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The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009

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Leakage detection systems

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8.—(1) It is an offence for a person to use a stationary application, other than an existing fire protection system, which contains 300 kilograms or more of fluorinated greenhouse gases in which is not installed a leakage detection system.

(2) It is an offence for the operator of a stationary application, other than a fire protection system, which contains 300 kilograms or more of fluorinated greenhouse gases to fail to ensure that a leakage detection system installed in the stationary application is checked in accordance with Article 3.3 of the 2006 Regulation.

(3) It is an offence for the operator of an existing fire protection system to fail to ensure that a leakage detection system is fitted to that fire protection system before 4th July 2010.

(4) It is an offence for the operator of a fire protection system which contains 300 kilograms or more of fluorinated greenhouse gases to fail to ensure that the leakage detection system fitted to the fire protection system is—

(a)checked at least once every 12 months to ensure that it functions properly, in accordance with Article 3.3 of the 2006 Regulation; or

(b)inspected as referred to in Article 3.5 of the 2006 Regulation.

(5) In this regulation, “existing fire protection system” means a fire protection system which—

(a)contains 300 kilograms or more of fluorinated greenhouse gases; and

(b)was fitted before 4th July 2007.

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