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             The
         Plumbing Code
          Regulations

                                being

Saskatchewan Regulations 126/2021 (effective January 1,
2022) as amended by Saskatchewan Regulations 119/2023.




                              NOTE:
This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been
incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes
and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation
and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the
original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared
are reproduced in this consolidation.
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                                                  Table of Contents
                        PART 1                                                           PART 6
                  Preliminary Matters                                                  Inspections

1    Title                                                    27   Inspection of plumbing system
2    Definitions and interpretation                           28   Existing plumbing systems
3    Application of regulations                               29   Certificates of approval
4    Local authorities                                                               PART 7
                                                                      Appeals of Plumbing Inspector Orders
                        PART 2
                                                                        and Requests for Interpretation
                National Plumbing Code
                                                              30   Appeal
5    National Plumbing Code of Canada
                                                              31   Pre‑ruling
                        PART 3                                32   Appeal decisions – plumbing
                  Plumbing Inspectors                         33   Appeal board deposit
 6   Chief plumbing inspector                                 34   Failure to appear
 7   Chief plumbing administrator                             35   Publication of appeal board decisions
 8   Plumbing inspectors                                                            PART 8
 9   Powers of plumbing inspectors                                      Bylaws and miscellaneous matters
10   Form and content of plumbing inspector orders
                                                              36   Bylaws
11   Plumbing inspector orders – Land Titles Registry
                                                              37   Permitted deviations
                         PART 4                               38   Compulsory provision of hot water
                     Responsibilities
                                                                                     PART 9
12   Compliance with NPC                                               Transitional and Coming into Force
13   Responsibility of owner
                                                              39   Transitional
14   False Information
                                                              40   Coming into force
15   No relief of obligation to comply with the NPC
16   Unsafe Conditions                                                          APPENDIX A
                                                                   Saskatchewan Amendments to the National
17   Availability of plans                                              Plumbing Code of Canada, 2020
18   Connection to sewage works
                                                                                    APPENDIX B
                         PART 5
                                                                               Certificate of Approval
                         Permits
19   Permit required re construction, renovation, etc.                                 APPENDIX C
20   Permit required – connection to water pipelines                                      Fees
21   Eligibility for permit
22   Application for permit
23   Permits – issuance
24   Permits – expiry
25   Permits – revocation
26   Permit fees
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               SASKATCHEWAN REGULATIONS 126/2021
                      The Construction Codes Act


                                       PART 1
                                 Preliminary Matters
Title
    1   These regulations may be cited as The Plumbing Code Regulations.
Definitions and interpretation
    2(1) In these regulations:
          “Act” means The Construction Codes Act;
         “chief plumbing administrator” means an individual appointed by a local
         authority pursuant to section 7 to oversee plumbing inspections within that
         local authority;
         “chief plumbing inspector” means the person appointed pursuant to
         section 6;
         “communal sewage works” means any works used in the collection, storage,
         transmission, treatment or disposal of sewage for more than 1 property;
         “communal waterworks” means a system of piping and appurtenances
         used in the supply, collection, treatment, storage or distribution of water for
         more than 1 property;
         “competent person” means a person who is recognized by the appropriate
         local authority as having:
               (a) a degree, certificate or professional designation that is relevant to
               water services or building sewers; or
               (b) the knowledge, experience and training necessary to properly install
               or design:
                     (i) a water service; or
                     (ii) a building sewer;
         “CSA” means the CSA Group;
         “CSA Standards” means the standards published by the CSA Group;
         “inspection” means the inspection of work respecting plumbing systems to
         ascertain compliance with the Act and regulations;
         “local authority” means a local authority mentioned in section 4;
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       “manufactured structure” means a structure, all or a significant proportion
       of which is built at an off‑site location, that is intended for permanent or
       year‑round living or other use;
       “mobile home” means a manufactured structure, consisting of single or
       multiple modules, that is or may be equipped with running gear and that is
       intended for relocation;
       “NPC” means the edition and provisions of the National Plumbing Code of
       Canada, including appendices, revisions and errata, subject to the amendments
       set out in Appendix A, declared to be in force pursuant to the Act and these
       regulations;
       “owner’s representative” means any person, corporation, employee or
       contractor who has authority to act on behalf of an owner;
       “permit” means a permit issued pursuant to section 23;
       “plan review” means the examination of building drawings and related
       documents to ascertain whether they meet the requirements of the Act and
       these regulations;
       “plumbing system” means the whole or any part of a drainage system, a
       venting system or a water system, but does not include a private sewage works;
       “private sewage works” means private sewage works as defined in The
       Private Sewage Works Regulations;
       “reclaimed water” means sewage or another source of water that is typically
       discharged after a single use but that is recovered for the purposes of water
       reuse;
       “single family dwelling unit” means a dwelling that has a dedicated
       metered connection to a communal waterworks that is not shared with any
       other dwelling unit and may include a secondary suite;
       “trailer” means a structure:
              (a) designed to provide a temporary living accommodation for travel,
              vacation or recreational use;
              (b) that is driven, towed or transported; and
              (c) having an overall length not exceeding 12.5 metres and an overall
              width not exceeding 2.6 metres, the width being measured as the sum
              of the distances from the vehicle centre line to the outmost projections
              on each side;
       “water reuse” means the practice of treating and utilizing reclaimed water
       for the purposes of toilet and urinal flushing within:
              (a) a single family dwelling unit that is occupied by the owner of the unit;
              (b) any public building; or
              (c) if approved by the local authority, any other building;
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          “work” means:
               (a) any design, installation, construction, addition, renovation,
               alteration, repair, removal or operation of a plumbing system; or
               (b) the connection of a plumbing system to communal sewage works or
               communal waterworks.
    (2) Unless otherwise provided for in the Act or these regulations, words, symbols
    and abbreviations used in these regulations that are defined in the NPC have the
    same meaning in these regulations as in the NPC.
    (3) In these regulations, a reference to a local authority with respect to a plumbing
    system is a reference to the local authority that has jurisdiction over the area in
    which the plumbing system is to be designed, installed, constructed, extended,
    renovated, altered, repaired, removed, operated or connected to communal sewage
    works or communal waterworks.
                                                10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s2; 8 Dec 2023 SR
                                                119/2023 s3.


