15.—(1) A person must not subject any water intended to be labelled and sold as “spring water” in its state at source to—
(a)any treatment other than—
(i)the separation of its unstable elements, such as iron and sulphur compounds, by filtration or decanting, whether or not preceded by oxygenation, in so far as the treatment does not alter the composition of the water as regards the essential constituents which give it its properties;
(ii)the total or partial elimination of free carbon dioxide by exclusively physical methods;
(iii)a fluoride removal treatment which is authorised in accordance with Schedule 2; or
(iv)an ozone-enriched air treatment which is authorised in accordance with Schedule 3;
(b)any addition other than the introduction or the re-introduction of carbon dioxide; or
(c)any disinfection treatment by whatever means, or, subject to paragraph (1)(b) the addition of bacteriostatic elements, or any other treatment likely to change the viable colony count of the water.
[F1(2) Paragraph (1) does not prevent the use of water labelled and sold as “spring water” in the manufacture of soft drinks.]
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