Premises not to be occupied without Commissioner’s certificate in respect of

adequate water-supply.— No person shall occupy or permit to be occupied, or use or permit to be used, any premises or part thereof constructed or reconstructed after the date of the coming into force of the Bombay Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1953 (Bom. LXIV of 1953), until he has obtained a certificate from the Commissioner to the effect that there is provided within or within a reasonable distance of the premises, a supply of pure water to the persons intending to occupy or use such premises or, where the premises are situated within any portion of

2[Brihan Mumbai] in which a public notice has been given by the Commissioner under section 141, until he has obtained a certificate from the Commissioner to the effect that a supply of pure water has been provided for the premises from a municipal water work.]