Application of regulations
    3(1) Subject to subsection (2), these regulations apply to the design, installation,
    construction, addition, renovation, alteration, repair, removal or operation of
    plumbing systems and the connection of plumbing systems to communal waterworks
    and communal sewage works.
    (2) These regulations do not apply to private sewage works.
                                                10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s3.


Local authorities
    4 For the purposes of clause 45(d) of the Act, the following are prescribed as
    local authorities and each has the duty to administer and enforce the Act, these
    regulations and any adopted codes, standards, minister’s interpretations, appeal
    board interpretations and orders made pursuant to these regulations for buildings
    within its geographical or jurisdictional area:
          (a) the City of Lloydminster;
          (b) the City of Regina;
          (c) the City of Saskatoon;
          (d) the Global Transportation Hub;
          (e) the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan.
                                                10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s4.
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                                       PART 2
                               National Plumbing Code
National Plumbing Code of Canada
    5(1) The National Plumbing Code of Canada 2020 is declared to be in force,
    including:
         (a) the amendments set out in Appendix A; and
         (b) revisions and errata issued by Codes Canada of the National Research
         Council from time to time.
    (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the edition of the NPC that was in force on
    the day on which the permit was issued applies to any work:
         (a) for which a permit is issued before the day on which an edition of the NPC
         is declared to be in force or any appendix, revision or errata comes into force; and
         (b) that is not completed on the day on which that edition is declared to be
         in force.
    (3) No person shall fail to comply with the edition of the NPC that is in force at
    the time the permit for the work to be undertaken was issued.
    (4) With respect to the edition of the NPC that is adopted pursuant to this section,
    the minister shall cause information respecting the edition of the NPC that is in force,
    the period for which the NPC is in force and where that edition may be accessed:
         (a)   to be posted on the website of the ministry; and
         (b) to be made public in any other manner that the minister considers
         appropriate.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s5; 8 Dec 2023 SR
                                                  119/2023 s4.




                                       PART 3
                                 Plumbing Inspectors
Chief plumbing inspector
    6(1) The chief plumbing inspector is the individual appointed for the purposes of
    section 26 of The Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan Act.
    (2) The chief plumbing inspector may advise and provide recommendations and
    assistance to local authorities or any other persons respecting the following:
         (a) the promotion of compliance with the NPC;
         (b) the establishment of a plumbing inspector services agreement or an
         interjurisdictional area to plan, organize, and deliver plumbing inspector
         services;
         (c) the standards for plumbing inspector services;
         (d) any other matter that the minister may direct.
    (3) The chief plumbing inspector has the powers of a plumbing inspector pursuant
    to section 9.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s6.
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Chief plumbing administrator
    7(1) A local authority may appoint a chief plumbing administrator to oversee
    plumbing inspections within the local authority.
    (2) A chief plumbing administrator has the powers of a plumbing inspector
    pursuant to section 9.
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s7.


Plumbing inspectors
    8(1) On the request of a local authority, the chief plumbing inspector may appoint
    any competent person to act as a plumbing inspector within the local authority.
    (2) A chief plumbing administrator may appoint any competent person to act as
    plumbing inspector within the jurisdiction of the local authority that appointed the
    chief plumbing administrator.
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s8.


Powers of plumbing inspectors
    9(1) A plumbing inspector appointed pursuant to section 8 has the powers of a
    building official pursuant to section 24 of the Act with respect to ensuring compliance
    with these regulations.
    (2) A plumbing inspector who is satisfied that these regulations, a plumbing bylaw
    or the terms and conditions of a plumbing permit are being contravened may issue
    an order in writing in accordance with section 25 of the Act.
    (3) No plumbing inspector shall use the powers provided in subsection (1) or (2) to
    enforce any bylaw other than a plumbing bylaw passed in accordance with the Act.
    (4) Subject to subsection (5), no plumbing inspector shall inspect any work on behalf
    of a local authority with respect to any building in the local authority’s jurisdiction
    that the plumbing inspector has performed or in which the plumbing inspector has
    any direct or indirect interest.
    (5) A plumbing inspector may inspect any work on behalf of a local authority
    with respect to any building in the local authority’s jurisdiction that the plumbing
    inspector has performed or in which the plumbing inspector has any direct or indirect
    interest with prior written permission from the local authority.
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s9.


