{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-water-supplies-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2017/211",
  "legislation_title": "The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/private-water-supplies-regulations-northern-ireland-2017",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Use of products or substances in private supplies",
  "text": "(1) Any product or substance used in the preparation or distribution of a private supply of water, or impurities associated with such products or substances, must not be present in water at the point at which a sample is taken in accordance with regulation 12 that would make it unwholesome or constitute a potential risk to human health.\n(2) Where disinfection forms part of the preparation or distribution of a private supply, the relevant person must—\n(a) design, operate and maintain the disinfection process so as to keep disinfection by-products as low as possible without compromising the effectiveness of the disinfection;\n(b) ensure that the effectiveness of the disinfection process is maintained; and\n(c) verify the effectiveness of the disinfection process.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/211/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:51:01.602850+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}