Amendment of Section 43

In the principal Act, in section 43,- (i) in the marginal heading, after the word "rules", the words "and supplemental order" shall be inserted; (ii) in sub-section (2),- (a) in clause (d), the words "and all meters in connection, with the use of water and turning on and off and preventing waste of water" appearing after the word "meters" shall be omitted; (b) for clause (g), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(g) charges or fees for connection, disconnection, reconnection and other services rendered to the consumer"; (c) for clause (h), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(h) the equitable distribution of water supplied to the owners, occupiers or users within the notified area"; (d) after clause (h), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:- "(i) altering the position of connections; (j) the prohibition of fraudulent and unauthorized use of water and the prohibition of tampering with meters; (k) the compulsory employment of engineers or plumbers for the work of consumer line or service line or internal and external plumbing of the consumer's premises. (l) the delegation and re-delegation of duties and responsibilities of officers and employees of the Department; (m) the power of the Competent Authority to take charge of private connections; (n) any other matter arising out of the Department's function under this Act, in which it is necessary or expedient to make such Rules. (o) the use of water and preventing misuse, wastage or disturbance in the equitable distribution of water."