section 2
Definitions
The Sikkim Water Supply and Water Charges Act, 2025Infrastructure202543 sections
Statutory text
- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
- (i) "area" means the urban area in the State and includes such other areas adjacent thereto as the Government may by notification from time to time, specify or declare to be an area for the purposes of this Act;
- (ii) "Government main" means the water pipe lines and its appurtenances owned and maintained by the Government;
- (iii) "Consumer's main" means water pipe line which connect Government main with the consumer's premises and include service pipe and internal plumbing lines of the consumer's premises;
- (iv) "Competent Authority", "Authority" means the Principal Chief Engineer-cum-Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department of the Government of Sikkim or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf;
- (v) "Consumer" or "User" means any person getting the benefit of any water supply from the Government;
- (vi) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
- (vii) "notified order" means
- (xxii) "Employee" means any person who is paid salary or wage directly by the Department; (xxiii) "State" means the State of Sikkim;
- (xxiv) "Trade premises" means any premises used or intended to be used for carrying on any trade or business of any industry or company;
- (xxv) "Fittings" shall mean pipes (other than mains), taps, cocks, valves, ferrules, pumps, meters, cisterns, baths, and other similar electric or mechanical apparatus used in connection with the supply and use of water;
- (xxvi) "Charges" shall mean, water charges, water fees, fines, recoveries for works or any such levy made under this Act or Rules hereunder; (xxvii) "Premises" shall mean any, land, building, superstructure, apartment, residential building or any non-residential building.
- (2) Unless the context otherwise requires, the words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, words importing the singular shall include the plural and the words beginning with capital letters shall have the same meaning as may be written in small letters, and vice versa.
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