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(1) It shall be incumbent on the owner or occupier of any premises to which a private water-supply is furnished from any municipal water-work, to keep in a thoroughly clean condition and to maintain and keep in efficient repair every supply and distributing pipe conveying water from the said water-work to such premises and every meter for measuring water, not being a municipal meter and every cistern and fitting in or connected with any such pipe, so as effectually to prevent the water from running to waste. Power of Commissioner to alter position of connections. Provisions as to cisterns and other fittings, etc.to be used for connections wtih water-work. Provision for keeping cisterns locked. Communication- pipes to be kept in efficient repair by owner or occupier of premises. H-2002–31 242 Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 [ 1949 : Bom. LIX (2) When an occupier of any premises is served with a notice under sub-rule (2) of rule 11 he may, after giving to the person to whom he is responsible for the payment of his rent three days’ notice in writing himself have the repairs executed and in such event he shall, unless the terms of the tenancy otherwise expressly provide, be entitled to deduct from any rent due or to become due by him to such person the actual expenses incurred by him in complying with the notice served under sub-rule (2) of rule 11.