Singapore legislation
Regulation 26
Regulation 26
Installation of water fitting, etc.
Subregulation 1
A person must not install, alter, repair or use any water fitting, apparatus or pump in such a manner that —
affects or is likely to affect the quality of any piped water suitable for drinking supplied by an approved person (including in any water main or other pipe of the approved person);
causes or permits, or is likely to cause or permit, contamination of any piped water suitable for drinking supplied by an approved person; or
the water fitting, apparatus or pump, when used by the approved person to supply piped water suitable for drinking, does not conform to any applicable requirement specified in the First Schedule or the PUB S&R Standard.
Subregulation 2
A person must not install any water fitting, apparatus or pump which —
is damaged, worn or faulty;
for any reason —
affects or is likely to affect the quality of any piped water suitable for drinking supplied by an approved person (including in any water main or other pipe of the approved person); or
causes or permits, or is likely to cause or permit, contamination of any piped water suitable for drinking supplied by an approved person; or
does not conform to any applicable requirement specified in regulation 18 or the First Schedule.
Subregulation 3
Where a water service installation or any part of a water service installation is intended only to receive or convey an approved person’s supply of piped water suitable for drinking, a person must not install, alter, repair or use the water service installation or any part of the water service installation, in such a manner that it receives or conveys any other water.
Subregulation 4
Any person who contravenes paragraph (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.