CO129-572-16 Proposals to prevent wastage of water 30-3-1938 - 15-9-1938 — Page 24

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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL proposed the following amendments to the Waterworks Bill, which were approved :-

Clause 2: Delete (g), (j) and (t).

Renumber remaining paragraphs (h) onwards as (g) to (r).

Add new paragraph:—

"(s) 'regulations' means regulations under this Ordinance."

Clause 5: Substitute new sub-clause (a) as follows-

"(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;"

In sub-clause (b), for "requested by the water authority" substitute "which the water authority may require".

In sub-clause (c), insert "to the satisfaction of the water authority" after "carried out" in line 2, and substitute "regulations" for "with any of the regulations made thereunder".

Clause 9: Delete the marginal reference to Ordinance No. 15

of 1930.

Substitute "Accountant General" for "Treasurer" and add to the end of the paragraph "and may, in the discretion of the water authority and without prejudice to his powers under section 5, be applied to the payment of any money in respect of which the deposit was made and which has not been duly paid in accordance with regulations."

Clause 10: Delete "made under this Ordinance" in the sixth line, substitute "of the service" for "thereof" in the same line, and "prescribed by" for "laid down in" in the ninth line.

Clause 12: Delete "made under this Ordinance".

Clause 14: Substitute "in the manner prescribed by regulations" for "as described in regulations made under this Ordinance".

Clause 17: Substitute "Accountant General" for "Treasurer".

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