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76(1)Section 57 (duty to supply water for fire-fighting) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsections (2) and (4), for “fire authority” substitute “fire and rescue authority”.
(3)In subsection (5)—
(a)after “Subject to” insert “subsection (5A) and”;
(b)for “fire authority” substitute “fire and rescue authority”.
(4)After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A)Where a fire-hydrant is damaged as the result of any use made of it with the authority of a water undertaker, other than use for the purposes of fire-fighting or for any other purposes of a fire and rescue authority, the fire and rescue authority is not liable for the cost of repairing or replacing the hydrant.”
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