{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-2003/section-84",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-2003/section-84.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/37",
  "legislation_title": "Water Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-act-2003",
  "path": "section/84",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "84",
  "heading": "Fire hydrants",
  "text": "(1) After subsection (4) of section 57 of the WIA (duty to supply water etc for fire-fighting) there is inserted—\n(4A) Where a fire-hydrant is removed (other than at the request of the fire authority concerned) by a water undertaker in the course of carrying out works in relation to any of its water mains or other pipes, the cost of replacing the fire-hydrant shall be borne by the undertaker.\n(2) After subsection (4) of section 58 of the WIA (specially requested fire-hydrants) there is inserted—\n(4A) Where a specially requested fire-hydrant is removed (other than at the request of the owner or occupier of the factory or place of business in question) by a water undertaker in the course of carrying out works in relation to any of its water mains or other pipes, the cost of replacing the fire-hydrant shall be borne by the undertaker.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 84 in force at 1.4.2004 by S.I. 2004/641, art. 3(v) (with Sch. 3 para. 7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/37/section/84",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:08:42.065172+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}