{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-fittings-regulations-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-fittings-regulations-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-14.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1148",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-fittings-regulations-1999",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/14",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Any water fitting conveying–\n(a) rain water, recycled water or any fluid other than water supplied by a water undertaker or water supply licensee; or\n(b) any fluid that is not wholesome water;\nshall be clearly identified so as to be easily distinguished from any supply pipe or distributing pipe.\n(2) No supply pipe, distributing pipe or pump delivery pipe drawing water from a supply pipe or distributing pipe shall convey, or be connected so that it can convey, any fluid falling within sub-paragraph (1) unless a device for preventing backflow is installed in accordance with paragraph 15.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 14(1)(a) inserted (1.12.2005) by The Water Act 2003 (Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2035), regs. 1(4), 8(7)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 substituted (31.3.2017) by The Water Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/506), arts. 1(1), 17"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 14(2) inserted (1.7.1999) by The Water Supply (Water Fittings) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1506), regs. 1, 2(5)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1148/schedule/2/paragraph/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:49:50.692119+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."
}