8Collection and analysis of water samples

8 Collection and analysis of water samples

8 Collection and analysis of water samples

(1) For the Act, section 11(1)(d), a water supply authority must collect water samples, in accordance with the Fluoridation Code, from each public water supply that the authority fluoridates.

(2) For the Act, section 11(1)(e), the authority must analyse the samples for fluoride content using the equipment and methods specified in the Fluoridation Code.

(3) The authority must provide, at the times and to the persons specified in the Fluoridation Code—

(a) the results of analyses carried out by the authority under this section in each month, and

(b) a water sample from the authority’s reticulation system.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further 5 penalty units for each day the offence continues.

(4) The authority must provide the Secretary with additional water samples from the authority’s reticulation system if requested to do so by the Secretary.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further 5 penalty units for each day the offence continues.