Prohibition of corruption of water by chemical, etc.

1. (1) No person engaged in any trade or manufacture which may be specified in bye-laws shall—
   • (a) wilfully cause or suffer to be brought or to flow into any lake, tank, reservoir, cistern, well, duct or other place for storing water belonging to the Corporation or into any drain or pipe communicating therewith, any washing or other substance produced in the course of any such trade, or manufactured as aforesaid; or
   • (b) wilfully do any act connected with such trade or manufacture whereby the water

in any such lake, tank, reservoir, cistern, well, duct or other place for storing water is fouled or corrupted.

1. (2) After giving not less than twenty-four hours previous notice in writing to the owner or to the person who has the management or control of any works, pipes or conduits connected with any such manufacture or trade as is referred to in sub-section (1), the Commissioner may lay open and examine the said works, pipes and conduits; and if, upon such examination, it shall appear that the provisions of sub-section (1) have been contravened by reason of anything contained in or proceeding from the said works, pipes or conduits the expenses incurred in laying open and examining them and in adopting any other measure which the Commissioner considers necessary for removing the cause of

such contravention shall be paid by the owner of the said works, pipes or conduits, or by the person who has the management or control thereof, or through whose neglect or fault the contravention has occurred. But if it appears that there has been no such contravention, the said expenses and also compensation for any damage occasioned by such laying open and examination shall be paid by the Commissioner.