure from 1 April these are carried out by a Gas Safe Register engineer
By law, landlords must make sure:
- pipe work, appliances and flues provided for tenants are maintained in a safe condition
- that all appliances and flues that you provide for tenants use have an annual safety check
- that maintenance and annual safety checks are carried out by an engineer registered with Gas Safe Register
- all gas equipment (including any appliance left by a previous tenant) is safe or otherwise removed before re-letting
- a record of safety checks is provided to the tenant within 28 days of completing the check or to any new tenant before they move in they
- keep a copy of the safety check record for two years
