Definition.

Construction and Maintenance of Municipal Water-works

In this chapter, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context—

Section 259A was inserted by Bom. 5 of 1905, s. 36. This proviso was added by Bom. 32 of 1935, s. 11. The words “this Chapter” were substituted for the original words by Bom. 5 of 1905, s. 37. This section was inserted by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 21.

236 The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act [1888 : III

1. (a) ‘communication pipe’ means pipe extending from a municipal water main up to and including the municipal stop-cock;
2. (b) ‘consumer’ means any person who uses or is supplied with water from a municipal water- work or on whose application such water is supplied and includes any person liable to the corporation under the provision of this Act for the payment of water tax or any sum for the water supplied from a municipal water work;
3. (c) ‘consumer’s pipe, means a pipe used in connection with the supply of water from any municipal water work and which is not the property of the Corporation;
4. (d) ‘distributing pipe’ means any pipe not subject to water pressure from a municipal water main;
5. (e) ‘fitting’ includes a pipe coupling, flange, branch, bend, stop, ferrule, stop tap, bib tap, spring tap, pillar tap, globe tap, ball cock, boiler, pump, meter, hydrant and any other apparatus or article used for the purpose of conveying or storing water supplied by the corporation;
6. (f) ‘municipal stop cock’ means the stop cock which controls the supply of water from a municipal water main;
7. (g) ‘supply pipe’ means the pipe extending from a municipal stop cock up to the ball cock of the storage tank, it any, and any pipe subject to pressure from a municipal water main.]