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Section 44: Power to cut off water supply.

The Maharashtra Jeevan Authority Act, 1976.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 48 of 1976

(1) [The Authority] may cut off the water supply from any premises-

(a) if any fee, rental, cost of water or any charge or other sum due under this Act, is not paid within a period of fifteen days after service of a bill for the same; or

(b) if after the receipts of a written notice from [the Authority] requiring him to refrain from so doing, the consumer continues to use the water or to permit the same to be used in contravention of the provisions of this Act, or any rules or regulations or bye-laws; or

(c) if the consumer damages or causes to be damaged the water meter or any connection pipe or ferrule; or

(d) if the consumer refuses to admit any officer or servant of [the Authority] duly authorised in this behalf into the premises which he proposes to enter for the purposes of executing any work or placing or removing any apparatus or of making any examination or inquiry in connection with the water supply or prevents any such officer or servant from executing any work or placing or removing any apparatus or making such examination or enquiry; or

(e) if the service or any tap or other fitting or work connected therewith is found on examination by an officer or servant of [the Authority] duly authorised in this behalf to be out of repair to such an extent as to cause wastage or contamination of water and immediate prevention thereof is necessary; or

(f) if the consumer causes or allows to be caused the service pipe or any tap or other fitting or work connected therewith to be placed, removed, repaired or otherwise interfered with, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of the rules or regulations or bye-laws; or

(g) if by reasons of leakage in the service pipe or any tap or other fitting or work damage is caused to a public street and immediate prevention thereof is necessary.

(2) No action taken under or in pursuance of this section shall relieve a person from any penalty or liability which he may otherwise have incurred.

(3) [The Authority] may reconnect the supply of water disconnected under sub-section (1) on payment of such charges and on such terms and conditions as may be provided by bye-laws.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Jeevan Authority Act, 1976.
Section44
Marginal notePower to cut off water supply.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Mah. 25 of 1997. These words were substituted for the word "the Board" by Mah. 25 of 1997, s. 5.
  • substituted, Mah. 25 of 1997. These words were substituted for the word "the Board" by Mah. 25 of 1997, s. 5.
  • substituted, Mah. 25 of 1997. These words were substituted for the word "the Board" by Mah. 25 of 1997, s. 5.
  • substituted, Mah. 25 of 1997. These words were substituted for the word "the Board" by Mah. 25 of 1997, s. 5.
  • substituted, Mah. 25 of 1997. These words were substituted for the word "the Board" by Mah. 25 of 1997, s. 5.

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