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| (1) |
An owner,
lessor or occupier of any premises, who desires to have a supply of water for
his domestic purposes from the municipal water works, shall comply with the following
requirements, namely: -
| (a) |
he shall
give to the Chairperson fourteen days notice of his intention to lay the necessary
supply pipe; and | | (b) |
he shall
lay the supply pipe at his own expense, having first obtained, as respects any
land not forming part of a street, the consent of the owners or occupiers thereof
: Provided
that where any part of the supply pipe is to be laid in a street, he shall not
himself break open the street or lay that part of the pipe. |
| | (2) |
Upon the
receipt of such a notice as is referred to in sub-section (1), the Chairperson
shall lay the necessary communication pipe and any part of the supply pipe which
is to be laid in street shall connect the communication pipe with the supply pipe.
| | (3)
| The
expenses, reasonably incurred by the Chairperson in executing the work which he
is required or authorized by this section to execute, shall be repaid to him by
the person to whom the notice was given and may be recovered from such person
as an arrear of tax under this Act:
Provided that if under the provisions of this section, the Chairperson lays a
main in lieu of a supply pipe, the additional cost incurred in laying the main
instead of a supply pipe shall be borne by him. |
| (4)
| Notwithstanding
anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, the Chairperson
may, within a reasonable time after the service of the notice upon him, require
the person giving the notice either to pay to him, in advance the cost of the
work, as estimated by the Chairperson or any officer authorized by in this behalf
or to give security for payment thereof to his satisfaction. |
| (5)
| If
any payment made to the Chairperson under sub-section (4) exceeds the expenses
which the Chairperson would be entitled to recover from the person giving the
notice, the excess shall be repaid by him and if and so far as those expenses
are not covered by the payment, the Chairperson may recover the balance from such
person as an arrear of tax under this Act. | |