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may be taken not more than 10 days before or after the last day of the period. If the meter is removed or the supply terminated during the period, then the last reading shall be taken.
(1) The reading used as the last reading of any period shall be used as the first reading of the ensuing period.
(j) the consumer doubts the accuracy of the meter which measures his water supply then the meter will, on receipt of Form 1 duly signed by the consumer, be tested by the water authority. The consumer, or any person appointed by him, may be present when the meter is tested. The results of the test shall be binding both on the water authority and on the consumer, and the quantity of water indicated by the meter from the first reading of the period shall be corrected according to the results of the test.
() If the meter is found to indicate correctly, or less than the correct amount, then a fee as laid down in Appendix I shall be paid by the consumer for testing the meter, plus the cost of removing and refixing the meter. If the meter be found to indicate more than the correct amount then no fee nor charges shall be paid by the consuiner for removing, testing and refixing the meter.
(1) A meter shall be considered to be correct when its inaccuracy does not exceed three per cent.
(m) If a meter is found to be out of order, or if it is removed for repair or alteration, the fact will be noted on the memorandum mentioned in paragraph (g) of this regulation. On fixing a new meter or refixing the old meter, a second memorandum will be left at the premises. The consumption for the time that the meter was out of order or for the time that the service was without a meter will be calculated according to the average daily rate of consumption that obtained during the period between any two successive readings whilst the meter was in good order prior to the removal of the meter. or, at the discretion of the water authority, according to the average daily rate of consumption during the period between the two successive readings immediately succeeding the fixing of a new meter or the refixing of the old meter.
(n) Accounts for amounts due for chargeable water will be delivered on Form B, quarterly or at such other periods as the water authority may deem expedient.
(a) On receiving written notice from a consumer that he desires. to have a supply terminated or his liability transferred the water authority shall send to him Form I for signature, aud, on receipt of Form I duly signed, the inside service will be disconnected from the waterworks and the meter removed by the water authority at the cost of the consumer. The consumer shall pay all rates, charge: and meter rent incurred until he has given notice to the water authority in writing of his wish to have the supply terminated or his liability transferred.
8. NOTIFICATION OF RESTRICTION OR SUSPENSION OF SUPPLY.
If in the opinion of the water authority it is necessary to restrict or suspend the supply-
under section 7 (a) of the Ordinance, notice will be given in newspapers approved by the water authority;
under section 7 (b) of the Ordinance, notice will be served by hand in Form L on the consumers affected;
under section 7 (c) (d) and (e), 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.
9. DISCONNEXION OF THE SUPPLY TO A CONSUMER.
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.
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.
10. LICENSING OF PLUMBERS.
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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 0.
Such licence will be granted only to persons (or to firms employing persons) who hold certificates from any of the following :-
The Royal Sanitary Institute,
The Institute of Plumbers,
The City and Guilds of London,
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or to persons (or firms employing persons) who, in the opinion of the water authority, possess other suitable qualifications.
Such licence shall be for one year or part of one year in the first instance, and shall be renewable annually on the 1st of January at the discretion of the water authority, and subject to the payment In advance of the fees laid down in Appendix I. The water authority may revoke any licence at any time, without compensation to the holder, in the event of the holder acting in any way contrary to the provisions of these regulations.
11. STANDARDS.
(a) Pipes.
(1) Pipes of cast iron, wrought iron or other approved material
as hereinafter specified may be used in any part of an inside service or fire service.
(2) Cast iron pipes shall comply with the requirements of the latest British standard specification for class C cast iron pipes.
(3) Wrought iron pipes shall be of water quality and galvanized, and shall comply with the requirements of the latest British standard specification for such pipes.
(4) Copper pipes or pipes of other material shall comply with the requirements of the latest British standard specification for such pipes.
(5) Lead pipes will not be permitted for the conveyance of water supplied from the waterworks.
(6) The water authority shall have the right at any time to weigh, measure 02 otherwise test any pipes being used for an inside service or fire service to ascertain if they are up to standard.
(b) Taps, ball cocks and stop cocks.
(1) All taps, ball cocks and stop cocks shall conform to the latest standards laid down by the British Waterworks Association.
(2) Iron taps, ball cocks and stop cocks shall not be used without written permission from the water authority,
(3) Samples of taps, ball cocks and stop cocks of approved type may be seen at the waterworks workshops.
(4) No tap, ball cock or stop cock shall be used until it has been approved and stumped by the water authority. The licensed plumber shall at his own cost deliver all such fittings to the waterworks workshops and remove them after they are stamped.
(5) A fee as specified in Appendix shall be charged for each article stamped by the water authority.
(c) Cold water cisterns.
Cold water cisterns for the storage of water supplied from the waterworks shall be watertight and have close fitting covers which shall not be airtight. They shall be constructed of concrete, iron or other approved material. Where iron is used it shall be galvaniz. ed or otherwise protected against corrosion in a manner to be approved by the water authority. Every cistern shall have a ball cock with #stop cock behind it and an overflow pipe. The ball cock shall shut off the supply when the water level is 2 inches below the over- How pipe and the nose or outlet of the ball cock shall be above the
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