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Provisions as to cisterns and other fittings, etc., to be used for connections with water- work.— 6[(1) The Commissioner may, whenever it shall appear to him to be necessary, by written notice require the owner of any premises furnished with a private water supply from any municipal water-work to provide such premises within a reasonable period which shall be prescribed in the said notice, with cisterns and fittings of such size, material, quality and description and placed in such position and with such safe and easy means of access as he thinks fit.] 7[(1A) The Commissioner may also in the like manner require the owner of any premises to provide such safe and easy means of access as he thinks fit to any existing cistern which on an examination under section 278 is found to be not easily accessible.] (2) The Commissioner shall also from time to time prescribe the size, material, quality, description and position of the 8[pipe and fittings] to be; employed for the 9[purpose] of any connection with or of any communication from, any municipal water-work, and no such connection or communication shall be made by any person otherwise than as so prescribed.] 1 These sub-sections were substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 24(c) and (d). 2 These sub-sections were substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 24(c) and (d). 3 These words were substituted for the words “the Member-in-charge” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 100. 4 This section was substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 25. 5 This section was substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 26. 6 This sub-section was substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 27(a). 7 This sub-section was inserted by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 27(d). 8 These words were substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 27(c)(i). 9 This word was substituted for the word “purpose” by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 27(c)(ii). 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 241 1[(3) The Commissioner shall likewise prescribe the size, material, quality and description of the 2[pipes, cisterns and fitting] to be employed for the purpose of replacing 3[pipes, cisterns and fittings] found on an examination under section 278 to be so defective that they cannot be effectively repaired.] 4[274A. Provision for keeping cisterns locked.— (1) The Commissioner may, by written notice, require the owner of any premises furnished with a cistern or in respect of which the Commissioner has, required a cistern to be furnished to provide such cistern with a lock and key of such pattern, material and quality as the Commissioner shall in such notice prescribe, and may in like manner require any lock or key found to be defective on an inspection under section 278 to be replaced. (2) Every cistern so provided with a lock shall be kept permanently locked and the key shall then be delivered to the Commissioner.]