Chapter IV WATER SUPPLY

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22. Water Supply

Statutory text

(a) Power to arrange water supply during emergency: - It shall be lawful for the Director or Fire Officer of the fire-fighting operations to draw water from any source in the area which he considers necessary during fire- fighting operations and on such occasions as may be required and the authority or owner or occupier having control over such water source shall supply water for that purpose at such rates as may be prescribed.
(b) Duty to arrange water supply : The Director or Fire Officer shall take all reasonable measures for securing that an adequate supply of water will be available for the use in the event of fire as per the rules.
(c) Power to enter into Agreement for water supply : The Director or Fire Officer may enter into an agreement with an agency for meeting demand of water supply and emergent need of water as per the procedures and terms and conditions for the payment to the third party, prescribed under the rules.
(d) No compensation for interruption of water supply : No authority in charge of water supply in any area shall be liable to any claim for compensation for damage by reason of any interruption of supply of water in occasioned only by compliance of such authority with the requirement specified of sub-section
(c) of Section 27.
(e) Compensation of water : No charge shall be made by any local authority for water consumed in firefighting operations by the Fire Service.

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