Power to cut off water-supply.- (1) The Commissioner may cut off the supply of municipal water from any premises ---

The section came into force on the 1st day of August, 1976 vide Extraordinary Gazette No. 342, dated 29th July 1976.

1. (a) if the premises are unoccupied;
2. (b) if any water tax or any sum due for water for the cost of making a connection or for the cost of hire of a meter or for the cost of carrying out any work or test connected with the watersupply which is chargeable to any person by or under Act, is not paid within fifteen days after a bill for such tax or sum has been presented;
3. (c) if, after receipt of a notice from the Commissioner requiring him to refrain from so doing, the owner or occupier continues to use the water or to permit it to be used in contravention of any bye-law made under this Act;
4. (d) if the owner or occupier neglects, within a period specified in any notice issued by the Commissioner under any bye-law made under this Act, to put up a meter or to comply with any other lawful order or requisition;
5. (e) if the owner or occupier wilfully or negligently damages his meter or any pipe or tap conveying municipal water;
6. (f) if the occupier refuses to admit the Commissioner into premises which he proposes to enter for the purpose of executing any work or of placing or removing any apparatus or of making any examination or inquiry in connection with the water-supply, or prevents the Commissioner doing such work, placing or removing such apparatus or making such examination or inquiry;
7. (g) if any pipes, taps, works or fittings connected with the municipal water-supply are found on examination by the Commissioner to be out of repair to such an extent as to cause waste or contamination of water;
8. (h) if the owner or occupier causes pipes, taps, works or fittings connected with the municipal water-supply to be placed, removed, repaired or otherwise interfered with in violation of the bye-laws: Provided that in cases under clauses (e), (f), (g) and (h) the Commissioner shall not take action unless notice of not less than twenty-four hours has been given to the owner or occupier of the premises.

1. (2) The expense of cutting off the supply shall be paid by the owner or occupier of the premises.
2. (3) In cases under clause (b) of sub-section (1) as soon as any money for non- payment of which water has been cut off together with the expense of cutting off the supply, has been paid by the owner or occupier, the Commissioner shall cause water to be supplied as before on payment of the cost, if any, of reconnecting the premises with the municipal water works.
3. (4) No action taken under this section shall relieve any person from any penalties or liabilities which he may otherwise have incurred.