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(1) When the work is completed to the boundary of the premises application shall be made to the water authority on Form 1 for a connexion to the waterworks. A final inspection will then be made by the water authority and if the inside service is in order the portion on Crown land and the connexion to the main will be laid and the ineter fixed by the water authority at the cost of the con sumer Provided always that the consumer has sigued the undertaking on Form F to pay quarterly the amount due for chargeable water and annually in advance the amount due for meter rent.
The stop cock or sluice valve on the connexion to the main shall be fixed as close to the main as possible. The connexion to the main shall be maintained by the water authority and the inside service shall be maintained by the consumer.
(k) All pipes and fittings shall conform to the standards luid down in the regulations, and any materials found on the work which do not conform to these standards shall be removed forthwith by the licenced plumber on the request of the water authority. If the licensed plumber desires to use any fittings for which no standards are laid down in the regulations such fittings shall first be approved by the water authority.
(All labour and materials supplied by the water authority at the request of a consumer on Form I shall be charged for at actual cost plus such supervision charge as may be fixed from time to time and set forth in Appendix 1. The water authority shall, after the completion of the work, present an account for the cost of the work to the consumer on Form A.
(m) The water authority will not be responsible for any damage to and will not undertake to restore any ornamental floors, walls or decorations which may be disturbed in carrying out work on an inside service.
(2) The water authority notwithstanding that his requirements have been complied with as regards inside services does not hold himself liable for any damage that runy arise in premises by bursting er overflowing, nor will the water authority by any permission or act extend his responsibility beyond the connexion to the main.
(0) No inside service constructed for the reception or conveyance of water supplied from the waterworks shall be used for the reception or conveyance of any other water than that supplied from the water- works nor connected in any way to a service used to convey water not supplied from the waterworks.
(p) The water authority shall have the right to refuse to connect to the waterworks any new inside service or to disconnect from the waterworks any existing inside service which does not conform in any way to the requirements of the regulations. Notice that an existing inside service is to be so disconnected from the waterworks will be given on Form J.
13. CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION AND REPAIR OF FIRE SERVICES.
(a) Permission to construct a fire service in premises may be granted by the water authority when in the opinion of the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade such a service is necessary or expedient to enable water to be drawn from the waterworks for the purpose of combating fire in such premises.
(6) Such permission shall be subject to the conditions laid down
in these regulations and in Form M.
(c) The annual fee payable in advance for the retention of a fire service shall be as stated in Appendix I. A proportionate fee shall be paid in advance in respect of any fire service connected during a year and a proportionate refund will be made, on request, in respect of any fire service disconnected during a year and no longer necessary.
(d) The cost of the fire service including the connexion to the main shall be borne by the permittee who shall be entirely responsible for the maintenance of the fire service.
(e) The water authority shall not be responsible for dainage or loss caused by diminution or failure of the supply due to water restriction or to any other cause.
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(f) The construction, alteration and repair of fire services shall be carried out only by licensed plumbers except for the portions on Crown land where the work shall be carried out by the water authority.
(g) When a licensed plumber has been instructed to construct a fire service he shall first ascertain from the office of the water authority whether a connexion to the waterworks can be given, and if so, the point at which such connexion will be given.
(h) When a licensed plumber has been instructed to construct, alter or repair a fire service he shall prepare a plan of the proposed work and submit it to the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade together with Form G. If the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade approves the proposals he will indorse Form G and the plan accordingly and pass them to the water authority.
(If in the opinion of the water authority there is no objection to the proposals he shall notify the licensed plumber on Form H that the work is approved and in the case of a new or altered fire service shall send to him Form M for signature by the permittee. Form G and the plan will be retained by the water authority.
If in the opinion of either the water authority or Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade there is an objection to the proposals, Form G and the plan will be returned to the licensed plumber for amendment with the reason for approval being withheldi.
(j) When a new or altered fire service which has been approved on Form H is completed to the boundary of the premises the licensed plumber shall submit to the water authority Form I duly signed. An inspection shall then be nude by the water authority and, if the service is in order, the laying of the connexion to the main and the portion of the service on Crown land will be carried out by the water authority at the cost of the permittee.
(k) Paragraphs (j) to (p) under regulation 12 shall apply equally
to the construction, alteration and repair of fire services.
14. INSIDE SERVICES WHICH ARE DEFECTIVE OR NOT UP TO STANDARD.
In the event of any defect or of any pipes or fittings which are not up to standard being discovered on the inside services of any premises the water authority shall serve notice upon the consumer in Form K.
If the consumer fails to have the defect remedied or the pipes or fittings replaced within three days or such extended time as the water authority shall consider necessary, the inside service will be disconnected from the waterworks under section 5 of the Ordinance after service of Form J.
15. PREVENTION OF WASTE.
Every consumer shall take all possible precautions to prevent waste and misuse of water and shall be held entirely responsible for the proper maintenance of the inside service supplying his premises. If any consumer is found to be wasting water or permitting water to be wasted, notice will be served on him by the water authority on Form J that the inside service will be disconnected from the water- works under section 5 of the Ordinance. The consumer shall in addition be liable to the penalties laid down in section 19 of the Ordinance.
16. KEEPING INSIDE SERVICES CLEAN.
The responsibility for keeping elean an inside service including all fittings shall rest entirely with the consumer.
If any part of an inside service is discovered to be dirty and in the opinion of the water authority a possible source of pollution of the water in the mains it shall be considered defective and notice will be served on the consumer accordingly in Form K and, if the inside service be not cleaned within three days of the date of such notice or such extended time as the water authority shall consider necessary, the inside service shall be disconnected from the water- works by the water authority under section 5 of the Ordinance after service of Form J.
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