(1) Without the permission of the Board the Public Health Engineer incharge of water supply or any other officer authorised by the Board in this behalf, no building, wall or other structure shall be newly erected and no street shall be laid over any water main belonging to the Board.
(2) If any building, wall or other structure be so erected or any street be so laid, the Public Health Engineer incharge of water supply or any other officer authorised by the Board in this behalf may cause the same to be removed or otherwise dealt with as he deems fit and the expenses thereby incurred shall be paid by the persons contravening the provisions of sub-section (1).
21. All house connections, whether within or without the premises to which they belong, with the water supply mains shall be under the control of the Board, but shall be altered, repaired and kept in proper order at the expense of the owner of the premises to which they belong or for the use of which they were constructed, and in conformity with the regulations made in that behalf.
22. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any law, contract or other instrument, for all water supplied under this Act, payment shall be made at such rates, at such times and under such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations; and different rates, may be prescribed for supply of water for different purposes and for different quantities.
Trespass on water supply premises.
Prohibition of building over water mains.
Control over house connections.
Payment to be made for water supplied.
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