Form and content of plumbing inspector orders
    10 An order pursuant to subsection 9(2) must:
         (a) be written in a legible manner;
         (b) identify the date on which the order is issued;
         (c)   include:
               (i) the name of the person to whom the order is issued;
               (ii) the municipal address or legal description of the property on which
               the thing, process or activity that is the subject‑matter of the order is
               located;
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               (iii) the name of the plumbing inspector who is issuing the order; and
               (iv) the local authority under whose appointment the plumbing inspector
               is acting;
         (d) state that it is an order pursuant to the Act;
         (e) identify the provision of the Act pursuant to which the order is issued;
         (f) identify the provision of the Act, regulation, code or bylaw, or term or
         condition of a permit, that has been contravened;
         (g)   identify:
               (i) the actions that are ordered to occur;
               (ii) the actions that are ordered to cease occurring; or
               (iii) any combination of actions that are ordered to occur or cease
               occurring;
         (h) identify the date by which any action or cessation of action required
         pursuant to clause (g) must be completed;
         (i) identify the date by which any tests or samples that may be required
         pursuant to the order must be submitted to the plumbing inspector named in
         subclause (c)(iii) or to the local authority mentioned in subclause (c)(iv);
         (j) include information and instructions with respect to the procedure to file
         an appeal of the order with the chief codes administrator;
         (k) state that non‑compliance with the order is an offence pursuant to the
         Act; and
         (l) state that orders can be registered by the local authority in the Land Titles
         Registry 61 days after the date on which the order is received by the owner.
                                                   10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s10.


Plumbing inspector orders – Land Titles Registry
    11(1) For the purposes of subsection 20(6) of the Act, a local authority shall cause
    an interest to be discharged within 30 days after the conditions mentioned in
    clause 20(6)(a) or (b), as the case may be, of the Act have been met.
    (2) If the appeal board varies a plumbing inspector’s order after an interest is
    registered in the Land Titles Registry, the local authority shall ensure the interest
    in the Land Titles Registry is updated to reflect the appeal board’s decision within 30
    days after the appeal board’s decision.
    (3) If the appeal board revokes a plumbing inspector’s order after an interest is
    registered in the Land Titles Registry, the local authority shall ensure the interest in
    the Land Titles Registry is discharged within 30 days after appeal board’s decision.
                                                   10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s11.
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                                        PART 4
                                    Responsibilities
Compliance with NPC
    12 No person who designs, installs, constructs, extends, renovates, alters, repairs,
    removes, or operates a plumbing system or connects a plumbing system to communal
    waterworks or communal sewage works shall fail to comply with these regulations
    or the NPC.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s12.


Responsibility of owner
    13(1) On the issuance of a permit with respect to the owner’s building, the owner
    must:
         (a) comply with the terms and conditions of the permit; and
         (b) undertake to have the work performed in accordance with the Act, these
         regulations and the NPC.
    (2) If a permit has been issued on the basis of an application accompanied by plans
    and specifications required pursuant to these regulations, the owner must cause
    the work to be carried out in a manner consistent with the information contained
    in those plans and specifications, unless the local authority gives its prior written
    approval for a deviation.
    (3) Notwithstanding the issuance of a permit, the approval of plans or specifications,
    the approval of a test or inspection, or any other act of the local authority, the owner
    and any owner’s representative shall ensure that all work undertaken pursuant
    to these regulations complies with the requirements of the Act, these regulations
    and the NPC.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s13.


False Information
    14 No person shall knowingly submit false or misleading information to:
         (a) a plumbing inspector;
         (b) a local authority;
         (c) the chief plumbing inspector;
         (d) a chief plumbing administrator;
         (e)   the minister; or
         (f) any person employed by the minister or a local authority to administer
         and enforce these regulations.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s14.
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No relief of obligation to comply with the NPC
     15 An owner of a building or an owner’s contractor or employee is not relieved from
     the obligation to carry out any work that is within the scope of section 6 of the Act
     and section 3 of these regulations in accordance with the NPC by reason only of:
          (a)   the granting of a permit;
          (b)   the review of drawings and specifications;
          (c)   the making of inspections; or
          (d) the absence or omission of any of the things mentioned in clauses (a) to (c).
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s15.


Unsafe Conditions
     16(1) No owner or owner’s representative shall cause, authorize or maintain any
     unsafe condition in any work on a plumbing system.
     (2) The owner of a building or that owner’s representative shall immediately take all
     necessary steps to put a plumbing system in a safe condition if the plumbing system:
          (a) is in an unsafe condition; or
          (b) for any reason or at any time develops or acquires an unsafe condition.
     (3) If occupancy of a building or part of a building occurs before the completion of
     any work being carried out in, on or about the building or part of the building, the
     owner shall ensure that no occupant is exposed to an unsafe condition resulting
     from the work being carried out.
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s16.


Availability of plans
     17 The owner or the owner’s representative shall ensure that the approved plans,
     specifications, permit, and related documents and drawings for a plumbing system
     undergoing work are available at the work site during the hours in which work is
     underway for inspection by:
          (a) a plumbing inspector; and
          (b) the person or firm that is to review the work pursuant to the NPC.
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s17.


