Chapter VI WATER SUPPLY

The supply of water for domestic purposes under this Act means supply for any purpose, except the following, namely :-

1. (a) for any trade, manufacture or business;
2. (b) for gardens or for purposes of irrigation;
3. (c) for building purposes, including construction of streets;
4. (d) for fountains, swimming baths, public baths or tanks or for any ornamental or mechanical purpose;
5. (e) for animals, where they are kept for sale or hire or for the sale of their produces;
6. (f) for the consumption and use at a restaurant or by inmates of a hotel, boarding house or residential club;
7. (g) for the consumption and use by persons resorting to theatres and cinemas;
8. (h) for watering streets; or
   • (i) for washing vehicles where they are kept for sale or hire.

No person shall, except in such circumstances or subject to such conditions as may be provided by the bye-laws, use or allow to be used water supplied by 1[the Authority] for domestic purposes for any other purpose.

1. (1) No person, other than a plumber licensed by 1[the Authority] shall execute any work in respect of a water connection not being work of a trivial nature and no person shall permit any such work to be executed by a person other than a licenced plumber.
2. (2) When any work is executed in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), such work shall be liable to be dismantled at the discretion of 2[the Authority].

1. (1) No owner or occupier of any premises to which water is supplied by 1[the Authority] shall cause or suffer any water to be wasted, or cause or suffer the service pipe or any tap or other fitting or work connected therewith to remain out of repair so as to cause wastage of water.
2. (2) Whenever 2[the Authority] has reason to believe that as a result of defect in a service pipe or tap or other fitting or work connected therewith water is being wasted, 3[the Authority] may by written notice require the consumer to repair and make good the defect within such time as may be specified.
3. (3) If such repair is not carried out within the time specified, 4[the Authority] may without prejudice to any action against the consumer under any other provision of this Act, cause such repair to be made. The cost of such repairs shall be realised from the consumer.

1. (1) 1[The Authority] may cut off the water supply from any premises-
   • (a) if any fee, rental, cost of water or any charge or other sum due under this Act, is not paid within a period of fifteen days after service of a bill for the same; or
   • (b) if after the receipts of a written notice from 2[the Authority] requiring him to refrain from so doing, the consumer continues to use the water or to permit the same to be used in contravention of the provisions of this Act, or any rules or regulations or bye-laws; or
   • (c) if the consumer damages or causes to be damaged the water meter or any connection pipe or ferrule; or
   • (d) if the consumer refuses to admit any officer or servant of 3[the Authority] duly authorised in this behalf into the premises which he proposes to enter for the purposes of executing any work or placing or removing any apparatus or of making any examination or inquiry in connection with the water supply or prevents any such officer or servant from executing any work or placing or removing any apparatus or making such examination or enquiry; or
   • (e) if the service or any tap or other fitting or work connected therewith is found on examination by an officer or servant of 4[the Authority] duly authorised in this behalf to be out of repair to such an extent as to cause wastage or contamination of water and immediate prevention thereof is necessary; or
   • (f) if the consumer causes or allows to be caused the service pipe or any tap or other fitting or work connected therewith to be placed, removed, repaired or otherwise interfered with, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of the rules or regulations or bye-laws; or
   • (g) if by reasons of leakage in the service pipe or any tap or other fitting or work damage is caused to a public street and immediate prevention thereof is necessary.
2. (2) No action taken under or in pursuance of this section shall relieve a person from any penalty or liability which he may otherwise have incurred.
3. (3) 5[The Authority] may reconnect the supply of water disconnected under sub-section (1) on payment of such charges and on such terms and conditions as may be provided by bye-laws.

1. (1) No person shall-
   • (a) wilfully obstruct any person acting under the authority of 1[the Authority] in setting out the lines of any work or pull up or remove any pillar, post or stay fixed in the ground for the purposes of setting out the lines of such works, or deface or destroy any works made for the said purpose; or
   • (b) wilfully or negligently break, injure, turn on, open, close, shut off or otherwise interfere with any lock, cock, valve, pipe, meter or other work or apparatus belonging to 2[the Authority]; or
   • (c) unlawfully obstruct the flow of or flush, draw off, or divert, or take water from any water works belonging to 3[the Authority] or any water course by which any such water is supplied; or
   • (d) obstruct any officer or servant of 4[the Authority] in the performance and discharge of his duties and functions under this Chapter or refuse or wilfully neglect to furnish him with means necessary for the making of any entry, inspection, examination or inquiry thereunder in relation to any water works; or
   • (e) bathe in, at or upon any water works, or wash or throw or cause to enter therein any animal or throw any rubbish, dirt or filth into any water works, or wash or clean therein any cloth, wool or leather or the skin of any animal, or cause water of any sink or drain or any steam engine or boiler or any other polluted water to turn or be brought into any water works, or do any other act whereby the water in any water works belonging to 5[the Authority] is fouled or likely to be fouled.
2. (2) Nothing in clause (b) of sub-section (1) shall apply to a consumer closing the stop-cock fixed on the service pipe supplying water to his premises so long as he has obtained the consent of any other consumer whose supply be affected thereby.