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(1) If the consumers of the Army Cantonment Area and Military Engineering Services desire to have any meter tested, it may make an application in this behalf, accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed, to the Board and the Board shall forthwith cause the meter to be tested, giving due notice of the time and place of such testing. (2) If the meter is found to be faulty, the Board shall repair or replace it and refund the sum, if any, as determined by the Board to have been paid in excess by reason of the meter being faulty. Prohibition of waste or misuse of water or installation of booster pumps 49.(1) No person shall willfully or negligently cause to suffer any water fittings to be so constructed or so adopted, or to remain out of order in such a manner, that the water supplied to him by the Board is, or is likely to be wasted, misused or unduly consumed or contaminated, or that foul air or any impure matter is or is likely to be returned to any pipe belonging to, or connecting with a pipe belonging to the Board. (2) The Board may without prejudice to its right to proceed against such person under any other provision of law, acquire any person infringing the provisions of sub-section (1), to carry out any necessary repairs or alterations and, if he fails to do so within forty eight hours, may carry out the work and recover the cost incurred in so doing from such person. (3) No person shall install a booster pump or any other appliance without the permission of the Board on any water main or service pipe or shall pump water supplied by the Board otherwise than in accordance with such conditions as may be specified by regulations made in this behalf. Power to enter premises to detect waste or misuse of water and to restrict use of water from polluted source of supply