Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Food Safety and Security (Non-Packaged Drinking Water) Regulations 2025

Regulation 8

Approval of drinking water quality management plan

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraph (5), a WQMP water provider who provides a drinking water service must —

(a)

prepare a drinking water quality management plan relating to —

(i)

the production of the drinking water that the WQMP water provider intends to supply in the course of the WQMP water provider’s drinking water service; and

(ii)

the supply of that drinking water in the course of the WQMP water provider’s drinking water service; and

(b)

apply to the Agency for approval of the drinking water quality management plan required by sub‑paragraph (a) in relation to the WQMP water provider’s drinking water service.

Subregulation 2

The application must —

(a)

be in the form specified for this purpose on the Internet website at https://www.sfa.gov.sg;

(b)

be accompanied by a copy of the drinking water quality management plan relating to —

(i)

the production of the drinking water that the WQMP water provider intends to supply in the course of the WQMP water provider’s drinking water service; and

(ii)

the supply of that drinking water in the course of the WQMP water provider’s drinking water service; and

(c)

specify the applicant’s contact address.

Subregulation 3

After considering any application under paragraph (1) by a WQMP water provider who provides a drinking water service, the Agency may —

(a)

approve the drinking water quality management plan that is the subject of the application; or

(b)

disapprove the drinking water quality management plan that is the subject of the application.

Subregulation 4

The Agency may require a WQMP water provider applying under paragraph (1) to amend and re-submit any part of a drinking water quality management plan to which the application relates for the purpose of assessing the application.

Subregulation 5

This regulation does not apply to an existing WQMP water provider who provides a drinking water service if, on the commencement of these Regulations, the existing WQMP water provider is, by virtue of regulation 2(2), treated as having an approved drinking water quality management plan in relation to —

(a)

the production of the drinking water that the existing WQMP water provider supplies in the course of the existing WQMP water provider’s drinking water service; and

(b)

the supply of that drinking water in the course of the existing WQMP water provider’s drinking water service.

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