Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(I) Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, the Managing Director may cut off the connection between any water works of the Board and any premises to which water is supplied from such ''orks or may turn off such supply, in any of the following cases, namely- (a) if the premises ·are unoccupied ; (b) if after receipt of written notice from the Managing Director requiring him to refrain from so doing, the owner or occupier of the premises continues to use water or to permit the same to be used in contravention of this · Act or any regulation made thereunder; (c) if the owner or occupier refuse& to admit any officer or employee of the Board duly authorised in that behalf into the premises for the purpose of making any inspection relating to water supply, or prevents such officer or employee from making such inspection; (d) if the owner or occupier of the premises wilfu1ly or negligently injures or dama- ges the meter or any pipe or tap conveying water from any works of the Board; (e) if any pipe, works or fittings connected with the supply of water to the premises be found on examination to be out of repair to such an extent as to cause such wastage of water that immediate prevention is necessary; (f) if by reason of a · leak in the service pipe or fitting, damage is caused to a public street and immediate prevention is necessary ; or 64 THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. lAN. 9, 1937 (g) if there is· any water-pipe situated within the premises to which : o tap or · other efficient means of turning the water off is attached: Provided that, except in the case where ~y reason of any of the circumstances . referred to m clauses (d) to (g) there is risk vf contamination of water, the Managing Director shall p.ot cut off such connection or turn off such . supply unless notice of not less than twenty four hours has been given to the owner or the occupier of the premises. as the case may be. · (2) No action taken under or in pursuance of this section shall relieve any person from any penalties or liabilities which he may otherwiae have incurred. (3) The expense of cutting off the connection or of turning 0ff the water and of restoring the same as determined by the Managing 'Directc.r in any case referred to in sub-section 0) . shall be paid · by the owner or occupier of the premises : · Provided that no charge for such expense shall be made in the case mentioned in clause (a) of the said sub-section. l..:&Ying of