| permit required | True | s. 2(1): 'No Person shall own, excavate, install or construct … an outdoor swimming pool without an outdoor swimming pool enclosure Permit' |
| pool enclosure | Minimum 1.5 m height from finished grade outside enclosure; gate self-closing, self-latching at top inside; enclosure ≥1.2 m from pool edge; gap ≤100 mm at grade. | s. 5(1)(a); s. 5(1)(c); s. 5(1)(d); s. 6(1)(a) |
| prohibited materials | barbed wire, electrification, or other features designed to cause injury | s. 5(3)(a) |
scout note
A permit is required before excavating, installing or constructing an outdoor pool, and water may not be added until a final inspection. The enclosure must be at least 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high measured from finished grade outside it, sit at least 1.0 m from any climbable fence or structure, leave a gap of no more than 100