The Kerala Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1986
The Kerala Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1986
This legislation establishes the Kerala Water Authority as an autonomous state body responsible for planning, executing, maintaining, and financing water supply and sewerage services across the State of Kerala. It applies to residents, commercial property owners, local government bodies, and industrial entities within the state. The Act transfers existing public water and wastewater assets, staff, and management duties from local authorities to this centralized body. By setting standards, fixing tariffs, regulating connections, and penalizing water wastage or unauthorized access, the law ensures organized, hygienic, and sustainable drinking water delivery and waste management throughout Kerala.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Establishment of Kerala Water Authority
- 4. Constitution of the Authority
- 5. Disqualification for being a member
- 6. Term of office of Chairman, Managing Director and non-official members
- 7. Remuneration of the Chairman, the Managing Director and the Technical Member and the Accounts Member
- 8. Appointment of officers and staff
- 9. Supervision and control of employees
- 10. Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Authority
- 11. Delegation of powers
- 12. Disqualification for participation in the proceedings of the Authority on account of interest
- 13. Acts not to be invalidated by irregularity, vacancy etc.
- 14. Functions of the Authority
- 15. Powers of the Authority
- 16. Vesting of property in Authority etc.
- 17. Decision of Government on the vesting of property to be final
- 18. Vesting of existing water supply and sewerage services under local bodies
- 19. Transfer of employees to the Authority
- 20. Transfer of employees of local bodies to the Authority
- 21. Execution and registration of contracts etc.
- 22. Funds of authority
- 23. General principles for the Authority's finance
- 24. Grants, subventions, capital contributions and advance loans to the Authority
- 25. Power of Authority to borrow
- 26. Depreciation Reserve
- 27. Guarantee for Loans
- 28. Estimates of income and expenditure
- 29. Accounts and Audit
- 30. Surcharge
- 31. Cost of water
- 32. Cost of collection and disposal of waste water
- 33. Meter rent
- 34. Security deposit
- 35. Fees
- 36. Recovery of taxes, fees and other sums due
- 37. Definition of supply of water for domestic purposes
- 38. Supply of water by the Authority
- 39. Water supply for domestic purposes not to be used for non-domestic purposes
- 40. Provision of public hydrants
- 41. Provision of fire hydrants
- 42. Provision of water meters
- 43. Licensed plumbers
- 44. Prohibition of wastage of water
- 45. Power to cut off water supply
- 46. Prohibition of certain acts
- 47. Right of owner or occupier to obtain sewer connection
- 48. Power to require owner to have sewer connection
- 49. Prohibition of connection with sewer
- 50. Prohibition of construction of buildings, etc., over sewer
- 51. Power to affix shaft, etc., for ventilation of sewer or cess-pool
- 52. Power to examine and test sewer etc., believed to be defective
- 53. Power of entry, survey, inspection, etc.
- 54. Power to disinfect tanks, pools, wells
- 55. Directions by the Government
- 56. Annual reports, statistics and returns
- 57. Duty of local bodies to assist
- 58. Protection of acts done in good faith
- 59. Members Officers, and Servants of the Authority to be public servants
- 60. General penalty
- 61. Offences by companies
- 62. Compounding of offences
- 63. Duties of police officers and employees of local bodies
- 64. Power to make rules
- 65. Regulations
- 66. Transitory provisions
- 67. Exclusion of powers of local bodies under certain enactments
- 68. Amendment of Act 15 of 1971
- 69. Amendment of Act 19 of 1970
- 70. Removal of difficulties
- 71. Repeal and saving
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