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(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.
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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 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.
Power to
restrict.
etc., the
water.
7. It shall be lawful for the water authority to restrict, diminish, withhold or suspend, stop, turn off or divert the supply of water through or by means of any main, 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 compensation 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;
(c) whenever any public standpipe is damaged or the waters thereof are polluted or wasted;
(d) in case of an outbreak of fire; or
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(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.
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6. It shall be lawful for the water authority or any Power of person duly authorized in writing by him, at any reasonable premises. 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.
Power to
restrict.
etc., the
water.
7. It shall be lawful for the water authority to restrict, diminish, withhold or suspend, stop, turn off or divert the suspend, supply of water through or by means of any main, inside supply of service or public standpipe, either wholly or in part, when- ever 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 compensation 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;
(c) whenever any public standpipe is damaged or the
waters thereof are polluted or wasted;
(d) in case of an outbreak of fire; or
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