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Waterworks Regulations
[1989 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
(2) A fire service or inside service which is disconnected under subregulation (1) may be reconnected by the Water Authority——
(a) on compliance by the consumer or agent with any requirement of
the Water Authority relating to the reason for the disconnection; and
(b) on payment of the charge for reconnecting a fire service or inside
service prescribed in Part I of Schedule 1.
PART III
PIPES AND FITTINGS
19. Pipes and fittings
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), this Part and Schedule 2 shall apply to any pipe or fitting installed or intended to be installed in any fire service or inside service.
(2) This Part and Schedule 2 shall not apply to any pipe or fitting installed before the commencement of these regulations in accordance with any enactment then in force and no person shall be required to alter or renew any such pipe or fitting unless such pipe or fitting is in the opinion of the Water Authority so defective or in such condition as to cause, or be likely to cause, waste, undue consumption or pollution of the supply.
20. Pipes and fittings to be of British Standard
(1) Subject to regulation 25, every pipe or fitting shall be of the British Standard.
(2) Subregulation (1) shall apply only to so much of any British Standard as relates to the size, nature, materials, strength, test requirements and workmanship of any pipe or fitting and shall be deemed to be satisfied notwithstanding any departure from such British Standard if that departure does not in the opinion of the Water Authority adversely affect the efficiency or suitability of the pipe or fitting for the purposes of these regulations.
(3) The Water Authority may at any time weigh, measure or otherwise test any pipe or fitting to ascertain that it complies with the British Standard.
21. Testing and stamping of pipes and fittings
(1) The Water Authority may require any pipe or fitting, before it is installed or used, to be tested.
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