Company sells only gas, not cylinder

The court pronounced itself on the ownership of gas cylinders in a judgment delivered by Mr Justice Mark Chetcuti, in which it decided that the cylinder in which gas is sold remains the property of the suppliers.

Indeed, as owner of the cylinder, the supplier – in this case Liquigas – retains the responsibility to maintain and retest the cylinders in terms of law.

The court ordered Easygas to stop collecting Liquigas’ green and yellow cylinders with immediate effect. Moreover, the court decided that as a result of Easygas’ actions, Liquigas had suffered damages, for which Easygas was responsible.

In this regard, Easygas was ordered to pay damages to Liquigas, amounting to €578,715 plus costs, for removing from the market and using Liquigas’ green and yellow cylinders.

Liquigas said that this judgment confirmed that all green and yellow cylinders belonged to it. When a consumer is supplied with a cylinder, the consumer is only buying the gas contained in it and not the cylinder itself. This is in line with legislation in Malta and in other countries in order to protect the interest of the end consumer.