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Health Act 1956

Drinking water - Duties of drinking-water suppliers and temporary drinking-water suppliers

69Y: Duty to monitor drinking water

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"Keeping drinking water safe is a job that used to be covered by a law called the Health Act 1956."

You need to know that a law called the Health Act 1956 had a part about monitoring drinking water. This part was called 'Duty to monitor drinking water' and it was section 69Y. It was repealed, which means it is no longer a law, by the Water Services Act 2021.

You can find more information about the Water Services Act 2021 on the New Zealand legislation website. The repeal happened on 15 November 2021. This means that section 69Y of the Health Act 1956 is no longer in effect.

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Part 2ADrinking water
Duties of drinking-water suppliers and temporary drinking-water suppliers

69YDuty to monitor drinking water (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 69Y: repealed, on , by section 206(1) of the Water Services Act 2021 (2021 No 36).