Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Corporation may, at any time, on receiving an application from a Municipality, or from a Cantonment Board or from any other authority in respect of any area adjacent to the Corporation area which may be included in the Corporation area under clause (c) of section 8 give direction that such quantity of wholesome water per diem as may be determine by it shall be delivered into such reservoirs or pipes of such Municipality or Cantonment Board or other authority, as the case may be, as may be specified in such application. (2) The supply of wholesome water under sub-section (1) shall be on payment of such rate, not being less than the cost of production and delivery (including the costs for debt servicing, depreciation of plant and machinery, losses, and other charges, if any), as the Corporation may determine. (3) If payment of the rate under sub-section (2) for wholesome water delivered to any Municipality or Cantonment Board or other authority is not made regularly and in time, the Corporation, on the recommendation of the Mayor-in-Council and with the approval of the State Government, may, after giving twelve months' notice of its intention so to do, cut off the supply. (4) An appeal shall lie to the State Government from any refusal by the Corporation to give direction under sub-section (1) or from any direction given by the Corporation under that sub-section. (5) Before making any order on any appeal under sub-section (4), the State Government shall consider representation, if any, made by the Corporation with reference to such appeal. (6) No order made on any appeal under sub-section (4) shall contain any direction for delivery of wholesome water at a rate lower than the cost of its production and delivery. (7) Every order made on any appeal under sub-section (4) shall be final. 86 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 29, 2008 [PART III Presumption as to supply of water. Presumption as to washing of vehicles. The West Bengal Municipal Corporation Act, 2006. (Part V1.—Civic Services.—Chapter XI.—Water supply and drainage.—B. Functions in relation to water supply.—Sections 184, 185.—C. Planning, construction, operation, maintenance and management of water works.—Sections 186, 187.) (8) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any Municipality or Cantonment Board or other authority, which was getting delivery of wholesome water from the Corporation constituted under any law in force immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), continue to get delivery of wholesome water from the Corporation constituted under this Act on the terms and conditions in force on the date immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, and such terms and conditions may be modified at any time in accordance with the provisions of this section.