Section 41
Provzsion of fire h)'drants --(I) The 1-\uthoriLy rna;, at the request .and cxpens~.ol tht: owner or occupier of arry factory or an); ~hop o or commercial establishment rrovidc and mamtam fire hydrants, together wtth all incidental work for the <;Upply of Water in case ol fire in such I aCtO! y, shop or commercial establishment J.nd in :my such case charge fro n such owner or c:cupt'::r the cost ol water rn co'f!nectnn thctcwith.
41 Provzsion of fire h)'drants --(I) The 1-\uthoriLy rna;, at the request .and cxpens~.ol tht: owner or occupier of arry factory or an); ~hop o or commercial establishment rrovidc and mamtam fire hydrants, together wtth all incidental work for the <;Upply of Water in case ol fire in such I aCtO! y, shop or commercial establishment J.nd in :my such case charge fro n such owner or c:cupt'::r the cost ol water rn co'f!nectnn thctcwith.
The Authonty prollide ani marntam fire hydranb together with all al works for the supply of water rn case of fire at such other ' places a<; rri01y be considered nece-<;ary by a jomt committee of the officrr"s of the Authonty and the Fire Service,s Department of the Government and supply m cortnect!On therewith
Provzs1on oj water mete1 r -(I) The Authoritf may provide a water meter and attach the same to the servtce prpc in connected wrth the water works of the Au thoiay
The expense of mstallatwu <tncl the rent for the use of water meter referred to in sub-section (I) shall be paLl by the consumer
The provi<ion of water meters and the transfer of connection thereto, the use, maintenance and testing of ~u<'h meteres and the e.x:ptnse of mstjllation thereof and their .md furnishmg of secunty, if any, in connection thercwttl\ <;hall he regul,\ted by r.,guhtions ·
Licenw:d jJ!utllbm -(I) No other than a plumber of the Authority or person July authoused by Jt shall execute any work m n:spect of a watet not being :1 work of a tnvmlnatun· cind no person shall per1,1.it any work tu be executed by a person other than a !teemed plumhl·, ot by a pc-r~on clulv author 1sed ll\· the Autnonty
Wheu :my work 1s executed m contra'vmtiou of the pruvrsrom of sub-section (l), >uch work ~h . .11 be·habJ(· to bt! dtsmantled · at th ·di~cretion of the AuthOtrty. ·
Prohi&tt·on of wul'l~e of w2ter -(I) No owner 0r occupier of any premtses to whtch Wlt :r IS s.lpp\i ·d by the Auth·Jnty ~hall CJ.use or surfct any water to be wasted or cause ,>r suffer the servrce pbc ot· any tap or other fitting or work connected ther~wtth t'> remam out of repatr so as to cau>:: wastage of wat·:r.
Whenever the Authority has to reason believe that as a 1 esult of defect m a s·~rvice pipe ~,r tap or other fitting or work connected thet ewtth water IS bemg wasted, the Authonty may, by wntten notice reqUtre the consumer to 1 epau and make good the (!<'feet wtthin such time as may be specified m the nottcc.
If such repair IS not earned out wtthm the time specified, the Authority may wtthout prejud1ce tl) any action against the consumer under any other provision of this Act cause such repair to be made, and the cost of such repatrs shall be rtalised from the consumer.
Power to cut off water supply -( 1) water supply f10m any premises,The Authority mav cut off thl"
(a) If any ta", fee. rental, cost of water or any charge 01 other sum due un1er this Act, IS not patd withm a period of tlurty days after suvtce of a btl! for the same; or
(b) if after the receipt of written notice f10m the Authority reqUJrirg htm to refrain from so doing, the consumer continues to use th·· water or to permit the saml' to be used in contravention of the provision of this Act or any rule or tegulatwns made thereunder; or
(c) if the consumer damages or cause~ to be damaged the water meter or any connectiOn pipe or ferrule ; or
(.i) 1! the consumer refuses to admit any officer or servant of the Authority duly authons,·d in this behalf into the premises wh1ch he prop~"hes to enter for the purpose of executing any work or placing or removing any apparatus or ·Jf makmg any ex:ammation or en ,uiry m ronnectionwith the water supply 01 prevents any such officer or servant from executing any work, or placin! or removing any apparatus or making such examination or enquiry; or
(e) if the service pipe or any tap or other fitting or work connected therewith is found on examination by an officer or servant of the Authority duly authorised in that behalf to be out of repair to such an extent as to cau~e wastage or contamination of water a.nd Immediate prevention thereof 1s necessary; or
(f) 1f the consumer causes or allows to be caused the servtce pipe or any tap or other or work connected thet ew1th t('l be placed, removed repaired or othl rwise interfered with, m contravention of the provision of this Act or of the 1 ulcs or regulations made thereunder; or
(g) if by reason of kakagt> in the servtce pipe or ,my tap or other fittmg or '~>rk, damage ts camcd to a pubhc street and immed1ate prevent ton thereof is necessary.
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No action taken under or in pursuance of th1s section shall relieve a person from any penalty or liab1hty which he may otherwise have incurred.
