Section 9
of Water Supply Regulations 1961 Reprinted 1999
State Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 9 of 97
Section 9
(1)
Every service pipe, communication pipe, supply pipe, distributing pipe, flushing pipe and warning pipe of lead or lead alloy shall comply with the relevant B.S. Specification
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B.S.S. 602: 1956 Lead pipes for other than chemical purposes; or
B.S.S. 1085: 1956 Lead Pipes (silver-copper-lead alloy).
(2)
No pipe shall, in any case, be of less weight per lineal yard than the minimum weight per lineal yard specified in appropriate B.S.S. to withstand the maximum working pressure to which the pipe is liable to be subjected under all working conditions.
Cast iron and asbestos pipes.