Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
Regulation 14
Maintenance of storage tank
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (4), any consumer responsible for the maintenance of any part of a water service installation having a storage tank shall engage, at least once every 12 months (or such longer period as the Board may allow in any particular case), a licensed plumber to inspect, and where necessary to clean and disinfect, the storage tank and certify that —
the storage tank is fit and safe for the storage of piped water suitable for drinking (excluding NEWater);
the water contained in the storage tank is free from contamination or pollution and that there is no likelihood of such contamination or pollution;
water samples taken from the storage tank pass the appropriate chemical and bacteriological examinations;
the storage tank is properly maintained; and
there is no leakage and no likelihood of leakage in the water service installation, including the storage tank.
Subregulation 2
Any consumer who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 3
[Deleted by S 341/2020 wef 30/04/2020]
Subregulation 4
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a consumer responsible for the maintenance of any water service installation having any storage tank in residential premises which do not take their water supply through a master meter.