Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulations

Regulation 5

Requirements for water fittings

Amended byS 153/2019 wef 25/03/2019S 341/2020 wef 30/04/2020S 133/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 133/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 341/2020 wef 30/04/2020

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 153/2019 wef 25/03/2019

Every water fitting shall be —

(a)

of an appropriate quality and standard;

(b)

suitable for the circumstances in which it is used;

(c)

if used for the conveyance of piped water suitable for drinking supplied by the Board, fit for such conveyance;

(d)

except in the case of exposed terminal fittings such as taps, resistant to dezincification if such fitting is made of brass; and

(e)

capable of withstanding a hydrostatic field test pressure of not less than 12 bars or an internal water pressure of not less than 1½ times the maximum pressure to which the fitting is designed to be subjected in operation, whichever is the greater.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 341/2020 wef 30/04/2020

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), a water fitting is of an appropriate quality and standard only if it conforms to every requirement applicable to it specified in the PUB S&R Standard.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 133/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 133/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 341/2020 wef 30/04/2020

For the purposes of paragraph (2), a water fitting shall be treated as conforming to the applicable requirements mentioned in that paragraph if the water fitting is certified or tested as conforming to those applicable requirements by —

(a)

an accredited laboratory; or

(b)

such other testing laboratory as the Board may allow.

Subregulation 4

[Deleted by S 341/2020 wef 30/04/2020]

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