9Standards required to be exempt from requirement to surround spa pool

9 Standards required to be exempt from requirement to surround spa pool

9 Standards required to be exempt from requirement to surround spa pool

For the purposes of section 20 of the Act, the prescribed standards in accordance with which access to the water contained in a spa pool is to be restricted are that the spa pool must be 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 having no opening through which it is possible to pass a testing apparatus.