Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 11th February, 2014.

The Commission for Energy Regulation in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 9JG of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (as inserted by Section 18 of the Energy Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2012) hereby makes the following regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Incident) Regulations 2014.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 31 March 2014.

Interpretation.

3. (1) In these Regulations:

"Act of 1999" means the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23 of 1999) as amended;

(2) In these Regulations:

(a) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Act of 1999 has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Act of 1999,

(b) Where a word or expression is given a meaning in the Act of 1999 or in these Regulations then, except where the context otherwise requires, any cognate word or expression used in these Regulations shall be construed accordingly,

(c) A reference to a Regulation is to a Regulation of these Regulations, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended, and

(d) A reference to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.

LPG incidents

4. (1) Each of the following is hereby prescribed as a class of event or occurrence which is a LPG incident:

(a) the death of any person,

(b) injury to any person which requires medical attention to be given to such person in hospital other than as an outpatient, or

(c) loss or damage to any building, land or other property, where in the opinion of the LPG undertaking concerned the aggregate value of such loss or damage is in excess of €6,500,

resulting from the use, misuse, abuse, leakage, combustion or explosion of LPG.

SEALED with the common seal of the Commission forEnergy Regulation

3 February 2014.

DERMOT NOLAN,

Chairperson, Commission for Energy Regulation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Regulation prescribes the classes of event or occurrence which are a LPG incident.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 11th February, 2014.

The Commission for Energy Regulation in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 9JG of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (as inserted by Section 18 of the Energy Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2012) hereby makes the following regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Incident) Regulations 2014.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 31 March 2014.

Interpretation.

3. (1) In these Regulations:

"Act of 1999" means the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23 of 1999) as amended;

(2) In these Regulations:

(a) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Act of 1999 has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Act of 1999,

(b) Where a word or expression is given a meaning in the Act of 1999 or in these Regulations then, except where the context otherwise requires, any cognate word or expression used in these Regulations shall be construed accordingly,

(c) A reference to a Regulation is to a Regulation of these Regulations, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended, and

(d) A reference to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.

LPG incidents

4. (1) Each of the following is hereby prescribed as a class of event or occurrence which is a LPG incident:

(a) the death of any person,

(b) injury to any person which requires medical attention to be given to such person in hospital other than as an outpatient, or

(c) loss or damage to any building, land or other property, where in the opinion of the LPG undertaking concerned the aggregate value of such loss or damage is in excess of €6,500,

resulting from the use, misuse, abuse, leakage, combustion or explosion of LPG.

SEALED with the common seal of the Commission forEnergy Regulation

3 February 2014.

DERMOT NOLAN,

Chairperson, Commission for Energy Regulation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Regulation prescribes the classes of event or occurrence which are a LPG incident.