Water Supply Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Particular Powers of Authority
15. Power of entry on premises
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
It shall be lawful for the Authority or any person duly authorised in writing by such Authority, without notice and at any reasonable time, or, in the case of urgency, at any time, 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, for the following purposes —
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 connection therewith;
inside service
“inside service” means all pipes and fittings beyond the communication pipe;
to regulate and repair any inside service or meter;
meter
“meter” means any appliance employed for the purpose of measuring or estimating the amount of water consumed or otherwise;
to ascertain the consumption;
to disconnect the inside service to any premises or to diminish, withhold or suspend, stop, turn off or divert the supply of
premises
“premises” means any structure, building or part of a building, land without buildings, or any pier, sea wall or wharf;
Water Supply water to any premises through or by means of any inside service either wholly or in part; or
to repair, alter, take up, relay, rearrange, or otherwise to deal with any inside service or meter as circumstances may require.
Terms defined in s 2
inside service
Defined · s 2“inside service” means all pipes and fittings beyond the communication pipe;
meter
Defined · s 2“meter” means any appliance employed for the purpose of measuring or estimating the amount of water consumed or otherwise;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” means any structure, building or part of a building, land without buildings, or any pier, sea wall or wharf;
waterworks
Defined · s 2“waterworks” means all catchment areas, reservoirs, dams, weirs, tanks, cisterns, tunnels, filter beds, conduits, aqueducts, mains, pipes, meters, fountains, standpipes, sluices, valves, hydrants, pumps, prime movers and all other works, or apparatus used or constructed for the collection, storage, conveyance, supply, measurement or regulation of water and which have been constructed by or on behalf of the Government and belong to or are under the control or management of the Authority or which are used or constructed by the Authority.
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