1974-HKRS28-16-22_Part03 — Page 44

HONG KONG

No. 44 of 1974

1 assent.

Lamp Roberts

Acting Governor.

18th July, 1974.

An Ordinance to repeal and replace the Waterworks Ordinance.

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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

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PART I

PRELIMINARY

This Ordinance may be cited as the Waterworks Ordin- Short title ance 1974 and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed and com- by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

mencement.

tion.

1 In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires Interpreta- "agent" means a person who is approved under section 7 as an

agent of a communal service;

"charge" means any charge for water, any fee, the cost of repairs or other works carried out by the Water Authority under section 17, and any other charge, including a surcharge, which is payable under this Ordinance;