Management of water supply equipment shall be subject to regulations under the Water Supply Act.

Public and private premises officially announced by the central competent authority that install stationary continuous water supply equipment for public drinking shall apply to and register with the special municipality, county or city competent authority before use of said equipment may begin. The central competent authority shall determine regulations for application and registration, changes in registration, validity period and extensions and other binding matters for said application.

Public or private premises that provide stationary continuous water supply equipment to the public for drinking shall performance maintenance in accordance with regulations and shall keep maintenance records. Records shall be posted and preserved for examination by the competent authority; the central competent authority shall determine regulations for maintenance methods, frequency, production of records, posting, validity period, and other binding matters for maintenance.

The drinking water equipment designated and announced by the central competent authority shall meet National Standards of the Republic of China (CNS); the central competent authority shall officially announce the standards for equipment for which no national standards have been set.