Importing (or manufacturing) gas appliances for recreational vehicles
The declaration identifies the supplier and the person making the declaration (the personal details are not publicly available). It further identifies the appliance and any standards that it complies with. The declaration also identifies any testing or certification that has been undertaken in relation to the appliance.
The usual process for making a supplier declaration is to first register as a supplier on the Energy Safety website. Once the registration has been approved by Energy Safety, the supplier can enter the appliance declarations on the Energy Safety online appliance declaration database.
If a supplier is supplying 10 or less of a particular appliance then they may register with Energy Safety and supply a paper based declaration with the appliance rather than enter it on the website. This is really intended for the suppliers of "one-off" appliances
All manufacturers and importers of gas appliances must make a supplier declaration before supplying a gas appliance. You must register and make a declaration even if there is another supplier of the same product who has already made a declaration. Retailers and installers of gas appliances are also required to determine whether the appliance has a declaration before supplying or installing the appliance.
Energy Safety considers the following items are critical for safety and all importers or manufacturers of gas appliances must, before supplying an appliance:
- ensure that a gas appliance is safe in all reasonably foreseeable circumstances (regulation 13);
- ensure that the gas appliance is marked in accordance with section 5 of the appliance standard NZS 5262 (regulation 14); and
- make a supplier declaration (regulations 15 to 15F).
More details on the appliance declaration scheme may be found on our website — of particular note is the Safety Obligations link in the second paragraph, which links to an explanatory document.
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