Recommendation RONA-20: Statutory notification and inspection of gas appliance installations
From Ronan Point Inquiry — Final Report, published 6 November 1968.
Recommendation
In order to reduce the risk of town gas explosions still further, consideration should be given to a statutory requirement, based on the provisions of the London Gas Undertakings (Regulations) Act 1939, that the installation of any gas appliance should be notified to the area Gas Board, who should have a duty to inspect, and a power, if the installation were unsatisfactory, to refuse the supply of gas; inspection should preferably be free of charge (paragraph 169).
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.