There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 1.
1. The content and characteristics of the gas shall be in accordance with the values specified in the following table.E+W+S
| Content or characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| hydrogen sulphide content | ≤5 mg/m3; |
| total sulphur content (including H2S) | ≤50 mg/m3; |
| hydrogen content | ≤0.1% (molar); |
| oxygen content | [F1≤1.0% (molar), where the gas is conveyed in a pipe operated at a pressure of ≤38 barg, and ≤0.2% molar, where the gas is conveyed in a pipe operated at a pressure of >38 barg]; |
| impurities | shall not contain solid or liquid material which may interfere with the integrity or operation of pipes or any gas appliance (within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of [F2the 1998 Regulations]) which a consumer could reasonably be expected to operate; |
| hydrocarbon dewpoint and water dewpoint | shall be at such levels that they do not interfere with the integrity or operation of pipes or any gas appliance (within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of [F3the 1998 Regulations]) which a consumer could reasonably be expected to operate; |
| [F4RD | ≤0.700] |
| WN | (i) ≤51.41 MJ/m3, and (ii) ≥47.20 MJ/m3; |
| F5... | F5... |
| F6... | F6... |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 table substituted (6.4.2023) by The Gas Safety (Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/284), regs. 1(3), 14(2)(a)(i)
F2Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 table substituted (6.4.2023) by The Gas Safety (Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/284), regs. 1(3), 14(2)(a)(ii)
F3Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 table substituted (6.4.2023) by The Gas Safety (Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/284), regs. 1(3), 14(2)(a)(iii)
F4Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 table inserted (6.4.2023) by The Gas Safety (Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/284), regs. 1(3), 14(2)(a)(iv)
F5Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 table omitted (6.4.2023) by virtue of The Gas Safety (Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/284), regs. 1(3), 14(2)(a)(vi)
F6Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 table omitted (6.4.2023) by virtue of The Gas Safety (Management) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/284), regs. 1(3), 14(2)(a)(vii)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 1 in force at 1.4.1996, see reg. 1
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