Public standpipes.
Construc
tion, etc., of fire
services and inside services.
(a) admission to any premises has been refused, or refusal is apprehended, or the premises are unoccupied, or the occupier is temporarily absent, or an application for admission would defeat the object of the entry; (b) there is reasonable ground for entry into the premises
for any purpose specified in subsection (1); and (c) notice of the intention to apply for the warrant has been served on the occupier of the premises, or such notice cannot be served because the premises are unoccupied or the occupier is temporarily absent, or the serving of such notice would defeat the object of the entry,
the magistrate or justice of the peace may by warrant authorize the Water Authority, or any person authorized by the Water Authority in writing, to enter the premises, if need be by force.
(4) The Water Authority, or any person authorized by him, entering any premises under this section may take with him such persons as may be necessary, and on leaving any unoccupied premises which he has entered shall leave them as effectually secured against trespassers as he found them to be at the time of entry.
(5) Every warrant issued under subsection (3) shall continue in force until the purpose of which the entry is necessary has been satisfied.
13. (1) The Water Authority may establish public stand- pipes in any place to supply water to the public free of charge.
(2) Except with the permission in writing of the Water Authority, no person shall take water from a public standpipe for any purpose other than a domestic purpose.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
PART III
FIRE SERVICES AND INSIDE SERVICES
14. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall, excopt with the permission in writing of the Water Authority, construct, install, alter or remove a fire service or inside service.
(2) The Water Authority may waive the requirement of permission under subsection (1) in the case of alterations to a
fire service or inside service which are, in his opinion, of a minor
nature.
(3) The construction or installation of a fire service or inside service shall be carried out in such manner as may be prescribed and the nature, size and quality of the pipes and fittings of the fire service or inside service shall be as prescribed.
(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.
15. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no fire service or inside Construc- service shall be constructed, installed, maintained, altered, repaired by licensed
tion, etc. or removed by a person other than a licensed plumber or a public plumbers. officer authorized by the Water Authority.
(2) Alterations or repairs to a fire service or inside service which are, in the opinion of the Water Authority, of a minor nature, or the rewashering of a tap, may be carried out by a person other than a licensed plumber or a public officer authorized by the Water Authority.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), any person who-
(a) contravenes subsection (1); or
(b) employs or permits a person other than a licensed plumber or a public officer authorized by the Water Authority to construcl, install, maintain, alter, repair or remove a fire service or inside service.
shall be guilty of an offence.
16. (1) The Water Authority may, if he is satisfied that a Water fire service or inside service-
Authority may require repairs to
(a) is in such a condition that waste or pollution of a supply be carried
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.
out.