Penalty of pro-rata charges for unauthorized connections.-

Whoever un-authorisedly obtains water supply or sanitary connections or both by any means from the water supply pipelines of the Board or sanitary connections to the sewerage system of the Board in contravention of the provisions of this Act and regulations made thereunder shall, in addition to any other penalty and pro-rata charges payable, be liable to pay upto 50% of the pro-rata charges payable, as determined by the Board, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the regulations for such connection] ]

¹ Inserted by Act 15 of 2010 w.e.f. 16.4.2010.

² Substituted by Act 28 of 2013 w.e.f.11.03.2013.