Mandatory pool inspection program by local authority
22B Mandatory pool inspection program by local authority
A local authority must, within 6 months after the commencement of this section, develop and adopt a program for the inspection of swimming pools in its area to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Part.
Within 12 months after the commencement of this section, the program must make provision for the inspection, at least once every 3 years, of any swimming pool situated on premises on which there is tourist and visitor accommodation or more than 2 dwellings.
The program is not to require the inspection of a swimming pool in respect of which there is a valid certificate of compliance or a relevant occupation certificate.
A local authority must inspect swimming pools in its area in accordance with its program.
The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the development and adoption of programs for the inspection of swimming pools including—
the form and content of programs, and
the manner in which the public is to be consulted during the development of any such program, and
the carrying out of inspections under the program.
In this section—
dwelling has the same meaning as in the Standard Instrument.
This provision refers to the regulations (The regulations may make
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.