REGISTRATION OF COOLING TOWERS AND EVAPORATIVE CONDENSERS REGULATIONS

REGISTRATION OF COOLING TOWERS

AND EVAPORATIVE CONDENSERS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 465.04

REGISTRATION OF COOLING TOWERS AND

EVAPORATIVE CONDENSERS REGULATIONS

10th January, 2006

LEGAL NOTICE 6 of 2006.

The title of these regulations is the Registration of Cooling

Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations.

In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires

"Act" means the Public Health Act;

"cooling tower" means a device whose main purpose is to cool

water by direct contact between that water and a stream of air;

"evaporative condenser" means a device whose main purpose is

to cool a fluid by passing that fluid through a heat exchanger which

is itself cooled by contact with water passing through a stream of

air;

"heat exchanger" means a device for the transferring heat

between fluids which are not in direct contact with one another;

"device" includes a cooling tower or an evaporative condenser

except, where

(a) it contains no water that is exposed to air; and

(b) its water supply is not connected; and

(c) its electrical supply is not connected;

"premises" means premises used solely for or in connection with

the carrying on of a trade or business, whether for profit or not, and

should include any healthcare facility and schools;

"responsible person" means the person who owns, manages or

controls the cooling tower systems, or evaporative condensers or a

number of these systems in the same premises;

"the Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Public Health.

(1) It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure

that no device is situated on the premises unless it is registered with

the Superintendent.

(2) Registration of a device shall be without prejudice to any

obligation to apply for any necessary licences or permits that may

be required by any competent authority.

(1) Registration shall be made in writing on the

appropriate form acquired from the Superintendent and duly filled

and forwarded to the designated office.

(2) The information given on the registration form shall not be

misleading, inaccurate or incomplete.

REGISTRATION OF COOLING TOWERS

AND EVAPORATIVE CONDENSERS

The Superintendent shall keep a register of all registered

devices.

(1) When there is a change of the responsible person, the

new responsible person shall, within twenty-eight days from his

appointment, inform in writing the Superintendent of the change.

(2) When there is a change in the device, the responsible

person shall within twenty-eight days from such change inform in

writing the Superintendent with the same information as required

by regulation 4.

(3) When the device is no longer in use, the responsible person

shall inform the Superintendent

Provided that the foregoing provision shall not apply in the

case where the operation of a device is suspended for the purpose

of maintenance or by reason of seasonal shutdown.

Whosoever contravenes regulations 3, 4 and 6 shall be

guilty of an offence under the Act.