Vesting of private connections to premises in the Municipality

Vesting of private connections to premises in the Municipality:-(1) All private connections of premises to the mains of a Municipality for the supply of water thereto and all pipes, taps, and other fittings used for such supply shall be made, maintained and regulated in the manner prescribed.

1. (2) The Municipality may, if it thinks fit, take charge of all communication-pipes and fittings of any existing private service connected with water-supply system within a municipal area up to and including the stop-cock nearest to the doorstep of the concerned premises and such communication-pipes and fittings shall thereafter vest in, and shall be maintained at the expenses of, the Municipality as part of the water-works of the Municipality.