CO129-572-14 Proposed reorganisation of water services 7-4-1938 - 3-4-1939 — Page 37

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Premises.

Consumer.

Month,

Quartor.

Main.

Connexion to the

main.

Inside service.

Fittings.

Public standpipe.

Meter.

Fire

service.

Licensed plumber.

Itegula

Lions.

Custody and administra. tion of

(ii) in the case of any premises not entitled to a free allowance of water, the total consumption;

(g) premises includes any structure, building or part of a building, land without buildings, or any pier, sea-wall or wharf in the waters of the Colony;

(h) "consumer" includes any person or persons or corporate body supplied or applying to be supplied with or using water from the waterworks, or who is liable for the payment of rates, or moneys due or to become due under this Ordinance;

(1)

"month" means calendar month;

() "quarter" means any three consecutive months;

(k) "main" includes any pipe owned and maintained by the water authority, including "Connexions to the main";

() "connexion to the main" includes the stop cock and length of piping between such stop cock and the main;

(m) "inside service" includes all pipes and fittings beyond the connexion to the main:

(n) fittings" includes all taps, stop cocks, ball cocks. cold water cisterns, hot water apparatus, flushing apparatus, or any other apparatus or appliances used on an inside service in connexion with the supply of water from the waterworks, except incters;

(o) "public standpipe" includes any fountain, standpipe. valve, tap or appliance provided and maintained by the water authority for the purpose of supplying water to the public:

(p) "meter" includes any appliance or device used to measure, ascertain or regulate the amount of water taken or used from the waterworks:

(4) "live service" includes any pipes and fittings used for the sole purpose of supplying water to promises to combat

fire:

(7) "licensed plumber" includes any person or persons or corporate body licensed by the water authority to con- struct. alter or repair inside services or fire services connected with or to be connected with the waterworks:

(*) "regulations” means regulations under this Ordinance.

Administration of waterworks.

3. The water authority shall have the custody and administration of the waterworks and of the water therein waterworks. and the management of the supply or distribution of such water, subject to the general authority of the Governor in Council.

Appointment of officers.

Power to disconnect an inside service. Ordinance

No. 6 of

1901.

4. The Governor shall appoint suitable officers to carry out the provisions of this Ordinance, who shall be under the control of the water authority, subject to the general authority of the Governor.

Powers of the water authority.

5. It shall be lawful for the water authority to dis- connect from the waterworks the inside service to any premises without prejudice to any water rate, meter rent or other sums due or to become due under this Ordinance or the Rating Ordinance, 1901--

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(a) unless the consumer, within fourteen days from the date of service of written notice in that behalf or such extended time as the water authority may allow, gives an undertaking satisfactory to the water authority to pay, quarterly or at such lesser periods as the water authority may in any case determine. the amount due for charges for water and, annually, the amount due for meter rent. to the Accountant General, in accordance with regulations;

(b) if default is made in the payinent of any deposit which the water authority may require or of any moneys due under this Ordinance from the consumer, for so long as the default continues;

(c) if the construction, alteration or repair of any inside service by a consumer is not carried out to the satisfaction of the water authority in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or regulations; or if the construction, alteration or repair of any inside service is carried out without the approval of the water authority:

(d) if any consumer is found to be wilfully or negligently wasting water supplied from the waterworks through the inside scrvice to his premises; or

(e) if any act or thing done or omitted contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance in relation to any damage, alteration, pollution or abuse of the waterworks or of any inside or fire service.

entry into premises.

6. It shall be lawful for the water authority or any Power of person duly authorized in writing by him, at any reasonable time or in the case of urgency at any time, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned to enter into and upon any premises into or upon which any inside service has been laid for the supply of water from the waterworks, namely -

(a) to inspect any inside service and to ascertain whether there is any waste, leakage, obstruction, alteration, interference or damage to any inside service or meter therein and anything in connexion therewith;

(b) to regulate or repair any inside service or meter; (c) to ascertain the consumption; or

(d) to disconnect the inside service to any premises or

to diminish. withhold or suspend, stop. turn off or divert the supply of water to any premises through or by means of any inside service either wholly or in part.

restrict,

water,

7. It shall be lawful for the water authority to Power to restrict. diminish, withhold or suspend, stop. turn off or suspend, divert the supply of water through or by means of any main, etc., the

supply of inside service or public standpipe, either wholly or in part, whenever the water authority may think fit, and without prejudice to any water rate. meter rent or other sums due or to become due under this Ordinance, and without com- pensation for any damage or loss which may result-

(a) whenever the available supply of water from the waterworks shall in the opinion of the water authority be insufficient:

(b) whenever it may be expedient or necessary for the purpose of extending, altering, testing or repairing the waterworks or for the purpose of the connexion of inside or fire services;

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