Gas Certificate of Conformity
Required whenever a home with a fixed gas installation changes ownership, and after any new installation, modification or alteration. Built in gas hobs, gas fireplaces, gas geysers and built in braais all count; portable bottled appliances do not.
Rules verified against the regulation and the official body on 2026-07-17. Legal basis: Pressure Equipment Regulations, 2009, regulation 17(3) (under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993).
How long it lasts
The regulations set no fixed validity period. A fresh certificate is triggered by a new installation, an alteration, or a change of user or ownership, so every sale of a home with a fixed gas installation needs one.
Who may issue it
An authorised person registered with SAQCC Gas, the registration body mandated by the Department of Employment and Labour for gas practitioners.
Checking the issuer
SAQCC Gas registration is the legal criterion for issuing this certificate, and we hold this register. You can browse the SAQCC Gas practitioners we track and check a business's public track record before any money moves.
Check the installer on the SAQCC Gas register before they issue the certificate. We hold the SAQCC Gas register and you can browse the registered practitioners we track, then check the person's public track record.
Pressure Equipment Regulations, regulation 17(3) (opens in new tab) · SAQCC Gas: the mandated registration body (opens in new tab)
Before anyone certifies
See the public register entries we have found for this trade, then check the business by name on the public evidence, or browse tradespeople with public evidence.
Common questions
When is the gas certificate of conformity required?
Required whenever a home with a fixed gas installation changes ownership, and after any new installation, modification or alteration. Built in gas hobs, gas fireplaces, gas geysers and built in braais all count; portable bottled appliances do not.
How long does it last?
The regulations set no fixed validity period. A fresh certificate is triggered by a new installation, an alteration, or a change of user or ownership, so every sale of a home with a fixed gas installation needs one.
Who may issue it?
An authorised person registered with SAQCC Gas, the registration body mandated by the Department of Employment and Labour for gas practitioners.
Can I check the issuer's registration?
SAQCC Gas registration is the legal criterion for issuing this certificate, and we hold this register. You can browse the SAQCC Gas practitioners we track and check a business's public track record before any money moves.
This is guidance from the public rules, not legal advice. Your conveyancer runs the transfer and confirms what your sale needs, and regulations change. Check the cited regulation or the official body's page before you rely on any single rule.
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