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Water Supply Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Offences and Penalties
Water Supply Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Offences and Penalties
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No person shall take any water —
for any purpose other than a domestic purpose from any standpipe or drinking fountain used for the supply of water to the public;
for any purpose whatsoever from any hydrant, main, waterworks, equipment or apparatus belonging to the Authority except by agreement or with the consent in writing of the Authority.
Any person who acts in contravention of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
main
“main” means any pipe owned and maintained by the Authority, including any connection to the main;
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.
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