Part I Gas Supply
Introductory
F14A Health and safety.
(1)
The Secretary of State and the Authority shall consult F2the Health and Safety Executive about all gas safety issues which may be relevant to the carrying out of any of their respective functions under this Part.
(2)
The Secretary of State and the Authority shall, in carrying out their respective functions under this Part, take into account any advice given by F2the Health and Safety Executive about any gas safety issue (whether or not in response to consultation under subsection (1)).
(3)
For the purposes of this section a gas safety issue is anything concerning the conveyance of gas through pipes, or the use of gas conveyed through pipes, which may affect the health and safety of—
(a)
members of the public; or
(b)
persons employed in connection with the conveyance of gas through pipes or the supply of gas conveyed through pipes.