Connection to sewage works
     18 The owner of any building in which plumbing fixtures are installed shall ensure
     that the fixtures are connected to communal sewage works or private sewage works
     in accordance with these regulations.
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s18.
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                                          PART 5
                                          Permits
Permit required re construction, renovation, etc.
    19(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall establish, install, construct,
    extend, renovate, alter, repair, or remove a plumbing system, or connect a plumbing
    system to communal sewage works or communal waterworks, except pursuant to
    the authority of a permit.
    (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
          (a) the repair or replacement of a valve, faucet or fixture;
          (b) the repair of a leak;
          (c) forcing out a stoppage if no change in the piping is required; or
          (d) if no extension of the plumbing system is required, the installation of a
          water treatment device, underground sprinklers or a domestic dishwashing
          machine or laundry machine.
    (3) Subject to subsection (4), subsection (1) does not apply to a plumbing system
    within a structure if the structure conforms to the following applicable standard at
    the time of construction:
          (a) the CSA standard Z240 MH Series‑09, Manufactured Homes, as amended
          from time to time;
          (b) the CSA standard Z240 RV Series‑08, Recreational Vehicles, as amended
          from time to time;
          (c) the CSA standard CAN/CSA Z241 Series‑03, Park Model Trailers, as
          amended from time to time; or
          (d) the CSA standard A277‑08, Procedure for Factory Certification of
          Buildings, as amended from time to time.
    (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), if the plumbing system in a structure mentioned
    in subsection (3) that is permanently connected to communal waterworks or
    communal sewage system is extended, renovated, altered, or repaired, subsection (1)
    applies.
                                                    10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s19.


Permit required – connection to water pipelines
    20 Except pursuant to the authority of a permit, no person shall connect a plumbing
    system to:
          (a) a water pipeline as defined in The Waterworks and Sewage Works
          Regulations for which a permit is required pursuant to section 24 of The
          Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010; or
          (b) a limited‑scope water pipeline as defined in The Health Hazard
          Regulations.
                                                    10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s20.
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Eligibility for permit
     21(1)     A person is eligible to apply for a permit if the person:
             (a) holds a Journeyperson Certificate of Qualification in the plumber trade
             issued pursuant to section 29 of The Apprenticeship and Trade Certification
             Commission Regulations, 2020;
             (b) holds a journeyperson’s certificate in the plumber trade issued by another
             province or territory of Canada; or
             (c) employs one or more of the persons mentioned in clause (a) or (b).
     (2) In the case of plumbing that is to be done in an existing single family dwelling
     unit, the owner of the unit is eligible to apply for a permit if the unit is:
             (a) used exclusively for living quarters;
             (b) occupied by the owner; and
             (c) at the time of application for the permit, not intended for resale.
     (3) In the case of plumbing to connect a plumbing system to a water pipeline
     mentioned in clause 20(a) or (b), a competent person is eligible to apply for a permit.
                                                     10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s21; 8 Dec 2023
                                                     SR 119/2023 s5.


Application for permit
     22(1)     An applicant for a permit must:
             (a) apply to the local authority in a form acceptable to the local authority;
             (b) subject to subsections (2) and (3), provide the local authority with:
                  (i) a specification or abstract of the proposed work; and
                  (ii) if the plumbing includes a water reuse system that utilizes sewage:
                         (A) a detailed description of the water reuse system;
                         (B) evidence establishing to the satisfaction of the local authority
                         that the water reuse system conforms to CSA B128.1 Design and
                         installation of non‑potable water systems; and
                         (C) a statement indicating that the owner of any communal
                         waterworks or communal sewage works that serves the location in
                         which the plumbing is to be installed consents to the installation of
                         the water reuse system;
             (c) provide any other information or material that the local authority may
             reasonably require; and
             (d) submit to the local authority any fees required by the local authority.
     (2) A local authority may exempt a person from the application of subclause (1)(b)(i)
     if the local authority is of the opinion that it would not be injurious to the public
     interest to do so.
     (3) An exemption granted pursuant to subsection (2) must be in writing or in the
     manner set out in the local authority’s plumbing bylaw.
                                                     8 Dec 2023 SR 119/2023 s6.
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Permits – issuance
    23(1)     If an application has been made for a permit, the local authority may:
            (a) issue the permit, subject to any reasonable terms or conditions; or
            (b) refuse to issue the permit.
    (2) Without restricting the generality of clause (1)(b), the local authority may
    refuse to issue a permit to a person who:
            (a) has not paid any required fee;
            (b) at the time of applying for the permit, has defective work outstanding;
            (c) has submitted an incomplete application, or an application that contains
            false or misleading information;
            (d) in the opinion of the relevant local authority, has demonstrated an inability
            to perform the work in a manner that is safe and acceptable;
            (e) has failed to comply with the Act, these regulations or any terms or
            conditions of a permit; or
            (f) has failed to make repairs or corrections that are directed by the local
            authority pursuant to these regulations.
    (3)   No local authority shall unreasonably refuse to issue a permit.
    (4) A local authority that refuses to issue a permit pursuant to subsection (1)
    shall provide written notice to the applicant as to the reasons for the local
    authority’s refusal to issue a permit and refund any fee or deposit paid as part of
    the permit application.
                                                   10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s23.


