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Administration of waterworks.

Custody and 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

an inside service.

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- disconnect 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-

Ordinance

No. 6 of 1901.

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Power of entry into premises.

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(a) unless the consumer shall give an undertaking to pay monthly to the Treasurer (or at such other periods as the Treasurer may authorize) the amount due for chargeable water and annually the amount due for meter rent as ascer- tained in accordance with the provisions of any regulations made under this Ordinance, within a period of fourteen days from the date of notice in writing to do so having been served on him by the water authority, or within such extended period as may be conceded by the water authority;

(b) if default is made in the payment of any deposit requested by the water authority 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or with any of the regulations made thereunder; or if the construction, alteration or repair of any inside service is carried out without the approval of the water authority;

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

(e) if any act or thing is 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.

6. It shall be lawful for the water authority or any 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 meter therein and anything in connexion therewith;

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(b) to regulate or repair any inside service or meter;