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Part 2Provisions relating to supply of drinking water
Standards, rules, directions, and other instruments

50Acceptable solutions or verification methods for drinking water

  1. The Water Services Authority must, by notice, issue a drinking water acceptable solution or verification method for use in establishing compliance with legislative requirements.

  2. A drinking water acceptable solution or verification method may—

  3. provide an alternative to the requirements in section 30 for a specified class of drinking water supplier; and
    1. require the treatment of drinking water by a specified class of drinking water supplier.

      1. The Water Services Authority must not issue a drinking water acceptable solution or verification method unless satisfied that the solution or method is consistent with the main purpose of this Act (other than the duty to have a drinking water safety plan).

      2. A drinking water acceptable solution or verification method issued under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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      • Section 50(1): amended, on , by section 136 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
      • Section 50(3): amended, on , by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).