Permits – expiry
    24(1) Subject to subsection (2), a permit ceases to be valid if the work for which
    the permit is issued is not commenced within 180 days after the date of issue or is
    not completed 2 years after the date of issue.
    (2) If a local authority establishes the duration of a permit in a bylaw, the bylaw
    shall prevail.
    (3) Subject to subsection (4), if all work listed on a plumbing permit is not completed
    before the plumbing permit expires, the owner shall apply to the local authority
    that issued the plumbing permit to do one of the following:
            (a) revoke the plumbing permit;
            (b) extend the term of the permit;
            (c) vary the conditions of the plumbing permit.
    (4) A local authority may revoke, extend or vary a plumbing permit on written
    application of the owner and subject to any conditions or fees listed in the local
    authority’s plumbing bylaw.
    (5) No owner or owner’s representative shall allow a building or part of a building
    to be in an unsafe condition by reason of the expiration of a plumbing permit.
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     (6) The expiration of a plumbing permit does not prevent a plumbing inspector
     or local authority from taking any action necessary for the purposes of ensuring
     compliance with the provisions of the Act, regulations or the terms and conditions
     of a plumbing permit.
     (7) A plumbing inspector may issue an order pursuant to section 25 of the Act for
     any plumbing permit that expires if:
          (a) the work listed on the plumbing permit application remains incomplete
          and the owner has failed to apply to the local authority to revoke, extend or
          vary the plumbing permit; or
          (b) an unsafe condition exists because the work listed on the plumbing permit
          is not completed.
     (8) A plumbing inspector may direct a local authority to cause an interest to be
     registered in the Land Titles Registry against the title to the land based on an order
     written pursuant to subsection (7) with respect to an expired plumbing permit.
                                                     10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s24.


Permits – revocation
     25(1) A local authority may revoke a permit issued pursuant to section 23 of these
     regulations:
          (a)   if the owner requests in writing that it be revoked;
          (b)   if the permit was issued on mistaken, false or incorrect information;
          (c)   if the permit was issued in error;
          (d) subject to subsection (2), if, after 180 days after the permit’s issuance,
          the work for which the permit was issued has not, in the opinion of the local
          authority’s plumbing inspector, been seriously commenced and the local
          authority has not agreed, in writing, to allow the delay;
          (e) subject to subsection (2), if the work for which the permit was issued is,
          in the opinion of the local authority’s building official, substantially suspended
          or discontinued for a period of more than 180 days and the local authority has
          not agreed, in writing, to allow the delay; or
          (f) for any other reason listed in the local authority’s plumbing bylaw.
     (2) For the purposes of clauses (1)(d) and (1)(e), if a local authority passes a bylaw
     that sets out minimum times within which work must commence or for which work
     can be suspended or discontinued, the bylaw prevails.
     (3) A local authority that revokes a permit pursuant to subsection (1) shall provide
     written notice to the owner within 5 business days after the date of the revocation
     as to the reasons for the revocation.
                                                     10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s25.


Permit fees
     26 A local authority may set its own permit fees by bylaw.
                                                     10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s26.
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                                           PART 6
                                         Inspections
Inspection of plumbing system
    27(1) A plumbing system for which a permit is required pursuant to these
    regulations:
            (a) may be inspected or tested by the local authority at any time; and
            (b) shall not be put into use until any requirements set out in any order of
            the plumbing inspector have been met.
    (2) An owner or owner’s representative who has executed work for which a permit
    has been issued shall notify the local authority when the work is ready for inspection
    or testing.
    (3) The owner or owner’s representative shall provide any equipment, material,
    power and labour that is required for the inspector to conduct the inspection or
    testing.
    (4) Without restricting the generality of clause (1)(b), the local authority may
    refuse to inspect a plumbing system for a person who:
            (a) has not paid any fee required pursuant to these regulations;
            (b) at the time of notifying the local authority that the work is ready for
            inspection, has failed to make repairs or corrections directed by the local
            authority; or
            (c) has demonstrated an inability to perform the work in a safe and acceptable
            manner.
    (5) The owner or a competent person representing the owner shall be present at
    the time of the inspection or testing.
    (6) No part of the plumbing system is to be covered until the local authority grants
    permission.
    (7) If any part of the plumbing system is covered before permission is granted, the
    owner or owner’s representative shall uncover it if the local authority so directs.
    (8)   If any part of the plumbing system is not approved by the local authority:
            (a) the owner or owner’s representative shall make any necessary alterations,
            connections or replacements; and
            (b) the work is subject to any further inspection or testing that the local
            authority considers necessary.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s27.


Existing plumbing systems
    28(1)     The local authority may:
            (a) inspect an existing plumbing system; and
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          (b) if, in the opinion of the local authority, the plumbing system is faulty
          or defective, require the owner of the plumbing system to do all or any of the
          following:
               (i) subject it to a test satisfactory to the local authority;
               (ii) make alterations or replacements to the system to correct the fault
               or defect.
     (2) If a test required pursuant to subsection (1) indicates that an existing plumbing
     system is faulty or defective, the owner shall make any repair, alteration or
     replacement that the local authority considers necessary.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s28.


