No person shall use water except as autho- — ASS.l\.l\f ACT II OF 1987

56. No person shall use water except as autho- b h A 1 d h o. ris unautho- d use of · d b y p h · IS A C ,_ t 1 d atiOllS rna e h e o. u rised autho- use of fl~e h y t . IS ,_ Ct 1 d h or regu atiOllS rna e t ereunder. water. Prohibition of wastage of water and keeping in order pipes, taps etc. Prevention of wastage f i g of water in premises. (1) No owner cause wastage of water. or occupier of any premises w which water is supplied by the Board shall negligently or otherwise suffer such water to be wasted or shall suffer pipes, taps, works and fittings for the supply of water to remain cut c f repair s·o as to No person shall cause wastage of water by the misuse of public stand-posts, pipe.:; , drit:J.king fountains or hydrants. (1) ·whenever the r.Aar:.aging Director has reason to believe that as a result of defects in pipes: taps or fittings connected '.vitb water-supply, the water supply to any premises is being wasted, he may, by written notice, require the Owner of the premises, within such period as may be specified in the notice, to repair and rr:ake good the defects. If the repairs are not effected within the time specified in the said notice the JV[anaging Director may cause such repairs to be made in order to stop wastage. The cost of such repairs shall be recovered from the Owner of the premises as an arrear of water charge. No tube-well shall be sunk in any urban area except in accordance with such regulations as may be made and without obtaining previous permission of th~ Managing Director in writing. The Managing Director may grant such permission subject to such further conditions as he may deem fit or may refuse to grant permission. Power to to cut off or the Managing Director turn off supply of water to premises. (I) Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, the Managing Director may cut off the connection between any water works of the Board and any premises to which water is supplied from such ''orks or may turn off such supply, in any of the following cases, ppy namely- (a) if the premises ·are unoccupied ; (b) if after receipt of written notice from the Managing Director requiring him to refrain from so doing, the owner or occupier of the premises continues to use water or to permit the same to be used in contravention of this · Act or any regulation made thereunder; (c) if the owner or occupier refuse& to admit any officer or employee of the Board duly authorised in that behalf into the premises for the purpose of making any inspection relating to water supply, or prevents such officer or employee from making such inspection; (d) if the owner or occupier of the premises wilfu1ly or negligently injures or damages the meter or any pipe or tap conveying water from any works of the Bd y Board; (e) if any pipe, works or fittings connected with the supply of water to the premises be found on examination to be out of repair to such an extent as to cause such wastage of water that immediate prevention is necessary; (f) if by reason of a · leak in the service pipe or fitting, damage is caused to a public street and immediate prevention i p is necessary ; or within efficient (g) if there is· any water-pipe situated the premises to which : o tap or · other means of turning the water off is attached: Provided that , except in the case where ~y reason of any of the circumstances . r referred to m clauses (d) to (g) there is risk vf contamination of water, the Managing Director shall p.ot cut off such connection or turn off such . s supply unless notice of not less than twenty four hours has been given to the owner or the occupier of the premises. hb g as the case may be. · No action taken under or in pursuance of this section shall relieve any person from any penalties or liabilities which he may otherwiae have incurred. The expense of cutting off the connection or of turning 0ff the water and of restoring the Directc.r in shall be paid · · same as determined by the Managing 0) ' y gg any case referred to in sub-section 0) . . s by the owner or occupier of the premises : Provided that no charge for such expense shall be made in the case mentioned in clause (a) of the said sub-section. l..:&Ying of 61. When it is necessary to bring water into =ru~lon t the urban area from any place outside it, the Board of aqueducts may, if required , construct dams, reservoirs or other ~~~· !=i:~d f facilities outside the urban area, and may lay pipesIU'!lll for or construct aqueducts and in so doing may exer~;:.n~~! i~a·cise, throughout the line· of country outtide the urban area through whi<:h such pipes or aqueducts are to ·run, all the powers which it might exercise under this Act ·or any regulation made there- if y g under if the said pipet or aqueducts were to run within. the urban area.

Section 56