Power of Board to levy rates and fees

Power of Board to levy rates and fees. —

1. (1) The Board may, from time to time, levy such rates and fees as may be prescribed for the water supplied by it and for the services rendered by it.
2. (2) The rates and fees to be levied shall be such as will, as far as practicable, provide for the maintenance and operation of the water supply and sewerage works and for the payment of interest on loans and for the repayment of loans and for other expenses of the Board : Provided that the Board may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, levy different rates and fees for different areas or for different classes of consumers or for different types of connections.