WATER INDUSTRY APPROVED PLUMBER
Membership No C0902
The Government is campaigning against 'cowboy building' in a number of ways. One way is to include in the new Regulations some useful concessions for an 'Approved Contractor (Plumber)', who will be competent in complying with the Regulations.
The Approved Plumber has been given a very useful concession in that he/she may start work without notification or prior consent on certain types of work, provided he/she issues the customer (and for some types of work, the Water Supplier) with a certificate of compliance of the work when it is completed. This can save up to ten days of waiting for the Water Supplier's consent and reduces the paperwork of notification.
The new Water Fittings Regulations in England and Wales and the new Water Byelaws in Scotland like the Water Byelaws they replaced, require the owners of properties to ensure that their plumbing systems comply with the strict requirements of the regulations and byelaws. It is a defence however if the owner can prove that "the work in question was carried out by or under the direction of an Approved Contractor". Members of the Water Industry Approved Plumber Scheme (WIAPS) are recognised as Approved Contractors referred to in the regulations and byelaws.
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