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Waterworks.
(b) under paragraph (b) of section 7 of the Ordinance,
notice will be served by hand in Form L on the consumers affected;
(c) under paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of section 7, no
notice will be given.
In all the above cases the water authority shall incur no liability for compensation to consumers or to any person whatsoever on account of restriction or suspension of the supply to any premises or to public standpipes.
8.
Disconnexion of the Supply to a Consumer.
(1) Under section 5 of the Ordinance disconnexion of the supply to any consumer may be effected by severing the inside service or by such other means as the water authority may deem necessary. Notice that the supply is to be disconnected shall be given on Form J.
(2) After the conditions and regulations of the Ordinance have been complied with, a fee as laid down in Appendix I shall be paid by the consumer for the reconnexion of any supply so disconnected.
Licensing of Plumbers.
9. (1) Every person, except the authorized officers of the water authority, who intends to carry out for a consumer any work in connexion with the construction, alteration or repair of inside services or fire services which are to deliver water supplied from the waterworks must first obtain a licence from the water authority on Form O.
(2) Such licence will be granted only to persons (or to firms employing persons) who hold certificates from any of the following—
(a) The Royal Sanitary Institute,
(b) The Institute of Plumbers,
(c) The City and Guilds of London,
or to persons (or firms employing persons) who, in the opinion of the water authority, possess other suitable qualifications.
(3) Such licence shall be for one year or part of one year in the first instance, and shall be renewable annually
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