For Statement of Objects and Reason see at the end of this Act. — (U. P. ACT no. 43 of 1975)

1 . For Statement of Objects and Reason see at the end of this Act. (3) ''connection pipe'' means any water pipe from a ferrule to stop -cock connecting the main of the local body, Jal Sansthan or Nigam, as the case may be, with the service pipe ; (4) "consumer" means any person getting the benefit of any water supply or sewerage service from the local body, Jal Sansthan or the Nigam, as the case may be ; (5) "domestic sewage" means waste water from residences, boarding and lodging houses, hostels, hotels, public places, offices and all such establishments as are not a part of any trade or industry, and arising out of personal and normal human activities such as drinking, bathing, ablution, washing and cooking; (6) "drain" includes a sewer, tunnel, pipe, ditch, gutter or channel -or a cistern, flush-tank, septic tank, or other device for carrying off or -treating sewage, offensive matter, polluted water, sullage, waste water or sub-soil water, and also includes any culvert, ventilation shaft or pipe or other appliances or fittings connected with such drain, and any ejectors; compressed air mains, sealed sewage mains and special machinery or apparatus for raising, collecting, expelling or removing sewage or offensive matter from any place; (7) "ferrule" means a ferrule connecting the connection pipe with the main; (8) "General Manager" means General Manager of a Jal Sansthan appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 20; (9) "Jal Sansthan", means a local authority constituted by the State. Government under section 18 to perform its functions under this Act, in one or more local areas; 1 [(10) Urban Development Department Housing and Urban Planning Department, Panchayati Raj Department, Rural Development Department, Namami Gange and Gramin Jalapurti Department, Infrastructure and Industrial Develpment Department mean the Departments with these names under the State Government.] (11) "local area" means the area falling within the jurisdiction of a local body; (12) "local body" means a Nagar Mahapalika, Municipal Board, Town Area Committee, Notified Area Committee, Zila Parishad, Kshettra Samiti, or a Gaon Sabha ; (13) "main" means a pipe laid by the local body, Jal Sansthan or Nigam, as the case may be, for the purpose of giving a general supply of water as distinct from a supply to individual consumers, and includes any apparatus used in connection with such a pipe; (14) "Managing Director" means Managing Director of the Nigam appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 4; 2 [(15) ''Nigam'' means the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban) and Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural) established under section 3.] (16) "occupier" in relation to any premises includes the following:– (a) any person for the time being paying or liable to pay rent or any portion thereof to the owner in respect of those premises; (b) an owner who is in occupation of those premises; (c) a tenant of those premises who is exempt from payment of rent;

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