Bare ActsThe Guwahati Metropolitan Drinking Water and Sewerage Board Act, 2009

Section 98

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(1) The Board may make regulations concerning any matter not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, which is to be or may be prescribed by regulations under this Act and such provision is, in the opinion of the Board, necessary for the implementation of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of its powers under sub-section (1), the Board may make regulations regarding the following matters, namely: - (a) The terms and conditions including charges for supply of water; (b) Compensation to be paid to owner or occupier of land for damage caused due for laying of water mains, sewers or service pipes or drains in any street by the Board; THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 423 (c) Requirements to be complied with by a person desiring supply of water; (d) Use, installation fees and rent to be paid for use, maintenance and testing of meters; (e) Cutting off water supply to a premise and charging expenses therefore; (f) Installation of booster pump and sinking or well, tube well or hand pump; (g) Laying of a pipe or drain across the property of any person; (h) Recovering the cost of execution of a work executed by the Board from a person who is liable to execute the said work but fails to do so; (i) Erecting upon a premises a shaft or pipe; (j) Terms and conditions for connecting a private drain to a public drain; (k) Licensing and control of plumbers; (l) Prescribing the fee and charges to be levied by the Board for various purposes under the Act and recovery thereof; (m) Terms and conditions of service of officers and employees of the Board; (3) All regulations made under this Act shall, as soon as may be after they are made, be laid before the State Legislative Assembly while it is in session, for a total period of not less than fourteen days, which may be comprised in one session or two or more successive sessions, and shall, unless some later date is appointed, take effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, subject to such modifications or annulments as the Legislative Assembly may, during the said period agree to make, so however, that any such modifications or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done there under. Dissolution of the Board

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