| Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 and Water Byelaws Scotland 2003 | ||
Regulation 1(2) defines an 'approved contractor' as a person who: |
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- | has been approved by the water undertaker for the area where a water fitting is installed, or, used, or |
| - | has been certified as an approved contractor by an organisation specified in writing by the regulator; |
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Most Water Undertakings in the UK do not directly operate their own 'Approved Contractor' scheme, they utilise the services of WIAPS a scheme that they finance and run (The Water Industry Approved Plumbers Scheme). |
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