# The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989, Regulation 8: Authorisations—private supplies


(1) Regulations 4 to 7 shall apply in relation to any private supply as if–
(a) in regulation 4(1) there were substituted for the words “the supply of water by that undertaker” the words “a private supply”;
(b) for other references to a water undertaker there were substituted references to–
(i) the owner or occupier of the premises where the source of the private supply is situated;
(ii) any other person who exercises powers of management or control in relation to that source; or
(iii) the owner of any premises served by that supply;
(c) regulation 6 referred only to the imposition of the condition mentioned in paragraph 2; and
(d) where application is made by the owner of premises served by a private supply, there were added at the end of regulation 4(3) the words “and on one of the persons mentioned in regulation 8(1)(b)(i) and (ii).”.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) below, an authority mentioned in paragraph (4) of regulation 4 may exercise in relation to a private supply any power conferred on the Secretary of State by regulations 4 to 7; and accordingly those regulations shall also apply in relation to private supplies as if references to the Secretary of State included references to the authority:
Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be taken to affect the power conferred on the Secretary of State by regulation 7(1) as applied by paragraph (1) above or permit an authority to modify or revoke an authorisation granted by the Secretary of State.
(3) An authority shall exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (2) in relation to a supply only if some or all of the premises served by the supply are within their area; and, where only some of those premises are within their area, only if the powers are exercised jointly with, or with the consent of, the other authority in whose area the rest of those premises are situated.
(4) An authority shall consult the Secretary of State before exercising any power conferred by paragraph (2) in relation to a private supply which at any one time serves or is to serve more than 500 persons; and shall comply with such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State as to–
(a) the transmission to him for determination of any application made to the authority;
(b) the imposition of conditions on the grant of an authorisation;
(c) the refusal of an application; or
(d) the revocation or modification of an authorisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1147/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-supply-water-quality-regulations-1989/regulation-8
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