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Swimming Pools Act 1992
19House wall may be used as part of required child-resistant barrier
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#### 19 House wall may be used as part of required child-resistant barrier
19 House wall may be used as part of required child-resistant barrier
> > (1) A child-resistant barrier that is formed by, or that includes, a wall of a residential building or a building used for the purposes of tourist and visitor accommodation is regarded, for the purposes of sections 7 and 12, as separating any outdoor swimming pool from the building so long as—
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> > > (a) the wall contains no opening through which access may at any time be gained to the swimming pool, and
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> > > (b) the wall is designed, constructed, installed and maintained in accordance with the standards prescribed by the regulations, and
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> > > (c) the remainder of the barrier complies with section 7 or 12, as the case requires.
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> > (2) The regulations may prescribe circumstances in which an opening in a wall is or is not to be regarded as an opening through which access may at any time be gained to a swimming pool for the purposes of subsection (1) (a).
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> **s 19:** Am 2008 No 62, Sch 2.56; 2009 No 107, Sch 1 \[12\] \[13\]; 2012 No 77, Sch 1 \[14\] \[15\].