Certificates of approval
     29(1) Subject to subsection (2), on the request of the owner or the owner’s
     representative, a local authority may issue a certificate of approval to the owner
     if a plumbing system has been found satisfactory on its final required inspection.
     (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a plumbing system incorporated in a
     manufactured structure, mobile home or trailer that has been certified to a recognized
     standard by a certification body accredited by the Standards Council of Canada.
     (3) In the case of the plumbing system of a manufactured structure, mobile home or
     trailer that has not been certified by a certification body accredited by the Standards
     Council of Canada, the local authority may issue a certificate of approval to the
     owner if an inspection has been conducted by the local authority and the plumbing
     system has been found satisfactory on its inspection.
     (4) A certificate of approval mentioned in subsection (3) may be issued by the
     local authority in Form A of Appendix B and affixed to the drain or stack or other
     visible location in the interior of the structure so as to be readily visible during
     final inspection.
     (5) Notwithstanding subsection (2), any plumbing system mentioned in
     subsection (2) that is extended, renovated or altered after installation is subject to
     section 18, and subsection (1) applies.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s29.




                                      PART 7
                     Appeals of Plumbing Inspector Orders and
                            Requests for Interpretation
Appeal
     30 A person who is subject to an order pursuant to section 9 may appeal to the
     appeal board pursuant to section 31 of the Act.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s30.


Pre‑ruling
     31 A person may appeal to the appeal board  for an interpretation of a provision
     of the NPC pursuant to subsection 32(1) of the Act.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s31.
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Appeal decisions – plumbing
    32(1) The appeal board may delegate any appeal of an order pursuant to section 31
    of the Act, or request for an interpretation order pursuant to section 32 of the Act,
    that concerns matters regulated by these regulations to either:
            (a) the relevant chief plumbing administrator of Regina, Saskatoon,
            Lloydminster or the Global Transportation Hub for a building located within
            the geographical area of that local authority; or
            (b) the chief plumbing inspector for a building located in any other geographic
            area.
    (2) A decision of either a chief plumbing administrator or the chief plumbing
    inspector mentioned in clause (1)(a) or (b) may be appealed in accordance with
    section 34 of the Act.
                                                    10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s32.


Appeal board deposit
    33(1)     The deposit amounts payable to the ministry are set out in Appendix C for:
            (a) an appeal of a plumbing inspector order pursuant to clause 31(1)(b) of
            the Act; or
            (b) an interpretation of a provision of a construction code pursuant to
            clause 32(1)(b) of the Act.
    (2) Subject to subsection (4), if the deposit mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is not
    paid within the period required pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Act, the appeal
    will be dismissed and any further right of appeal extinguished.
    (3) Subject to subsection (4), the appeal board shall not hear an application made
    pursuant to section 32 of the Act before the applicant pays the deposit mentioned
    in clause (1)(b).
    (4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the chief codes administrator may waive any
    deposit mentioned in subsection (1) as part of an application to the appeal board if
    an applicant is able to demonstrate to the chief codes administrator’s satisfaction
    that the applicant is unable to pay a deposit as a result of exceptional or unusual
    events or circumstances affecting the applicant.
    (5) The chief codes administrator may require an applicant to provide evidence
    that is reasonably required in the circumstances to demonstrate to the satisfaction
    of the chief codes administrator that the applicant is unable to pay a deposit.
    (6) If an applicant fails to provide evidence at the request of the chief codes
    administrator in accordance with subsection (5), the chief codes administrator may
    refuse to waive the deposit for the applicant.
    (7) The chief codes administrator may cancel a waiver of a deposit if the chief codes
    administrator determines that:
            (a) the information or evidence provided by the applicant in support of the
            applicant’s application for a waiver of a deposit was incorrect with respect to
            a requirement affecting the applicant’s eligibility for a waiver;
            (b) the waiver was given in error; or
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          (c) there has been any other material change in circumstances that, in the
          opinion of the chief codes administrator, causes the applicant to no longer meet
          the requirements of subsection (4).
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s33.


Failure to appear
     34(1) If notice is given of a hearing pursuant to section 31 or 32 of the Act and a
     party other than the applicant fails to attend that hearing, the appeal board may
     hear and decide the matter in the absence of that party.
     (2) If notice is given of hearing pursuant to section 31 or 32 of the Act and an
     applicant fails to attend the hearing, the appeal board may dismiss the matter
     without conducting a hearing.
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s34.


Publication of appeal board decisions
     35(1) Subject to subsection (2), a summary of all appeal board decisions may be
     published in any manner the minister considers appropriate, including by publishing
     it on the ministry’s website.
     (2) Subject to subsection (3), any information that is, in the opinion of the chief
     codes administrator, third party identifying information must be severed before the
     summary of the appeal board’s decision is published.
     (3) A summary of an appeal board’s decision may be withheld if the chief codes
     administrator reasonably believes that third party identifying information cannot
     be severed from the decision.
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s35.




