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(1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Water Supply and Water Tax shatt title, extent Aar, 1986. nd connencehenL (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkirn. (l) It ,hall come inro force on such dare. as the Srcre Corernmerri may, bv notihcaLion il] the Official Cazctte. aoooint and differeo( dates niay be appoinred for different ateas ind'fot difierenr provjsions of this l\ct' 2, In this Act, unless the context orherwise reqlires,' Definitla t. (i) 'area' means the area declared by Government by notiflcation to be an arca for the purposes of this Act; (ii) 'Governn]ent nrajn' meads the water pipe lines owned and mailit.rincd by the Govcro meilt; (iii) 'Consunrdr's ai[' neals rvirto! pipe li]1es which connect Govelnirent main wiih the coirsurncr's piemises and includes service pipe and intemal pluurbing lines of the consumer's plEmlses; (iv)'Competent authority' means the Chief Engineer-cum-Secretary, Buildings. Public Ilealth Ergineeling and l{ousiflg Depart- n]ent ofthe GovernDeut or any olher olicer authodsed by him in this behalf; 2 /\,,cor._nter.mea- dl]V supply fionr ,lr. c^,.1,Lii,ll Pe.ir:i rh' leircllr of-n) urler f\i. norihc?rion. rehns,i Gazelie. notification publisherl in the Ofhcial rvlt) .notihed ordet.. tneans cazette: gny or.der published in the Oflicisl (vl1t) 'occrpier, in relation to any pren.lises, nleans _ (" anl per'ott itt occ,,u:rron or,r,. n "l i.., or farr thereol. p'r)iI'g or liJl"le " lLl lll'.":he o\r'ner in recpecr orsuch preI.i\e( ^r p:rn ot tile prc.ni(C-,. (b) ..n o'r|er \\ho:c ir oLc-p, ri, rr olrhe pre,ni.".. (c) .r lenart ollhe prerriseo uho,. "_" n,p,i"J-t:oir-p"yn,.n, ot .j :r licerr,ec uho iq i. occ. pr.ion oIrhe prerrrisc,:lrrd le\ en1 per.un r"ho .. .iaoi. ro i,) -..;.;t; ;;. ,r,.,,1*..,';r, respect of usc afld .j ,ir, .orrner. ir ;"",i"; ;;'-;::l,.lr' n orIl'1c r':e-,i5e5: cc.rc, rhe re,i oi rh. .l',j 1 ""*' r'r'' .rr' rll. l er\or' \\ ho re- ..".i;.'i;. ;;,;i# ti; ll;;',|::'.'il:i."iI j1:,.::,lii f;,::ll** : G) ar.r .gent or t(ts1ee, q iro 'cceives ,*[;;;,';; ;il]f ;;;. ownel; u i,,i,;:!ili onlJ,1liiii"l.1'".I.1: t':: le ,e rr or. .rr i5 e.1Lru.led ;,:;;i";ifi;","*rJl or crr) prenrr(es cle\ oted to retr.gious fc) a receiver or fltaitare lenr iuri'dicrion,.-hL:lf:;n':d by irr) cour[ of conoe- tigiti;,i il;";ili #ve lre chirrse of' o'to exercise ihe ,d, i morrsasee,n-n".*,rl::fit't'l the 'aiJ pretni:cs: and (x) ,prescrjbed, means piescr.ibed by the.nrles ,1adc under this Acr; (xir 'connection point. llenns I .. joincd *i,1, il":".i11i.,,1i,1. j'r:li' "u'= curcrp11s111 n.r1n' 't (xii, 'water works.trteans c lxk *h"rh"r.or"rJ-Ji n;e;".i l:irl:lc cr\nir. cl.reln. ranl. duct. h),1.;;i. ;;;;,;;yuPi;rr;rurr.. rrrarl' r'rile! cur\cns encina Usec t.'r 5rpp,ynp *n,.,. '"Idi"4 n''hiIc lor 't'prlrtiiiE oi :ll:JF;, " ;; "'li i j*, :' i;'"'3:' Jl'f,',i:,', ;,i l,i::,,,;'[fl :';: -"'',;i ;':i,l'l:; Ji.'ll;ll;,3:,,l:l-"' corrsL rrrcr rxa in sta rrins rro,r ,pr,j,he p"lnj'i; ."tje':.1:11 Jotnc .the'Corerrttnenimain' rnrLalled ' "rll\ul'lel n attt uhere water metel i. (l) The. Goverlment may Drolid uholesome uatcr foi pi,ujl.. i"1i^Lll^ile-a w,tb a.water suppiy of po ;es sui'iecr r",;i irir,liv "i*iiiJnrercra l dofl eslic and orhli pur' (2) For the purposc of 5uch luDnlv rhF r.:^, -.,...^-. -, ,, conslrucled or mdintained '''b[ 'll:"S:'^1lll^ent <ha]l cause to be n .,r,nur .r."i iiiii;i;;;,.#ii,li_;',J,l,tll, "iolt{. ?i, iiiii,i"ir, ,'il",,,_:-,-,^._lfe"suTpryolqatcrtorrl.rrcsric.l-rrr.losrc undcr this Act rneans sUpfily lor il y put.nose el ,ar rn,' rn) .radc, nrrnuhcrrrr.e:: ;jl:::.1"-'"' nrtncll:- lbl I", .r"19.:r, or for. pur.poses of irrigatloi, (c. for br,ilding pLrrposes includirg conslrucrion of rrr""t. lo' lo.r Iountoins. swjrnm,np pool(. prroiic fo,f,) or-r^,r1.,", r", ,., ornamcntdr or nrech.Lnicai prrpore.. - ur rur :l] 3 (e) for aninals, where they are kept for sale or. hire or for the saie of tlrcir produce, (f) lor tl)e consumptroD cnd use at a restaurant or by inlnates ofa hote. borrii69l6;.e o. re.id"rrr,oi ciJb. "'"' ' '" '''"' ,gl [or.tl]c cot .r.nt11ti^ rrd u.e h1 1e,.sons resol'tirr! the lhealres and cinernas (h) for watet.ing streels. ol. (i) Ior washing velicles where thcy are kept for sale or hire.