Water Supply Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Offences and Penalties
25. Waste
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who wilfully or negligently misuses or wastes or allows to be misused or wasted any water supplied from the waterworks either through any inside service or public standpipe, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $50,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.
waterworks
“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.
Terms defined in s 2
inside service
Defined · s 2“inside service” means all pipes and fittings beyond the communication pipe;
public standpipe
Defined · s 2“public standpipe” means any fountain, standpipe, valve, tap or appliance provided and maintained by the Authority for the purpose of supplying water to the public;
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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