(1) Every owner or occupier of the premises shall maintain his pipe connections and the meter, in proper working order and efficient condition so as to prevent water from running to waste.
(2) No person shall wilfully or negligently cause or suffer any water fitting which he is liable to maintain-
(a) to be or remain so out of order or so in need of repair; or
(b) to be or remain so constructed or adopted or to be so used, that the water supplied to him by the Board is or is likely to be wasted, misused or unduly consumed or contaminated before use, of that foul air or any impure matter is likely to return into any pipe belonging to or connected with a pipe belonging to the Board.
(3) If any water fitting which any person is liable to maintain is in such a condition, or so constructed or adopted as aforesaid, the Board, without prejudice to any action against the person under any other provisions of this Act, may by notice, require that person to carry out any necessary repairs or alterations and if he fails to do so within forty eight hours, of the receipt of the notice, may itself carry out the work and recover from him the expenses reasonably incurred by it in so doing, as an arrear of Water rates payable under this Act:
Provided that no such notice need be issued in the case of emergencies involving contamintation of water supplies.
Presumption as to correctness of meters.
Prohibition of waste or misuse of water.
24 [Act No. 15 of 1989]
39. The Public Health Engineer incharge of water supply or any other officer authorised by the Board may, between sunrise and sunset, enter any premises supplied with water by the Board in order to examine if there is any waste or misuse of such water and the Public Health Engineer incharge of water supply or such other officer shall not be refused entry into the premises nor shall be obstructed by any person in making his examination.
40. The Board may test any water fitting used in connection with water supplied by the Board.