Obligation of owners, citizens and employees

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(1) The owner or occupier of any premises to which water is supplied under the provision of this Act and is within his knowledge that such water is being misused or wasted whether within or outside his own land or premise, shall forthwith give notice in writing to competent authority of such misuse or wastage.
(2) The owner or occupier of any premises to which water is supplied under the provision of this Act shall have primary obligation to see that, the water meter shall not be tampered with, and prevent any person from tampering and shall forthwith give notice in writing to competent authority of such tampering by another person.
(3) It shall be the duty of all citizens and employees of the Department or any Local Authority to give immediate information to the Department or officers of the Department authorized in this behalf, of the commission of, or the attempt to commit, any offence against this Act or any rules or regulation made hereunder and to assist all such officers in the exercise of their lawful authority.

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