Water Supply Act · s 19

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19.
Construction and connection of inside services
(1) Any consumer may arrange with the Authority or a licensed plumber to construct an inside service in any premises for the supply of water from the waterworks.
(2) Every inside service shall be constructed, and the nature, size and quality of the materials and fittings used therewith shall be in accordance with regulations made under section 48.
(3) When the construction of an inside service has been completed to the satisfaction of the Authority, it shall be connected by the Authority to the waterworks, subject to —
(a) payment of the charges for such connection as are prescribed by regulations made under section 48; and

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(b) the   consumer   giving   the   undertaking   required   by section 24.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Authority shall not, unless otherwise directed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan in Council, be under any obligation to connect with the waterworks the inside services of any premises which are —
(a) more than 50 yards from a main; or
(b) at an altitude higher than that to which water from the waterworks can be supplied by gravitation.
(5) Nothing in this section is deemed to restrict the drawing of water by any person from any public standpipe in any district where public standpipes are provided.

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s 19Construction and connection of inside services

(1)

Any consumer may arrange with the Authority or a licensed plumber to construct an inside service in any premises for the supply of water from the waterworks.

(2)

Every inside service shall be constructed, and the nature, size and quality of the materials and fittings used therewith shall be in accordance with regulations made under section 48.

(3)

When the construction of an inside service has been completed to the satisfaction of the Authority, it shall be connected by the Authority to the waterworks, subject to —

(a)

payment of the charges for such connection as are prescribed by regulations made under section 48; and

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(b)

the consumer giving the undertaking required by section 24.

(4)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Authority shall not, unless otherwise directed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang

Di-Pertuan in Council, be under any obligation to connect with the waterworks the inside services of any premises which are —

(a)

more than 50 yards from a main; or

(b)

at an altitude higher than that to which water from the waterworks can be supplied by gravitation.

(5)

Nothing in this section is deemed to restrict the drawing of water by any person from any public standpipe in any district where public standpipes are provided.