Obligation of owner or occupier and power of the municipality to cut off water supply.

(1) Any owner of occupier of any building or land in or on which water supplied under this Regulation is misused due to negligence or other circumstance under his control or is used without permission in excess, or the quantity fixed under section 102 or in which the pipes, mains or other works are out of repair to such an extent as to cause waste of water, shall if he has knowledge thereof, be bound to give notice to such officer as the Municipality may appoint in this behalf. (2) If any person whose premises are supplied with water neglect to pay the water rates or any sum payable in respect of the water supplied under this Regulation, or to give notice as provided under sub-section (1), or wilfully or negligently misuses or causes waste of water the Municipality may, after giving him such notice as it deems reasonable in the circumstances, cut off the supply of water from his premises.