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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="12-1204" 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>A local jurisdiction may adopt local amendments to the Standards if the local amendments do not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>prohibit the minimum implementation and enforcement activities set forth in § 12–1205 of this subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>weaken energy conservation and efficiency provisions contained in the Standards.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a local jurisdiction adopts a local amendment to the Standards, the Standards as amended by the local jurisdiction apply in the local jurisdiction.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a local amendment conflicts with the Standards, the local amendment prevails in the local jurisdiction.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A local jurisdiction that adopts a local amendment to the Standards shall ensure that the local amendment is adopted in accordance with applicable local law.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>To keep the database established under this subtitle current, a local jurisdiction that adopts a local amendment to the Standards shall provide a copy of the local amendment to the Department:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>at least 15 days before the effective date of the amendment; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>within 5 days after the adoption of an emergency local amendment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
