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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="12-1202" title_number="12" title_name="Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Maryland Swimming Pool and Spa Standards">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This subtitle does not alter or abrogate the authority of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the State Fire Prevention Commission to enforce the Electrical Code under Subtitle 6 of this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Public Service Commission to enforce the Energy Code defined under the Energy Conservation Building Standards Act, Title 7, Subtitle 4 of the Public Utilities Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Maryland Department of Health to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>enforce the Standards for the design and construction, including additions, alterations, or repairs, of public swimming pools; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>regulate the operation and maintenance of swimming pools and spas.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This subtitle does not alter or abrogate any zoning power or related authority of a county or municipal corporation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>This subtitle does not allow or encourage the State to initiate or assume an independent role in the administration and enforcement of the Standards for a swimming pool or spa that is not owned or operated by the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
