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On 08/05/2015 15:01, whisky-dave wrote:
On Friday, 8 May 2015 14:33:49 UTC+1, Tim Watts wrote:
On 08/05/15 13:43, whisky-dave wrote:

That is linking to it.
3.--(1) No person shall carry out any work in relation to a gas fitting or gas storage vessel unless he is competent to do so.
As I said and asked "he" means a women can not do the job, and there's no indication of how a person is deemed to be "competent to do so".


That's just standard phrasing - it does not preclude women.

And correct, there is no definition of "competant".


depends where you look. Note the date.
http://mrstaraplumbing.com/2013/05/2...n-my-own-home/


You've hit the nail on the head. That is one version of a body saying
someone is competent. There are others. Furthermore, HSE only covers
workplaces, and even then with more than one employee.