The Water Act 2003 (Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2005

Amendments to the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999

8.—(1) The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (application of regulations)—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “or licensed water supplier”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(b), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “whose supply system is used for the purposes of that supply”;

(c) in paragraph (2)(c), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “or licensed water supplier”; and

(d) in paragraph (3), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “or licensed water supplier”.

(3) In regulation 3 (restriction on installation etc of water fittings), after “water undertaker”, in each place where it appears, there is inserted “or licensed water supplier”.

(4) In paragraph 5 of the table in regulation 5 (notification) after “water undertaker” there is inserted “or licensed water supplier”.

(5) In regulation 12 (approval by the regulator or the water undertaker), after paragraph (1)(a), there is inserted—

“(aa) every licensed water supplier;”.

(6) In Schedule 1 (fluid categories), in the paragraph entitled “Fluid category 1”, after “water undertaker” there is inserted “or licensed water supplier”.

(7) In Schedule 2 (requirements for water fittings)—

(a) in paragraph 6, after “water undertaker” there is inserted “or licensed water supplier”;

(b) in paragraph 8, after “water undertaker” there is inserted “or licensed water supplier”;

(c) in paragraph 11, for “Water supply systems”, there is substituted “Water systems”; and

(d) in paragraph 14(1)(a), after “water undertaker” there is inserted “or licensed water supplier”.

(1)

S.I. 1999/1148, amended by S.I. 1999/1506.