                                     PART 8
                         Bylaws and miscellaneous matters
Bylaws
     36 For the purposes of clauses 17(6)(b) and (c) of the Act, the minister shall not
     approve a plumbing bylaw or part of a bylaw if the minister is of the opinion that
     the bylaw or part of the bylaw:
          (a) deals with matters outside of the scope of the Act or these regulations; or
          (b) does not conform with the purpose and intent of the Act or these
          regulations.
                                                 10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s36.
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Permitted deviations
    37 A local authority may authorize deviations from the requirements established
    by these regulations if the plumbing system of a building, trailer, manufactured
    structure or mobile home that is in existence at the time these regulations come
    into force:
            (a) is altered, repaired or renovated;
            (b) if the deviation is necessary in the opinion of the local authority; and
            (c) if the deviation poses no danger to public health or safety.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s.7.


Compulsory provision of hot water
    38(1)      In this section:
            “building” means a building that is situated on property abutting a municipal
            water main or municipal sewer main and whose plumbing system is connected
            to the municipal water main or municipal sewer main;
            “public washroom” means a washroom that is intended for public use and
            to which the public has access.
    (2) Unless otherwise authorized by the local authority, the owner of a building
    shall provide a hot water supply to a public washroom in the building.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s38.




                                         PART 9
                           Transitional and Coming into Force
Transitional
    39 If, immediately before the coming into force of these regulations, a permit is
    valid pursuant to The Plumbing Regulations, those regulations continue to apply
    to the work done pursuant to that permit.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s39.


Coming into force
    40(1) Subject to subsection (2), these regulations come into force on the day on
    which section 1 of The Construction Codes Act comes into force.
    (2) If these regulations are filed with the Registrar of Regulations after the date
    on which section 1 of The Construction Codes Act comes into force, these regulations
    come into force on the day on which they are filed with the Registrar of Regulations.
                                                  10 Dec 2021 SR 126/2021 s40.
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                                        Appendix A
                                         [Section 5]
                         Saskatchewan Amendments to the
                       National Plumbing Code of Canada, 2020
1 The National Plumbing Code of Canada 2020 is amended in the manner set
forth in this Appendix.
2    Article 1.4.1.2. of Division A is amended:
     (a)   by adding the following definition after the definition of Alloyed zinc:
           “Ancillary building means a building that depends on another building in
           order to function’;
     (b) by repealing the definition of Drainage system and substituting the
     following:
           “Drainage system means an assembly of pipes, fittings, fixtures, traps and
           appurtenances that is used to convey sewage, clear‑water waste or storm
           water to the property line, or to a private sewage works, but does not include
           a subsoil drainage pipe”;
     (c) by adding the following definitions after the definition of Fresh air inlet:
           “Human Consumptive use means a use of water for human consumption,
           including the following uses and applications:
                a)   drinking;
                b)   cooking and food preparation;
                c)   oral hygiene”;
           “Hygienic use means a use of water for hygienic purposes by humans, including
           the following uses and applications:
                a)   bathing and personal hygiene, but not including swimming;
                b)   showering;
           but does not include a human consumptive use;”
     (d) by repealing the definition of Private water supply system and substituting
     the following:
           “Private waterworks means a privately owned works that is located on one
           property and is intended to be used for the supply, collection, treatment, storage
           and distribution of water that:
                a) is not a public water supply within the meaning of The Health Hazard
                Regulations;
                b) is not designated as a waterworks for the purposes of clause 2(pp)
                of The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010 and The
                Waterworks and Sewage Works Regulations; and
                c) does not include water for industrial use”;
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    (e) by repealing the definition of Water distribution system and substituting the
    following:
         “Water distribution system means an assembly of pipes, fittings, valves and
         appurtenances that conveys water from the water service pipe or private
         waterworks to water supply outlets, fixtures, appliances and devices.”
    (f) by repealing the definition of Water system and substituting the following:
         “Water system means an assembly of pipes, fittings, valves and appurtenances
         that convey water from a communal waterworks, starting at the property
         line or a private water supply source, to the water supply outlets, fixtures,
         appliances, and devices”.
3   Table 1.3.1.2. in Division B is amended by adding the following entries:

