Section 8
of Water Supply Regulations 1961 Reprinted 1999
State Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 8 of 97
Section 8
Every service pipe and every distributing pipe shall be of suitable material approved by the Water Authority:
Provided that lead pipes may only be used –
(a)
when specially sanctioned in writing by the authorised officer;
(b)
as flushing pipes from flushing cistern to water closets or urinals; or
(c)
as connection pieces not exceeding eighteen inches long between a flushing cistern, a bath or a wash-hand basin and the pipes supplying such fitting.
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Lead pipes.