Section 42: Definition of supply of water for domestic purposes

The supply of water for domestic purposes under this Act means supply for any purpose, except the following, namely:-

(a) for any trade, manufacture or business;

(b) for gardens (excluding kitchen and domestic gardens) or for purposes of irrigation;

(c) for building purposes, including construction of streets;

(d) for public fountains, swimming pools or tanks or for any ornamental or mechanical purposes;

(e) for the consumption and use at a restaurant or by inmates of a hotel, boarding house or residential club;

(f) for the consumption and use by persons resorting to theatres and cinemas;

(g) for watering streets; or

(h) for washing vehicles where they are kept for sale or hire.