           CSA          CSA B64.5       Double check valve (DCVA)            2.6
                                        backflow preventers
           CSA         CSA B64.5.1      Double check valve backflow          2.6
                                        preventers for fire protection
                                        systems (DCVAF)
           CSA       CSA B128.3:23      Performance of non‑potable           2.7
                                        water reuse systems
4 Table 1.3.1.2. in Division B is amended by repealing the reference to CSA B64.10‑17
and replacing it with CSA B64.10‑23.
5   Articles 2.1.2.1. to 2.1.2.4. of Division B are repealed and the following substituted:
    “2.1.2.1. Sanitary Drainage Systems
         1) Except where supplying systems that are covered in Section 2.7., sanitary
         drainage systems shall be connected to a public sanitary sewer, a public
         combined sewer or a private sewage works.
         2)   A combined building drain shall not be installed. (See Appendix A.)
    “2.1.2.2. Storm Drainage Systems
         1) Except as provided in Section 2.7., storm drainage systems shall be
         connected to a public storm sewer, a public combined sewer or a designated
         storm water disposal location.
    “2.1.2.3. Water Distribution Systems
         1) Except as provided in Section 2.7., water distribution systems shall be
         connected to a public water system or a private waterworks.
    “2.1.2.4. Separate Services
         1) Subject to Sentences (2) to (4), piping in any building connected to a
         public water system, a public sanitary sewer or a public combined sewer shall
         be connected separately from piping of any other building.
         2) Piping in a building may be connected to an ancillary building on the same
         property as the building mentioned in Sentence (1).
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           3) Piping in a building may be connected to the piping of another building
           on a separate property if an easement is obtained and the local authority has
           approved of the proposed piping system.
           4) Plumbing systems in premises registered pursuant to The Condominium
           Property Act, 1993 may be extended to the property line by a single sewer pipe
           and a single water service pipe”.
6    Sentence 2.4.4.1.(1) of Division B is amended:
           (a) by striking out “public” and substituting “communal”; and
           (b) by striking out “private sewage disposal system” and substituting “private
           sewage works”.
7    Sentences 2.4.6.4.(1) and (2) of Divisions B are amended:
           “1) Except as provided in Sentences (2) and (3), where a building drain or a
           branch may be subject to backflow from a fixture or a public sewer, a backwater
           valve shall be installed on every fixture drain connected to them when the
           fixture is located below grade.
           “2) Where more than one fixture is in the same room and all are connected
           to the same branch, the backwater valve is permitted to be installed on the
           branch”.
8    Sentence 2.4.9.4.(1) of Division B is repealed and the following substituted:
     “1) Building Drains and Building Sewers connected to the public sewer system
     (see Sentence 2.4.7.1.(6)) shall not be less than 4 inches in size”.
9    The following Article is added after Article 2.5.5.5.:
     “2.5.5.6. Vent for Island Fixture
           1) Island venting is permitted”.
10    Sentence 2.6.2.4.(1) of Division B is repealed and the following substituted:
           “1) Residential partial flow‑through fire sprinkler/standpipe systems in which
           the pipes and fittings are constructed of potable water system materials shall
           be protected by a double check valve backflow preventer conforming to:
                a) CSA B64.5, ‘Double check valve (DCVA) backflow preventers,’ or
                b) CSA B64.5.1, ‘Double check valve backflow preventers for fire
                protection systems (DCVAF).’ ”.
11    Clause 2.6.2.4.(2)(b) of Division B is repealed and the following substituted:
           “b) Provided that the systems do not use antifreeze or other additives of any
           kind and that all pipes and fittings are constructed of potable water system
           materials, Class 1 fire sprinkler/standpipe systems shall be protected by a
           Double Check Valve backflow preventer conforming to:
                i) CSA B64.5, ‘Double Check Valve (DCVA) backflow preventers,’ or
                ii) CSA B64.5.1, ‘Double check valve backflow preventers for fire
                protection systems (DCVAF)’. ”.
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12   Sentence 2.6.2.4.(3) of Division B is repealed and the following substituted:
          “3) Backflow preventers required by Sentence (2) shall not adversely affect
          the designed performance of the system and be installed upstream of the fire
          department pumper connection. (See Note a‑2.6.2.4.(3)”.
13   Sentence 2.6.2.5.(1) of Division B is repealed and the following substituted:
          “1) Subject to Sentence (2), no water system that includes a connection to a
          private water source shall be interconnected with a communal waterworks.
          “2) A water system that includes a connection to a private water source may
          be interconnected with a communal waterworks if:
               (a) the owner of the communal waterworks provides written approval
               to the local authority; and
               (b) the water system and the connection to the communal waterworks is
               not located in a city, town, village or resort village or subdivision consisting
               of 3 or more lots”.
14   Article 2.7.1.4. of Division B is repealed and the following substituted:
     “2.7.1.4 Location of Outlets
          1) Unless approved by the local authority, an outlet from a non‑potable water
          supply shall not be located where it can discharge into:
               (a) a sink or lavatory,
               (b) a fixture into which an outlet from a potable water system is
               discharged, or
               (c) a fixture that is used for the preparation, handling or dispensing of
               food, drink or products that are intended for human consumption.
          2) Sentence (1) does not apply to waterworks authorized to supply water for
          hygienic use within the meaning of section 20 or 21 of The Waterworks and
          Sewage Works Regulations.
15   The following Sentence is added after Sentence 2.7.1.1.(5):
          “6) Where a non‑potable water system that utilizes sewage is installed, it
          shall conform to CSA B128.3:23, ‘Performance of non‑potable water reuse
          systems’ and produce an effluent with a water quality suitable for the use to
          which it is put”.
                                                   8 Dec 2023 SR 119/2023 s7.
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                                   Appendix B
                                    FORM A
                                   [Section 29]
                            Certificate of Approval
The roughed‑in plumbing in this manufactured structure, mobile home or trailer has
been inspected and approved.


___________________________________________
Local Authority
___________________________________________
Address
___________________________________________
Date
                _________________________________________________
                                   Inspected By

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                                   Appendix C
                                   [Section 33]
                                       Fees

         Provision        Description                               Fee
         s. 30            Deposit for an appeal of a                $200
                          plumbing inspector’s order
         s. 31            Deposit for a request for                 $500
                          interpretation of the NPC

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