Power to make rules

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (a) specifying the class of consumers who are supplied water, under sub-section (1) of section 4; (b) specifying the tariff to be charged for water consumed and the manner of supply of water under sub-section (1) of section 4; (c) specifying the type of use of water; (d) specifying the fees to be levied for obtaining water connection by the consumer; (e) fixing the timings for supply of water; (f) specifying the form of application for obtaining water connection; (g) specifying the connection charges to be paid by the consumer for obtaining water connection; (h) specifying the amount of security to be deposited by the consumer at the time of obtaining water connection; (i) specifying the type of water meter to be installed; (j) specifying the condition of supply of water; (k) specifying the scale of rates under sub-section (2) of section 4; and (l) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed or provided for by rules.