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(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.
(b) 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 allowed, on request, in respect of any fire service disconnected during a year.
(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 damage or loss caused by diminution or failure of the supply due to water restriction or to any other cause.
(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 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 (i, 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.
(4) 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 withheld.
() 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 made 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.
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