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Power to cut off private water-supply or to turn water.— (1) The Commissioner may 3[* * * * *] cut off the connection between any municipal water-work and any premises to which a private water-supply is furnished by the corporation or turn off the water from such premises in any of the following cases, namely :— (a) in default of payment of any instalment of water-tax or any sum due for water 4[or hire of meter] 5[or expenses of any work done under or by virtue of the provisions of sections 272, 276 or 287A] within 6[sixty days after the date of the bill] for such tax or sum has been duly 7[served]; 8[(b) if the owner of the premises neglects, within the period prescribed in this behalf in any notice given under sub-section (1) or (1A) of section 274 or under section 274A, to comply with any requisition made to him by the Commissioner regarding the provisions of any cistern, fitting, lock or key or means of access to such cistern; (c) if the owner or occupier of the premises fails, within the period prescribed in this behalf in any notice given under sub-section (2) of section 278, to comply with the terms of such notice or fails to use articles of the kind prescribed under sub-section (3) of section 274;] (d) if after receipt of a written notice from the Commissioner requiring him to refrain from so doing the owner or occupier of the premises continues— (i) to use the water, or to permit the same to be used, in contravention of any by-law made under this Act or of any condition prescribed under sub-section (2) of section 169; (ii) when payment for the water is made not by measurement, to permit any person not residing on premises in respect of which water-tax is paid to carry away from such owner’s or occupier’s premises water derived from municipal water-work; 9[(e) if the owner or occupier of the premises wilfully or negligently injures or damages any meter, pipe, cistern or fitting or lock thereof in such premises;] 10[(f) if the owner or occupier of the premises fails to comply with any requisition made on him by the Commissioner under sub-section (2) of section 287B, to furnish the name of the licenced plumber;] 11[Provided that— 1 This clause was substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 30(a). 2 This sub-section was substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 30(d). 3 The words “with the sanction of standing committee” were repealed by Bom. 6 of 1913, s. 2. 4 These words were inserted by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 31(1)(a). 5 These words and figures were inserted by Bom. 10 of 1928, s. 13(a)(i). 6 These words were substituted for the words “fifteen days after a notice of demand” by Mah. 11 of 2009, s. 51. 7 This word was substituted for the word “presented” by Bom. 20 of 1952, s. 15. 8 This clause was substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 31(1)(b). 9 This clause was substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 31(1)(c). 10 This clause was inserted by Bom. 8 of 1918, s. 13(b). 11 This proviso was added by Bom. 6 of 1913, s. 2. 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 243 1[(i) in any case under 2[clause] (a), the Commissioner shall not take action unless not less than fifteen days a previously copy of the notice of demand in receipt of the tax or sum has been affixed to a conspicuous part of the premises;] 3[(ii)] in case under 4[clauses] (a), (b), 5[(d) and (f)] the Commissioner shall not take action without the sanction of the 6[Standing Committee]; 7[(iii)] in case under 8[clauses] (c) and (e) the Commissioner shall not take action unless written notice of not less than twenty-four hours has been given to the owner or occupier of the premises; 9[(iv) in any case falling under 10[clause] (b) the Commissioner shall not take action unless not less than fifteen days previously a copy of the notice under sub-section (1) or sub- section (1A) of section 274 or under section 274A, as the case may be, has been affixed to a conspicuous part of the premises:] 11[Provided that where in any case falling under clauses (a), (b), (d) and (f) the Commissioner has with the sanction of the 12[Standing Committee] cut off water supply or turned of water, and there is recurrence of any case under any of these clauses, the Commissioner shall take action without the sanction of the 13[Standing Committee]. (2) The expenses of cutting of the connection or of turning off the water in any such case aforesaid shall be paid by the owner or occupier of the premises.