# The Measuring Equipment (Cold-water Meters) Regulations 1988, Regulation 3: Application

Extent: E+W+S

(1) These Regulations apply to measuring equipment installed—
(a) in England and Wales—
(i) on or after 1st August 1988, where the equipment is installed compulsorily by or at the behest of the supplier of the water; and
(ii) on or after 1st April 1989 in other cases; and
(b) in Scotland on or after 28th September 2001,
for use for trade for measuring any supply of water to domestic premises; and such equipment is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 11(1) of the Act.
(2) In paragraph (1) above, “domestic premises” means premises which are used for the purposes of living accommodation and such premises shall be “domestic premises” notwithstanding the fact that the premises are used for other purposes as well as living accommodation.
(3) Nothing in these Regulations other than this regulation and regulation 4 below applies to cold-water meters bearing the mark of EEC initial verification.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/997/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-equipment-cold-water-meters-regulations-1988/regulation-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.