PART 3WATER SUPPLY LICENSING

Amendments to the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 19998

1

The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 M1 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2 (application of regulations)—

a

in paragraph (1), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”;

b

in paragraph (2)(b), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ whose supply system is used for the purposes of that supply ”;

c

in paragraph (2)(c), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”; and

d

in paragraph (3), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”.

3

In regulation 3 (restriction on installation etc of water fittings), after “water undertaker”, in each place where it appears, there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”.

4

In paragraph 5 of the table in regulation 5 (notification) after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”.

5

In regulation 12 (approval by the regulator or the water undertaker), after paragraph (1)(a), there is inserted—

aa

every licensed water supplier;

6

In Schedule 1 (fluid categories), in the paragraph entitled “Fluid category 1”, after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”.

7

In Schedule 2 (requirements for water fittings)—

a

in paragraph 6, after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”;

b

in paragraph 8, after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”;

c

in paragraph 11, for “Water supply systems”, there is substituted “ Water systems ”; and

d

in paragraph 14(1)(a), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “ or licensed water supplier ”.