The Authonty may re·connect the supply of water disconnected under sub-sectiOn (1) on payment of such charges and on such terms and conditions a:! maybe provided by regulatwns. '
. ' . 46 Prohibi#on of certain acts.--( 1) No pers0'1 shall--
(a; wilfully obstruct any perso.1 acting under the orders of the Authority m out the lmes of any work or pull up or remove any pillar, post or stay fixed in the ground for the purpose of setting out the line of such wnrks, or deface oc dcst10y any work~ m made for the same purpose; or
(b) wilfully or negligently break, injure, turn on, open, close, shut oft or otherwise interfere with any lock, cock, valve. pipe, meter or other work or apparatus belo'nging to the Authority, or
(c) unlawfully obstruct the flow of or flush, draw off or divert or take water from, any water works belonging to the Authonty or any water course by wh1cli any such water is supplied; or
(d) obstruct any officer or other employee of the Authority in the discharge of his duties under this Chapter or refuse or wilfully neglect to furnish him with the means necessary for the making of any entry, mspection, examination or inquiry thereunder in relation to any water works, or
(e) bathe m, at ,or upon any water works, or wash or tqrow or cause to enter therein any animal, or throw any rubbish, dirt or filth into any water works or wash or clean therein any cloth, wool or leather or the skin of any animal, or cause water of any smk, or dram or any steam engme or boiler or any polluted water to turn or be brought into any w,lter works 01
t do any or any polluted water to turn or be brought into any w,lter works 01 do any
other act whereby the v.ater in any water works is fouled or likely to be fouled.
Nothmg in clause (b) of sub-section ( 1) shall apply to a consumer closing the stop cock fixed on the service p1pe supp1ymg water to his premises so long as he has obtamed the consent of any other consumer whose supply will be affected thereby.
CHAPTER vn
SEWERAGE
Right of owner or occupier to obta·n sewe1 connection.-The owner or occupier of any premises shall be enttt1ed to empty sewage of the premise mto a sewer of the Authority provided that before doing so he-
(a) obtains written permission of the Authority and pays connection fee· in accordance with the regulations ; and
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;.b) complies with S11ch other cJndltlOns as may be provided by the regulatiOns.
Power to requ!le owner to have sewer cowzectzon.-Where any premises arr, m the opimon of the Authority without sufficient means ol effectual disposal of sewage and .the sewer of the Authority i~ situated at a distance of not more than fifty meters from <~ ny part of the premises, the Authontv may, by written notice, requue the owner of the saitl premises to have sewer connectiOn as provided by the regulatiOns
4-9. Prohzbztron oj connectwn with sewer -No person ~hall wJthout the permiSSiOn of the Authonty make or cause to be made anv connection or communication w1th any sewer 1·fthc Authority.
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Prohzbztiotz of constructzmz of butldwgs, etc., over mur.-(1) No pe1son shall without the permission of the Authonty construct any private sueet, building, wall, fence or other structure on any sewer Authonty
If any pnvate street be constructed or any bUilding, wall, fence or structure e1ected on any as aforesaid without the v.ntten of the Authority, the Authonty may remove or otherwise deal with the same as it thmk fit.
The expenses mCUircd by· the Authonty in so doing shall b~ paid by the ownor of the pnvate street or of the buildmg, fence, wall,or other' structure or as the case rna,, be, by the person offending and shall be recoverable as .:tn atrear of charges pay.:tble under Act.
Power to affix shaft, etc., for venl!latzon of sewer or cess-pool-The Authonty may lot the purpo~e o ohrentdatmg any sewer o'r C('SS-pool whether Vested m the Authority or not erect upqn anv prem1ses 01 affix to the outs1de of anv buildmg or to any tree any s,haft 01 p1pes may appear to It to be necessary
Power to examzne and test sewer etc., belzeued to be defective.-( I) Where it appears to the Authonty that the1e are rea~onable grounds for believing that a pnvate sewer 01 cess-pool IS m such cond1t10n ·a~ to be prejudicial to public health 01 to be a public nUI~ance o or that a pnvate sewer communicating directly or indirectly with .:t se\"er of the Authonty is so defective as to admit sub-soil water or gnt or other matenal, 1t may examine Its condition and for that purpose rna) apply .my test, not being a test by water under pressure and if It deems necessary, open the ground
If on exanunation, the sewer or cess-pool is found to be m proper condition, the Authonty shall, as ,as re-instate any ground which has been opened by Jt
(3J If, the sewer or ce~~-pool so cxanuned ~~ found to ue defective. the Au tho! ity may for1 hwith stop us lunctiOnmg or di~connect J Jt from' the sewer of the Authonty, 01 require the owner or occupier to take remedial action as directed and within such time as may be spec1fied by the · Authonty and in any such event the Authority may recover the cost incurred by it from the owner or occupier, as the case may be,
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CHAP1ER VTII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Power of entry, survey, msP_ectwn, rtc.-( I) . A Any olllcer of the Authority authorised by 1t in that behalf may w1th 01 Without as~1stance ofw01kmcn enter into or upon any premises in ordel-
(~) to make any impcction, ~urvey, mea~urement o or enqu1ry;
(b) to take level ;
(c) to d1g or bore into the sub-soil ;
(d) to. set out boundaric~ a and mtended lines of work ;
(e) to mark such levels, boundanes and lmes by placi11g marks ~nd c cutting trenches, or _ ..
(f) to do any other thmg necessary lor the p!lrpose of this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder
· Provided that-
(i) ' no such entry into a building shall be made between ~unset and sunnse,
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wi (1i) no dwcllmg house or place shall be so entered except with the consent of the occupier thereo! or w1thout giving the occupier atleast twentyfour hours notice of the intention to mah such entry ; . ·
(ii1) reasonable opportumty and facility shall be allowed to the women occupying any part of a dwelling house to w1thdraw; and