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Section 53

The Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board Act, 1979.State Act of Gujarat · Act 18 of 1979

(1) No l"""'n eh•ll- (a} wilfully obstruot any person aoting,under the authority of the. Boaid in setting out the lines of any work or pull up or remove any pillar, po~{· or atay fixed in.the ground for the purpose· of setting out the liooa of_ suoh worb, .o.t dofaoo or destroy any worlcs made for the said .purp086Si or

(b) wilfully or negligently bre&k,.injure, turn on, ·open, oloae, shut off.· or otherwiae interfere with any look, cook, valve, pipe, met& or other work!

OJ: &pp-UB' boloµging"to' {;he-.Boazd; OJ:

(•) ,, wW,wfully, obelmot tho flow, of ,or flwih, dra., •off, or divert or - ~.Jn»n. any we.t.fr ;worb bolQng,ing to -the-Boord. or any water -co1U'88 b7 whioh any au.oh water ia supplied; or l'ABT IV] GUJ. GOVT. GA~, E:X., MAY 6, 1979/JYAISTHA 16, 1001 ...

(d) ob&truot any offioer .or servant of the Board in the -performanoo mid discha?ge of his duties and functions under this Chapter or refuse or wil­ fully negleat to furnish him with means necessary for the making of any entry, inapeotion, examination or inquiry ·thereunder in relation to aiiy watemorks; or

(o) bathe in, at or upon any water works, or wash or throw or l)aUse t.o enter therein any animal or throw any rubbish, dirt or filth into any waterworks, or wM.h or olean therein any oloth, wool, or leather or the Bkin of·any,animal, or cause water of any sink or drain or any steam engine or boiler or any other polluted wat.er to turn or be brought into any water­ works, or do -any other a.ot whereby the water in any we.t,er works bolo~-, ing to the Board is fouled or likely to be fouled.

(2) Nothing in ola.use (b) of sub-seotion (1) shall apply to a OOnBUmer clo­ sing the stop-cook fixed on the service pipe supplying water to his premises so long as he baa obtained the oonsen.t of any other ooJl,8Ulllor whose supply be l,lffooted thereby.

CHAPTER IX SEWEJU.GB.

64-. The owner or occupier of any premises llhall be ·entitled to ··empty sewage of the premises into a sewer of the Board, provided that, before doing so, he-

(a) obtains written petm.Jss1on of the Boa.rd a.nd pays, connootion fee and other ohargos in aooordance with the bye-laws; and

(b) complies with such other conditions as may be provided hy the bye-laws.

55. Where any premises are, in the opinion of the Board, without suffi­ oiant means of offeotual disposal of sewage and the sewer of the Board i.e situated at a distance of not 1noro t'.~an fift.ymetroo from any part of the premises, tho Board may, by written notice, require the ownor of the said promises ,to have sewer COJUlection as provided by bye-Jaws.

56. No person shall, without permi&sion of the Board, make or oaUE"e to be made any connection or oommunioation with any sewer of tho Board.

57. No person shall, without the permission of tho Board, construct any private street, building or other structure on any sewer of the Board.

58. Tho Boa.rd may, for the putpo<ie of ventilating any aewer or oess-pool, whether vested in the Board or not, erect upon any premises or affix to the outside of any building, or to any tree, any shaft or pipes as may appear to It to be,,_.,,..,.

Right or ollller or oooupiel' to obtain 11ewer oonneGtion.

l'oW'el' to ~-owner 'kl ha Te eewe.r oonne­ otion.

Prohlbitllm or connootfou with aewer without permiaaion.

l'roldbitfon of OOn.Btruc­ tion orprl­ vateBtreet or building over eewer with.

ont pennileion.

Powe.rt<> affix ali,e.ft etc., for ventilation of111&weror oea pool.

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eXamlne and telt 1ewer eto.

believed to b• deHotl'Q.

Prohihitio11 ofoert&in otb.er aotl.

Power of entry, lllUTef "'· , .. GUJ. GOVT. GAZ., EX., HAY 6, 1979/JYAISTRA 16, 1901 [PA.BT IV

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ActThe Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board Act, 1979.
Section53
JurisdictionState of Gujarat
StatusIn force as published by the source

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