Gas Act 1976

Safety Regulations.

38

38. — (1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister for Local Government and the Board, make such regulations as he thinks fit for the purpose of securing that the public and land or other property are, as far as is practicable, protected from injury, fire, explosion or other danger arising either from the transmission of natural or other gas by the Board or from the use of any such gas F81[transmitted or distributed] by the Board.

(2) Any person who, whether by act or omission, contravenes or fails to comply with regulations under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F82[€2,000].

Annotations:

Amendments:

F81

Substituted (23.11.2015) by Gas Regulation Act 2013 (39/2013), s. 32(n), S.I. No. 520 of 2015.

F82

Substituted (10.04.2002) by Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002 (10/2002), s. 23(1)(h), commenced on enactment. A fine of €2,000 translates into a class C fine, not greater than €2,500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 6(2) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.

Editorial Notes:

E83

Previous affecting provision: references to the "Board" construed as including the ITO (1.12.2011) by European Communities (Internal Market in Natural Gas and Electricity) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 630 of 2011), reg. 38(2)(a)(v), in effect as per regs. 1(2) and 12; revoked (19.01.2015) by European Communities (Internal Market in Natural Gas and Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 16 of 2015), reg. 29(1)(d). Note: notice in accordance with European Communities (Internal Market in Natural Gas and Electricity) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 630 of 2011), reg. 12 appears not to have been published.