36BFire-fighting mains in buildings

36B Fire-fighting mains in buildings

[Section 36B Inserted by No. 14 of 1971, s. 2 ]

(1)  Where a building has in it a system for the supply of water for fire-fighting, the undertakers may, at the request and expense of the owner or occupier of the building, connect their mains to the system and, if they do, shall, at all times that their main connected thereto is charged with water at sufficient pressure for the purpose keep the system charged with water.

(2)  The supply of water from such a system so connected shall not be –

(a) metered or charged for; or

(b) used for any purpose other than to put out a fire or stop its spread or to test the system.