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[1974 Ed.
Water Authority may require repairs to be carried out.
Cost of constructing, etc., fire services and inside services.
Supply to be metered.
16. (1) The Water Authority may, if he is satisfied that a fire service or inside service--
(a) is in such a condition that waste or pollution of a supply has occurred or is likely to be caused thereby;
(b) has been altered without his permission; or
(c) does not comply with the provisions of this Ordinance, by notice require the consumer to carry out the repairs or other works specified in the notice to the fire service or inside service.
(2) If under subsection (1) repairs or other works are to be carried out to a communal service, the notice requiring the repairs or other works shall be served on the agent.
17. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a consumer shall bear the cost of constructing, installing, maintaining, altering, repairing or removing a fire service or inside service.
(2) The cost of maintaining, altering, repairing or removing- (a) a communal service shall be borne by the agent; (b) any part of a fire service or inside service which is on land held by the Crown shall be borne by the Water Authority.
(3) The Water Authority may alter or repair a fire service or inside service at the request of a consumer, or a communal service at the request of an agent, and the cost thereof shall, subject to subsection (2)(b), be payable by the person at whose request such alteration or repair is carried out.
(4) If a consumer or agent, on receipt of a notice under section 16, fails to carry out the repairs or other works specified in the notice, the Water Authority may carry out the repairs or other works and the cost thereof shall be payable by the consumer or agent.
18. Except where this Ordinance otherwise provides, a supply shall be measured by meter or in such other manner as the Water Authority may determine.
Deposits.
PART IV
DEPOSITS AND CHARGES
19. (1) The Water Authority may fix the amount of, and require the payment of, a deposit by a consumer to cover any charge due or which may become due.
(2) If payment of a deposit is required from a consumer of an existing fire service or inside service, the Water Authority may