Section 86
of Water Supply Regulations 1961 Reprinted 1999
Section 86
(1)
On completion of all the private piping and fittings installed in connection with a new, extended or altered private supply or fire service, the consumer or licensed plumber shall notify the Water Authority that these are ready for examination and test and submit an application on such form as the Water Authority may require for a connection to the waterworks.
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(2)
The service pipe from the meter (or, if there be no meter from such suitable point as the Water Authority may direct) and all pipes and fittings which have been fixed in connection with the installation may be subjected to such tests as the Water Authority considers necessary, and the consumer or licensed plumber shall give such assistance on the premises as to enable such examination and test to be carried out.
(3)
If the installation shall prove satisfactory on examination and test, and the consumer has signed the appropriate undertakings in the form required by the Water
Authority the connection to the main and installation of the meter will be carried out by the
Water Authority at the cost of the consumer.
Notice regarding faults.