Singapore legislation
Regulation 40K
Regulation 40K
Installation of private meter and measurement of water consumption
Subregulation 1
This regulation shall apply to a consumer (referred to in this regulation as a relevant consumer) if —
the consumer is a qualifying consumer; or
at the time the consumer applies to be supplied with water by the Board, the consumer estimates, in consultation with the Board, the consumer’s average monthly amount of water use (whether or not the water is supplied by the Board) at a site to be at least 5,000 cubic metres.
Subregulation 2
If paragraph (1)(a) applies, a relevant consumer must, for such time the relevant consumer is a qualifying consumer, ensure that one or more private meters are installed to measure and monitor the amount of water use at each water usage area specified in the second column of the Fourth Schedule within each site for which the relevant consumer is a qualifying consumer.
Subregulation 2A
For the purposes of paragraph (2), the private meter or meters must be installed before 1 July of the year for which the consumer is a qualifying consumer (or such later date as the Board may allow in writing in any particular case).
Subregulation 3
Despite paragraph (2), where a relevant consumer belongs to a sector specified in the first column of item 5 or 6 of the Fourth Schedule, and the supply of water to that consumer by the Board immediately before 1 January 2015 is intended to be temporary, that consumer is not required to install any private meter to measure and monitor the amount of water use at any water usage area specified opposite in the second column of that Schedule.
Subregulation 4
If paragraph (1)(b) applies, a relevant consumer must install, before a licensed plumber submits to the Board a certificate of satisfactory completion under the Public Utilities (Regulated Works and WSI Design Works) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 163/2018) on completion of the WSI works for the supply of water by the Board, one or more private meters to measure and monitor the amount of water use at each water usage area specified in the second column of the Fourth Schedule within each site the supply of water to which the consumer estimates will attain the monthly amount of water use specified in paragraph (1)(b).
Subregulation 5
The Board may, by notice in writing, require a relevant consumer to install, within such time as the Board may specify in the notice, one or more private meters to measure and monitor the amount of water use at any water usage area (not being a water usage area specified in the second column of the Fourth Schedule) if the Board is satisfied that there are good reasons to do so.
Subregulation 6
A relevant consumer which contravenes paragraph (2) or (4), or fails to comply with a requirement under paragraph (5), shall be guilty of an offence.