Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Amendment By-laws 1990 (WA)

21 September 19901 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4951

Western Australia.]

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WATER AUTHORITY ACT 1984
METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE
AMENDMENT BY-LAWS 1990

Made by the Water Authority of Western Australian with the approval of the

Minister for Water Resources.

Citation

1. These by-laws may be cited as the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and

Drainage Amendment By-laws 1990.

Principal by-laws

2. In these by-laws the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage

By-laws 1981* are referred to as the principal by-laws.

[*Reprinted in the Gazette of II December 1986 at pp. 4557-4800. For amendments to 3 September 1990 see p. 377 of 1989 Index to Legislation of

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By-law 1.1 amended

3. By-law 1.1 of the principal by-laws is amended by inserting in the appropriate

alphabetical position the following definition—

"Licensed Plumber" means a person who holds a Water Supply and Sanitary Plumber's Licence or a Water Supply Plumber's Licence granted in accordance with by-law 30.4. ".

By-laws 27.8.1 and 27.8.4 repealed

4.By-laws 27.8.1 and 27.8.4 of the principal by-laws are repealed.

By-law 30.9.1 amended

5.By-law 30.9.1 of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting the definition

of "licensed plumber".
By-law 30.9.2 amended

6.By-law 30.9.2 of the principal by-laws is amended in by-law 30.9.2.1 by

deleting "have" and substituting the following—

" cause to be ".

By-laws 30.9.5 and 30.9.6 repealed
and by-laws substituted

7.By-laws 30.9.5 and 30.9.6 of the principal by-laws are repealed and the

following by-laws are substituted-

30.9.5 Authority may require certain tests
30.9.5.1 The Authority may, by notice in writing given, as far as is
practicable to every licensed plumber, require work carried out by, or under
the direction and supervision of, a licensed plumber to be tested by the
application of the water test in accordance with by-law 27.8.2, the smoke
test in accordance with by-law 27.8.3, or any other test that the Authority
considers necessary and specifies in the notice.
30.9.5.2 The equipment, material, power and labour necessary for a test
required under by-law 30.9.5.1 shall be furnished by the licensed plumber

responsible for the work to be tested.

30.9.6 Testing and inspection of work
30.9.6.1 Water pipes, property sewers, or apparatus in connection with
water supply or property sewers, shall not be used until the work has been
tested by the licensed plumber responsible for the work, or by a person
under the direction and supervision of that licensed plumber, to ensure
compliance with these by-laws.
30.9.6.2 An inspector may inspect or test work carried out by, or under the
direction and supervision of, a licensed plumber, and for this purpose a

licensed plumber shall—

(a) immediately report to the Authority work that is ready for

inspection or testing; and

(b) ensure that every facility is made available to an inspector for

conducting an inspection or test of the work.

By resolution of the Board.

The Seal of the Water Authority of Western Australia was affixed hereto in the presence of—

K. C. WEBSTER, Chairman.

W. J. COX, Managing Director.

Approved by the Minister for Water Resources—

ERNIE BRIDGE.