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#### 20 Authorisation of fittings used for plumbing and drainage work
20 Authorisation of fittings used for plumbing and drainage work
> > (1) The plumbing regulator may, by order published in the Gazette, give directions as to the fittings that may be used in plumbing and drainage work (either by specifying fittings that may be used or specifying fittings that are not to be used).
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> > (2) A direction may—
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> > > (a) apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to specified exceptions or factors, or
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> > > (b) apply differently according to different factors of a specified kind.
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> > (3) For the purposes of this Act, a fitting is an authorised fitting in relation to plumbing and drainage work only if its use in the plumbing and drainage work concerned does not contravene a direction made by the plumbing regulator that is in force under this section.