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Supply of gas appliances and fittings

Appliances and fittings to satisfy the essential requirements and to be safe

7.—(1) No manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community shall supply an appliance or a fitting which does not satisfy the essential requirements.

(2) No person shall supply an appliance which, when normally used, is not safe; and, in this paragraph, “normally used” in relation to use means use—

(a)when correctly installed and regularly serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions referred to in paragraph 1(2) of Annex 1 of the Directive (set out in Schedule 3);

(b)within the normal variations of gas quality and pressure; and

(c)in accordance with its intended purpose or in a way which can reasonably be foreseen.

(3) No person shall supply—

(a)an appliance to which the CE Marking has not been affixed; or

(b)a fitting without a fitting certificate which has been issued,