(1) The municipality shall levy sewerage charge on the owners of premises for connection of such premises to sewerage mains, such amount being not less than one-half of the amount chargeable for water-supply under sub-section (2) of section 197 or sub-section (2) of section 198, as the case may be, as may be determined by regulations, from time to time.
(2) Where the owner of any premises in a locality where sewer is laid by the municipality has not taken connection from the sewerage mains, he shall be liable to pay a sewerage cess of such amount, not being more than one-half of the amount chargeable as sewerage charge under subsection (1), as may be determined by regulations, from time to time.
(3) Where the owner fails to pay the sewerage charge or sewerage cess, such sewerage charge or sewerage cess, as the case may be, shall be realized from the occupier, and the occupier shall be entitled to recover the amount from the owner.
(4) The connection of premises to sewerage mains shall be provided within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of an application in this behalf from the owner of the premises.
(5) The charges received by the municipality from the owner or the occupier for connecting the premises to sewerage mains shall be spent only for the works relating to the sewerage system.