Session 2013-14
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Energy Bill
to be moved
in grand committee
After Clause 132
BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
Insert the following new Clause—
The Secretary of State has the power to regulate and shall make regulations
to provide that no person shall undertake work on a carbon burning
appliance within a domestic property without advising the occupier and
any person responsible to fit an audible alarm system certified to EN 50291
standard or its equivalent successor certification, and of the importance of
proper and regular maintenance, and check any existing alarms to ensure
they are in date and functioning correctly.”
Insert the following new Clause—
The Secretary of State shall have the powers to enforce that no person shall
replace or install energy efficiency measures which alter the air tightness of
a building, where a fuel burning appliance is situated, without installing an
alarm for detecting carbon monoxide gas; or where a carbon monoxide
alarm already exists, checking it to ensure it is in date and functioning
correctly.”
Insert the following new Clause—
The Secretary of State after consultation with the Health and Safety
Executive, shall make regulations to provide that—
(a) no person shall replace or install a meter or a smart meter in any
premises unless he is equipped with a personal alarm monitor for
detecting carbon monoxide gas;
(b) where a person replaces or installs a meter or a smart meter he shall
ensure that—
(i) if the personal alarm monitor sounds during a visit to a
property a record is kept of—
acarbon monoxide found, if any,
bthe date of the test,
cthe name of the First Call Operative and their Gas
Safe Register number or relevant OFTEC/HETAS
equivalent,
dand the postal address of the property and kept by
the corresponding Gas Distribution Network;
(ii) the occupier and any person responsible are advised to fit
an audible alarm system certified to EN 50291 standard or
its equivalent successor certification, and of the importance
of proper and regular maintenance, and check any existing
alarms to ensure they are in date and functioning correctly.”
Insert the following new Clause—
Carbon Monoxide Safety
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend The Gas Safety
(Installation and Use) Regulations 1998.
(2) After paragraph (3)(c) of Regulation 36 insert—
“(a) provide a carbon monoxide alarm where any carbon burning
appliance is fitted, certified to EN 50291 standard or its equivalent
successor certification, and at intervals of not more than 12 months
to check alarms to ensure they are in date and functioning correctly;
and retain proof of purchase of any alarm for the period of the
alarms’ advertised lifetime.””