Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Board,,may 'cut off the water' suppl; under its control from any supply. premises:- ,. , , I , I . . . ' : I . , , . , , , (a) if ?*y fee; r e n ~ . cost of, wber or any, charge or other sum due under ! . ihs Act, is not paid within a peritd of Hteen days from the receipt of .,the bill, for the!'same and :after furnishing one month notice from expiry , ,,of the said 'pzrio! ; or , , : I (b) if after chc tkceipt pf a written ioticz from tlw Board requirichiin to rerrain from so doing, the consumer contirlues to use She water or tp permit the samc to be. used in contravention of the pronslons of ths Act or any rules or reguIations or .bye-laws; or , . . . , ( ~ ) r iC the consumer damages , or causes to be damaged the water meter or . . ' . . . , , any connection pipe or ferrule;,or . . , @'if the consumer refuses to admit irny offi&t." br, serv~ht of 'the Board duly authorised in 'this behalf into the premises which he proposes to :"enter .- during the day time for'the purposes of executing 'any work or , . :, . placing or removing any apparatus or of making any e-nation-. - or - inquiry in connection. with the water supply or prevents any such officer . . . or servant from executing any work or placing or removing any apparatus or making such examination or enquiry; or (el if the service pipe or any tap or other Gtting or work connected there- wlth is found on examination by an officer or servant of the,Boird duly authorised- in this behalf to be out of repair to such an extent as to - cause wastage or contamination of water and immediate prevention thero . is nemsary; or Lf) ii the consumer causes or allows to be .mused the service pipe or any tap or other fitting or work connected thtrcwith to te placcd, removed repair or otherwise interfered with, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of the rules or regulations or the bye-laws; or Igl if by reasons ot' leakage In the service pipe or any tap or: other fitting or w g ~ k damage is caused to a public street and immediate preventron: thereof is necessary. (2) No action taken under or in pursuance of this section ha11 relieve a a , person from any penatty or liability which he q a y othemise have inyrred under this Act. (3) The Board may reconnect the supply of water disconnected under sub section (1) on payment of, such, charges. fiohib~on 46: (1) NO person shU- . , or certain 0 t h acts. la) w~lfully obstruct any pcrson acting under the authority df the Board in setting out the lines of any work or pull up or remove aaypillar, post or stay fixed in the ground for the purpose of setting out the lines or such works, or defae of destroy any works made for the 8Md purposii Ib) w i I f d ~ or negligently break injure, turn on, open, close, shut ,off or otherwise interfere with any lock, cock, valve, pipe, meter or othek iork or .apparatus belonging to tho Board; or . . . b . , .~($)n~la&dlyob~trun the bow of orflush, dray o&ordivert,or takcwter from any -watgr wo~ks belonging to the no@ or any water course by which any such water is sgml~ed ; or THE ORTSSA-WATBR SirPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD ACT, 1991.:' [ORISB~ ACT .I2 OF 19911 (~ecs., 46-53) (6) obstruct any officer or servant' bf the Bbkd in the performance and dis- - , . charge of-his duties and functions under this Chapter or refuse or dfully , . . neglect to furnish him .,with means . nepessary for the' making ' of any . entry, ~nspection examination or inquiry thereunder in relation to any water works ; or I:. - . . (e) bathe in, at or upon any water works, or wash or throw -br cause to . I : J.' ', - ,. . - :,: , -enter , therein any animal or. throw any rubbish, dirt,. o'r Nth into 'any : : water works, or wash or clean therein any cloth, wool or leather, or the 1 r - - " - : skin of any animal, or cause water ofany sink or drainor any steam . . engine or boiler or any other~pollnted water to turn or be' brought into - . any water W O I ~ S , -or do any. other-act whereby the water in any water works belonging to the Board is fouled or likely to be fouled. (2) Nothing in cIause (b) of sub-section (I) shalI apply lo a consumer closing the stop-cock fixed on, the service pipe supplying water to his premises so long as he has obtained the mrisent of any other consumer whose supply be affected thereby. > . . - CHAPTER , - VII . . - -, Sewerage ' Right of