Country Areas Water Supply Amendment By-laws (No. 2) 1998 (WA)

25 August 1998]	GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA	4735
WA302*
Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984

Country Areas Water Supply Amendment

By-laws (No. 2) 1998

Made by the Minister under section 34(1) of the Act.

the Table to this paragraph;

1.     Citation

These by-laws may be cited as the Country Areas Water Supply
Amendment By-laws (No. 2) 1998.

2.     The by-laws amended

The amendments in these by-laws are to the Countiy Areas
Water Supply By-laws 1957*.

[* Reprinted as authorised 26 April 1968.

For amendments to 20 July 1998 see 1997 Index to
Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, pp. 281-6 and
Gazette 26 June 1998.]

3.     By-law 1A amended

By-law 1A(1)(b) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting the definitions of the expressions specified in

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Table

"domestic supply"	"industrial purposes"
"farm supply"	"local officer"
"high water mark"
(b)	by inserting after the definition of "private service" the following definitions -

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"water supply plumbing" means the installation, renewal, replacement, alteration, repair or maintenance of water supply systems;

"water supply system" means the pipes and fittings used or intended to be used for the supply of water from a meter assembly to the points of usage within any property, and includes any water storage tank or pipes from a water

storage tank;

4.            By-law 58 replaced

By-law 58 is repealed and the following by-law is inserted instead -

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58.          Requirements for water supply plumbing

(1)	A person who carries out water supply plumbing shall ensure that the plumbing is carried out in accordance with the requirements specified in by-law 7.1 of the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage By-laws 1981.
Penalty: $2 000.
(2)	Despite sub-bylaw (1), if there is any conflict or inconsistency between a provision of ASINZS 3500.4.2:1997 or ASINZS 3500.1.2:1998
Supply, Sewerage and Drainage By-laws 1981 and a
specified in by-law 7.1 of the Metropolitan Water
provision of these by-laws, the latter provision prevails.
(3)	A person who carries out water supply plumbing shall ensure that the maximum working pressure of pipes and other fittings, as specified by the manufacturer, is not exceeded. Penalty: $1000.
(4)	A person who carries out water supply plumbing that involves the installation of pipes in a concealed location shall ensure that the pipes -

(a)	are approved by the manufacturer for use in such a location; and
(b)	are installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

Penalty: $1000.

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5.     By-law 58AA repealed

By-law 58AA is repealed.

6.      By-law 60 repealed

By-law 60 is repealed.

KIM HAMES, Minister for Water Resources.