7Application of Act to water suppliers

7 Application of Act to water suppliers (1) The following provisions do not apply in relation to the supply of water for human consumption through a relevant reticulated water system: (a) section 16 (Knowingly handling food in unsafe way); (b) section 18 (Knowingly describing food falsely); (c) section 22 (1) (which is about handling food in a way that will, or is likely to, make it unsafe); (d) section 23 (1) (which is about handling food in a way that will, or is likely to, make it unsuitable); (e) section 24 (Misleading conduct relating to sale of food); (f) section 25 (Sale of food not complying with purchaser’s demand); (g) section 26 (Sale of unfit equipment or packaging or labelling material); (h) part 7 (Improvement notices and prohibition orders); (i) part 8 (Registration of food businesses).

Preliminary Part 1 (2) Section 27 (Compliance with food standards code), to the extent to which it requires compliance with the requirements of the food safety standards, does not apply in relation to the supply of water for human consumption through a relevant reticulated water system. relevant reticulated water system means— (a) a reticulated water system provided by a utility under the Utilities Act 2000 that is licensed under that Act for the distribution of water through a water network; or (b) a reticulated water system provided by an entity prescribed by regulation for this paragraph; or (c) a reticulated water system that provides water to a place prescribed by regulation for this paragraph.