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Water-tax, 6[water charges,] 7[sewerage charges] paid by any person may be recovered by him from the occupier of premises for which it is paid.—(1) Any person who has paid to the Commissioner any 8[water-tax, or a sum on account of water charges or] 9[sewerage tax or a sum on account of sewerage charges] in respect of any premises shall if he was not himself in occupation of the said premises during the period for which he had made such payment, be entitled to receive the amount of the said payment from the person, if any, in actual occupation of the said premises for the said period. (2) For the recovery of the said amount from the person aforesaid, the person who has paid the same shall have the same rights and remedies as if such amount were rent payable to him by the person from whom he is entitled to receive the same. 10[173A. Owner of premises entitled to recover water charges from occupiers of tenements.— (1) If the premises to which water is supplied by measurement consists of more than one tenement and water is supplied thereto through a common meter and if water charges in respect of the water supplied are paid to the Commissioner by the owner of the said premises or any person acting on his behalf, such owner shall be entitled to recover the sum of such water charges pro-rata from the occupiers of the tenements during the period for which water is supplied to the said tenements through the common meter, in proportion to the amount of the rent for which each of such tenements is let: 1 Section 171 was deleted by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 95. 2 Section 172 was substituted by Mah. 11 of 2011, s. 5. 3 These words and figures were substituted by Mah. 6 of 2012, s. 9(a). 4 These words and figures were substituted by Mah. 6 of 2012, s. 9(b). 5 This sub-section was added by Mah. 6 of 2012, s. 9(c). 6 These words were inserted by Bom. 62 of 1954, s. 4(2). 7 These words were substituted for the words “any halalkhor tax” by Mah. 51 of 1975, s. 9(b). 8 These words were substitued for the words “water tax or” by Bom. 62 of 1954, s. 4(1). 9 These words were substituted for the words “any halalkhor tax” by Mah. 51 of 1975, s. 9(a). 10 Sections 173A and 173B were inserted by Bom. 62 of 1954, s. 5. 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 203 Provided that if— (a) any of the tenements is in the occupation of the owner or any person acting on his behalf, or (b) by the terms of the tenancy, the owner has agreed to pay the water charges for an occupier of a tenement, the amount payable pro-rata in respect of such tenement shall not be recovered from the occupiers of other tenements. (2) If, under the terms of the tenancy, the rent charges for any such tenement is inclusive of water- tax and subsequently water is supplied thereto through a common meter and if water charges are paid by the owner or any person acting on his behalf, such owner shall be entitled to recover under this section from the occupier of such tenement only the difference between the water tax previously payable by him and the water charges payable in respect of such tenement on pro-rata basis under sub-section (1).