# The Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2022, Regulation 4: Variation proposals for which consultation is required


Requesting a water undertaker to vary fluoridation arrangements is a step falling within section 89(2)(b) of the Act if—
(a) the variation concerns the boundary of the area to which the fluoridation arrangements relate; and
(b) the number of houses that would be affected by the variation, either by being brought within the area or by being excluded from it, exceeds 20% of the number of houses within the area at the time that the request is made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348238020/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-water-fluoridation-consultation-england-regulations-2022/regulation-4
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