The Gas Safety (Rights of Entry) Regulations 1996

Notification to consumer

6.—(1) Where an officer authorised by the relevant authority takes any action in relation to any premises in the exercise of a power conferred by regulation 5(c), the relevant authority shall, within 5 clear working days after the action is taken, serve on the consumer a notice in writing—

(a) specifying—

(i) the nature of the defect or other circumstance in consequence of which the power has been exercised; and

(ii) the nature of the danger in question and the action taken in the exercise of the power; and

(b) stating—

(i) that the consumer has a right of appeal under these Regulations to the Secretary of State against the action taken in exercise of the power within the period of 21 days beginning with the date of service of the notice, or such longer period as the Secretary of State may at any time in any particular case allow;

(ii) the grounds on which and the manner in which he can appeal; and

(iii) the effect of regulations 9 and 10.

(2) Where an officer authorised by the relevant authority takes any action in relation to any premises in the exercise of a power conferred by regulation 5(c), he shall at the same time, in accordance with paragraph (3), affix prominently a notice of the effect of the relevant part of regulations 9 and 10.

(3) The notice required by paragraph (2) shall be affixed—

(a) where a gas fitting or any part of the gas system on the premises has been disconnected or sealed off, to, or to part of the premises near to, the gas fitting or part of the gas system in question; or

(b) where the premises have been disconnected, to, or to a part of the premises near to, the meter nearest downstream to the point of disconnection, or, if there is no such meter, to a conspicuous part of the premises; or

(c) where the relevant authority has signified its refusal to convey gas or, as the case may be, allow gas to be conveyed to the premises, to, or to a part of the premises near to, the meter nearest downstream to the point from which gas would be so conveyed, or, if there is no such meter, to a conspicuous part of the premises.