Repeal of Ordinance No. 16 of 1903 and regulations thereunder.
Commence ment.
31. The Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, and all regula- tions made thereunder are repealed.
32. This Ordinance shall come into force on the first day of January, 1939.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 13th day of October, 1938.
B. C. K. HAWKINS,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
SCHEDULE.
REGULATIONS.
[s. 30].
1. THE FORM AND SERVICE OF NOTICES.
Notices required to be given or sent under the Ordinance and regulations to a person or persons shall be issued under the hand of the water authority or an authorized officer on his behalf and shall be served either by delivering the same by post to the person or persons to whom they are addressed or by leaving the same at the residence or place of business of such person or persons, or by leaving the same on the premises to which such notices relate.
All such notices shall be given on standard forms prepared by the water authority the nature of which is stated in Appendix II to these regulations.
General notices affecting all consumers shall be inserted in newspapers approved by the water authority.
The water authority shall have the right to alter at his discretion the wording of all forms the nature of which is stated in Appendix II or to introduce such new forms as he may consider necessary in conformity with the regulations.
2. THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PAYMENT OF MONEYS.
The water authority shall submit accounts for moneys and deposits due in the appropriate Forms A, B, C, D or E, the nature of which is stated in Appendix II.
The date by which payment must be made shall be stated on the form, and payment shall be made at the address given on the form.
If in any case the deposits or moneys due are not paid within seven days before the date stated on the form, a notice of intention to disconnect the service shall be sent by the water authority on the appropriate form:
Provided that nothing shall prevent action under section 5 or proceedings under section 17 of the Ordinance being taken without notice to the person in default.
3. DEPOSITS.
In the case of work to be carried out by the water authority for a consumer the work will not be put in hand till payment of the deposit as requested on Form E has been made. The deposit will be refunded after payment by the consumer of the account for the work.
In the case of a deposit requested to cover the amounts due or to become due for meter rent and chargeable water for an existing inside service the service will be disconnected from the waterworks after service of Form J if payment of the deposit is not made within the time laid down on Form E.