Subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified by regulations Power of the Chief

from time to time, the Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Municipal Executive Officer may, either on his own or through any other agency, authorized by him Officer/Municipal in this behalf,-

1. (a) erect upon any land or building, or affix to the outside of any building, or to any tree, any shaft or pipe as may appears to him to be necessary for Executive Officer to the purpose of ventilating any drain or cesspool, whether vested in the affix shafts etc. For Municipality or not, and ventilation of drain or
2. (b) examine the condition of a private drain or cesspool within the municipal cesspool and testing area in respect of which there is reasonable ground for believing that of drain. such private drain or cesspool is in such condition as is prejudicial to health, or is a nuisance, by applying any test other than a test by water under pressure, and if he deems it necessary, by opening the ground. 213. (1) When, under the provisions of this Act, any person is required, or is Power of the Chief liable. to execute any work in relation to water supply, drainage and sewerage Municipal Executive within the municipal area, the Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer may, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Executive Officer to regulations made thereunder, cause such work to be executed after giving such execute work after person an opportunity of executing such work within such time as may be giving notice to specified by him for this purpose. person liable.

1. (2) The expenses incurred or likely to be incurred by the Chief Municipal Executive Officer Municipal Executive Officer in connection with the maintenance of such work or enjoyment of amenities and conveniences rendered possible by such work shall be payable by the person or persons enjoying such amenities and convenience.
2. (3) The expenses referred to in subsection (2) shall be recoverable from the person or persons liable therefore as an arrear of tax under this Act. 214. (1) The Empowered Standing Committee may grant licence to any person Work to be done by possessing such technical qualifications as may be determined by regulations to licensed plumber. act as a Licensed plumber.
3. (2) No person, other than a licensed plumber, shall execute any work described in chapter XXII, and chapter XXIII, and in this chapter, and no, person shall permit any such work to be executed except by a licensed Plumber: Provided that ii in the opinion of the Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer, the works is of a trivial nature, he may grant permission in writing for the execution of such work by a person other than a licensed plumber:
4. (3) The Municipality shall’ by regulations, provide for-
   • (a) the terms and conditions of engagement of such licensed Plumbers,
   • (b) their duties and responsibilities, and guidelines for their functions,
   • (c) the charges to be paid to them for different types of works,
   • (d) the hearing and disposal of complaints made by the owners or occupiers of any premises with regard to their work, and
   • (e) The suspension or cancellation of such licence, in case of contravention of any such regulations by any such plumber, and prosecution thereof under this Act. 215. (1) The Chief Municipal Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer’ or Power of access to any other agency authorized by him in this behalf, or any person appointed by waterworks and tire State Government in this behalf’ may' for the purpose of inspecting or drainage and repairing or executing any work in, upon or in connection with, any waterworks sewerage at all reasonable times, - installations.
   • (a) enter upon' and pass through' any land within or outside the municipal area, adjacent to, or in the vicinity of such waterworks’ in whomsoever such land all may vest, and
   • (b) convey into and through any such land all necessary materials' tools and implements.
5. (2) In the exercise of any power conferred by section, this as little damage as possible may be done, and compensation for any damage which may be done in the exercise of any such power shall be paid by the Chief Municipal Executive Officer/Municipal Executive Officer or any agency authorized by him in this behalf, or, if the person so appointed by the State Government has caused the damage, by the State Government. 216. (1) No person shall- Prohibition of
   • (a) wilfully obstruct any person acting under the authority of the Chief certain acts Municipal*Executive Officer/ Municipal Executive Officer in setting out the lines of any works or pull up or remove any pillar, post or shaft fixed in the ground for the purpose of setting out lines of such works, or deface or destroy any works made for such purpose, or
   • (b) wilfully or negligently break, damage, turn on, open, close, shut off, or otherwise interfere with, any lock, cock, value, pipe, meter or other work apparatus belonging to the Municipality, or
   • (c) unlawfully obstruct the flow of, or flush, draw off, or divert, or take water from, any waterworks belonging to the Municipality, or
   • (d) unlawfully obstruct the flow of, or flush, draw off, or divert, or take, sewage work belonging to the Municipal or break or damage any electrical transmission line maintained by the Municipality, or
   • (e) throw any material including plastic bags and containers or waste of dairies, piggeries and poultry farms into any municipal drain or sewer, or
   • (f) obstruct any officer or other employee of the Municipal in the discharge of his duties under chapter XXII and under this chapter or wilfully neglect, to furnish him with the means necessary for the making of any entry inspection, examination or inquiry thereunder in relation to any water or sewage work, or
   • (g) bathe in, at, or upon, any waterworks or wash or through or cause to enter therein any animal, or throw any rubbish, dirt or filth into any waterworks or wash or clean therein any cloth, wool or leather or the skin of any animal, or cause the water of any sink or drain or any steam- engine or boiler or any polluted water to turn, or to be brought, into any waterworks, or do any other act, whereby the water in any waterworks is fouled or is likely to be fouled.
6. (2) Nothing in clause (b) of sub-section (I) shall apply to a consumer closing the stopcock fixed on the service pipe supplying water to his premises so long as he has obtained the consent of any other consumer whose supply will be affected thereby. 217. (1) The Municipality shall levy sewerage charge on the owners of premises Sewerage charge for connection of such premises to sewerage mains, such amount being not less and sewerage cess. than one-half of the amount chargeable for water-supply under sub-section (2) of section 172 or water-supply under sub-section (2) of section 173, as the case may be, as may be determined by regulations from time to time.
7. (2) Where the owner of any premises in a locality where sewer is laid by the Municipality has not taken connection from the sewerage mains, he shall be liable to pay a sewerage cess of such amount, not being more than one-half of the amount chargeable as sewerage charge under sub-section (I), as may be determined by regulations from time to time.
8. (3) Where the owner fails to pay the sewerage charge or sewerage cess, such sewerage charge or sewerage cess, as the case may be, shall be realized from the occupier, and the occupier shall be entitled to recover the amount from the owner.
9. (4) The connection of premises to sewerage mains shall be provided within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of an application in this behalf from the owner of the premises.
10. (5) The charges received by the Municipality from the owner or the occupier for connecting the premises to sewerage system may be such, as may be determined by regulation.