Water Industry (Amendment) Regulations 1998

i Water Industry (Amendment) Regulations 1998 S.R. No. 151/1998 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provisions 1 3. Commencement 1 4. Principal Regulations 2 5. Amendment of regulation 101 2 6. Empowering provision 2 7. Definitions 2 8. Revocation of Part 2 2 9. Part 3—Works of Water Supply and Sewerage 3 10. Division 3—Plans for works of sewerage 3 11. Revocation of regulations 3 12. New regulation 313 substituted 3 313. Plan of sanitary drains 3 13. Amendment of regulation 315 3 14. Amendment of regulation 316 3 15. Amendment of regulation 318 4 16. Amendment of regulation 326 4 17. Amendment of regulation 401 4 18. Amendment of regulation 403 4 19. Substitution of Part 7 5 PART 7—PROCEEDINGS 5 701. Prescribed person for the purposes of taking proceedings 5 20. Revocation of the Schedule 5 ═══════════════ NOTES 6 -- 1 of 7 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1998 S.R. No. 151/1998 Water Industry Act 1994 Water Industry (Amendment) Regulations 1998 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 1 December 1998 Responsible Minister: PATRICK McNAMARA Minister for Agriculture and Resources SHARNE BRYAN Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Water Industry Regulations 1995 so that the Regulations are consistent with amendments made to the Water Industry Act 1994 and to make other amendments. 2. Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 50, 51, 52, 179, 183 and 184 of the Water Industry Act 1994. 3. Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 December 1998. -- 2 of 7 -- S.R. No. 151/1998 Water Industry (Amendment) Regulations 1998 2 4. Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Water Industry Regulations 1995 1 are called the Principal Regulations. 5. Amendment of regulation 101 In regulation 101 of the Principal Regulations— (a) paragraphs (a) and (f) are revoked; (b) in paragraph (g), omit "fees,". 6. Empowering provision In regulation 102 of the Principal Regulations, for "183" substitute "179". 7. Definitions In regulation 104 of the Principal Regulations— (a) the definitions of "eligible beneficiary", "most recent water rate", "most recent sewerage rate", "plumber", "relevant period", "sewerage rate remission entitlement", "unused sewerage rate remission entitlement", "unused water rate remission entitlement" and "water rate remission entitlement" are revoked; (b) after the definition of "licensee" insert— ' "licensed plumber" in relation to a particular class of work of water supply, sanitary drainage or sewerage, means a person who is licensed to carry out that class of work under Part 12A of the Building Act 1993.'. 8. Revocation of Part 2 Part 2 of the Principal Regulations is revoked. r. 4 -- 3 of 7 -- S.R. No. 151/1998 Water Industry (Amendment) Regulations 1998 3 9. Part 3—Works of Water Supply and Sewerage For the heading to Part 3 of the Principal Regulations substitute "PART 3—WORKS OF WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE". 10. Division 3—Plans for works of sewerage For the heading to Division 3 of Part 3 of the Principal Regulations substitute "Division 3— Plans for Works of Sewerage". 11. Revocation of regulations Regulations 301, 303–312, 321, 322, 324, 325 and 330 and Subdivisions 3 and 4 of Division 5 of Part 3 and Division 8 of Part 3 of the Principal Regulations are revoked. 12. New regulation 313 substituted For regulation 313 of the Principal Regulations substitute— "313. Plan of sanitary drains The relevant licensee may require the licensed plumber responsible for sanitary drainage work to lodge a plan of the work at a scale of 1:500 with the licensee.". 13. Amendment of regulation 315 In regulation 315 of the Principal Regulations, for "plumber" substitute "licensed plumber". 14. Amendment of regulation 316 In regulation 316(2)(a) of the Principal Regulations, for "the Victoria Water Supply and Sewerage Plumbing Regulations 1994" substitute "Australian Standard AS 3565.1–1998 Meters for cold potable water—Volumetric chamber and turbine meters". r. 9 -- 4 of 7 -- S.R. No. 151/1998 Water Industry (Amendment) Regulations 1998 4 15. Amendment of regulation 318 In regulation 318(3) of the Principal Regulations, for "or application referred to in regulation 303(1)" substitute "under section 63(2) of the Act". 16. Amendment of regulation 326 In regulation 326 of the Principal Regulations— (a) for "plumber" substitute "licensed plumber"; (b) in paragraph (b) omit "inspected and". 17. Amendment of regulation 401 In regulation 401(1) of the Principal Regulations— (a) for paragraph (a) substitute— "(a) any matter discharged from premises as a result of trade, industrial, commercial, medical, dental, veterinary, agricultural, horticultural or scientific research or experimental activities; or"; (b) in paragraph (d)(i), for "on trade premises" substitute "installed on premises where any activity referred to in paragraph (a) occurs"; (c) in paragraph (d)(iv), for "trade premises" substitute "premises where any activity referred to in paragraph (a) occurs"; (d) paragraph (e) is revoked. 18. Amendment of regulation 403 For regulation 403(3) of the Principal Regulations substitute— "(3) If the licensee considers that the occupier has not complied with any condition in a notice under sub-regulation (1)— r. 15 -- 5 of 7 -- S.R. No. 151/1998 Water Industry (Amendment) Regulations 1998 5 (a) by the date specified in the notice; or (b) at any time during the period of 90 days from that date— the licensee may serve written notice of termination of the trade waste agreement on the occupier and the agreement automatically terminates at midnight on the day on which the notice of termination is served.". 19. Substitution of Part 7 For Part 7 of the Principal Regulations substitute— "PART 7—PROCEEDINGS 701. Prescribed person for the purposes of taking proceedings For the purposes of section 179(1)(b) of the Act, a prescribed person is a person appointed by the Environment Protection Authority to take proceedings for an offence against a provision of the Act or regulations.". 20. Revocation of the Schedule The Schedule to the Principal Regulations is revoked. ═══════════════ r. 19 -- 6 of 7 -- S.R. No. 151/1998 Water Industry (Amendment) Regulations 1998 6 NOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 186/1995. —— Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994 Note that the following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 6 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994. Statutory Rule Provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 14 AS 3565.1–1998 Meters for cold potable water— Volumetric chamber and turbine meters The whole. Notes -- 7 of 7 --