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Water Services Act 2021

Provisions relating to supply of drinking water - Laboratory accreditation and testing

77: Accreditation

You could also call this:

"Getting approval to test drinking water"

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You can apply to be accredited to test drinking water. The laboratory accreditation body decides who gets accredited. You must apply under section 79 to get accredited.

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Part 2Provisions relating to supply of drinking water
Laboratory accreditation and testing

77Accreditation

  1. The laboratory accreditation body may, on the application of a person made in accordance with section 79, accredit that person to perform the functions of a laboratory that analyses source water, raw water, and drinking water.

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