This Chapter applies to construction work for a gas installation, including its surroundings.

It does not apply to an installation intended to use gas other than an installation used to produce energy, heat or light from a gas.

In addition, it does not apply to installations intended to

1. store or distribute gas by tank vehicle as long as the tank is not used as a storage tank at the point of use;

2. use gas to ensure the motive power of a vehicle;

3. use gas in a refinery, whatever its origin, as raw material for the petroleum refining process or a petrochemical plant;

4. store, in a refinery, gas resulting from the refining of petroleum;

5. store or use gas on boats;

6. use gas as a refrigerant;

7. store gas in underground natural formations or hollows in the ground; and

8. use or store on the premises gas collected from a landfill or gas from an anaerobic digester.
   

   O.C. 875-2003, s. 1; O.C. 991-2018, s. 1.
   

   In Plain Language

   This division sets the scope of the Code's gas installation chapter: it covers construction work on gas installations generally, but carves out several specific exclusions, including tank-vehicle gas distribution, vehicle fuel systems, refinery and petrochemical uses, marine gas use, refrigerant gas, underground gas storage in natural formations, and landfill or anaerobic digester gas capture.

   Common Questions

   Q: Does this chapter cover the propane tank for my BBQ?
   Not directly. This division scopes the gas installation chapter to construction work on gas installations generally, but the listed exclusions are aimed at industrial, marine, and specialized gas uses rather than typical residential appliances, which are addressed elsewhere in the gas provisions.

   This is a plain-language summary of the Quebec Construction Code text above, for general understanding only and not a substitute for the Code. Always confirm current requirements against the official Publications Quebec text or a qualified professional before construction.