(1) This Act may be called the Mizoram Water Tariff Act, 1991.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of Mizoram.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 11th September, 1990.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise required :- Vol XX Aizawl, Tuesday 19.3.1991 Phalguna 28. S.E. 1912 Issue No. 52 Regd. No. NE 907 Short title extent, and commencement Definitions
(a) “Consumer" means an owner of the land and buildings to which piped connection for supply of water has been provided by the Department under this Act, and includes a tenant or lessee of such owner :-
(b) “Department” means the Public Health Engineering Department
(c) Executive Engineer means the Executie Engineer Deepartment incharge of a Division in Public Health Engineering Department.
(d) “Government" means the Government of Mizoran e) Ground Floor" means the floor at the road level.
(f) “Semi-Urban Areas" means the areas declared as Sub-Town
(b) The Mizoram Revenue and Settlement Department;
(g) "Urban Areas" means the areas declared as urban areas by the Government in oficial gazette;“Consumers of
3. On and from the commencement of this Act, Water tariff fees and other charges shall be levied in respect of lands and buildings of a consumer in urban or semi-urban areas;
(a) to which water supply is provided by the Department or which are connected by means of pipes from water tanks or mains of the Department; or b) where water supply is made available by the Department through pipes, public water points or Hand Pump Tube wells or by any other means.