Building (General) Regulation 2008
36EStanding exemptions—circumstances—Act, s 83C
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36E Standing exemptions—circumstances—Act, s 83C (1) A circumstance mentioned in table 36E, column 3 is prescribed for a regulated swimming pool mentioned in column 2.
Table 36E Standing exemptions item pool circumstances in which pool is exempt from safety standard 1 a regulated swimming pool demountable pool in place for not more than 3 consecutive days 2 a regulated swimming pool spa (wherever located) covered and secured by a lockable child-resistant structure (such as a door, lid, grille or mesh) that— (a) is of substantial construction and having no opening through which it is possible to pass a testing apparatus, and (b) is securely fastened by a device that is itself of substantial construction and has no opening through which it is possible to pass a testing apparatus 3 a regulated swimming spa (located on apartment balcony) if the balcony is accessible only through self-closing and self latching doors or windows spa—see the Act, section 83B (2). testing apparatus means a cylindrical test object that has— (a) a diameter of 105 millimetres, plus or minus 1 millimetre; and (b) at least 1 solid flat-faced end.