(1) The Assistant Executive Engineer or any Gazetted officer, authorised in this behalf by the Executive Engineer concerned, may between 9.A.M to 5.P.M enter into any premises for the purpose of inspecting any water installation in any building, site or premises.
(2) If such officer is, at any such time, refused admittance into such building, site or premises for the purpose aforesaid or is prevented from making such inspection, the Executive Engineer may, after giving the owner or occupier of such building, site or premises an opportunity of being heard, cut off the supply of water to such building, site or premises :
Provided that if any such place is an apartment in the actual occupancy of a woman who, according to custom, does not appear in public, such officer shall, before entering such apartment, give notice to such woman that she is at liberty to withdraw and shall afford her every reasonable facility for withdrawing, and may then enter the apartment.
(3) The power conferred by this section includes the power to break open the door where the Executive Engineer or such Gazetted Officer has reason to believe that the water is being misused or used without proper permission :
Provided that the power to break open the door shall be exercised only after the owner or any other person in occupation of the premises, if he is present therein, refuses to open the door on being called to do so.
(4) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat 1989 shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure under this section as they apply to any search or seizure made under the authority of a warrant issued under the said Code.