{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-fittings-regulations-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-fittings-regulations-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-4.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/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Every water fitting shall–\n(a) be watertight;\n(b) be so constructed and installed as to–\n(i) prevent ingress by contaminants, and\n(ii) inhibit damage by freezing or any other cause;\n(c) be so installed as to minimise the risk of permeation by, or deterioration from contact with, any substance which may cause contamination; and\n(d) be adequately supported.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1148/schedule/2/paragraph/4",
    "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."
}