The Municipality to provide water-supply

The Municipality to provide water-supply:

1. (1) It shall be the duty of every Municipality to provide a supply of wholesome water for the domestic use of the inhabitants.
2. (2) The supply of water for domestic and non-domestic uses may be charged for at such scale of fee, or price, as may be prescribed: Provided that in the case of Water Supply Projects, implemented in any municipal area with external aid or on joint venture basis or through private participation, the Municipality may make regulations fixing fees for supply of water and other allied matters associated with the project, as may be necessitated by the terms and conditions of the project.
3. (3) The Board of Councillors, for the purpose of measuring or recording the quantity of water consumed, may provide for devices of attachment of meter in the premises or adopt a system of calculation by the size or number of ferrules through which the supply is made or any other method of measurement or recording in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as it may specify.