Section 195:
Conditions of universal application.
Notwithstanding anything herein before contained or
contained in any agreement under section 193, the supply of water by a Board to any building or land
shall be, and shall be deemed to have been granted subject to the following conditions, namely:--
(a) the owner, lessee or occupier of any building or land in or on which water supplied by the
Board is wasted by reason of the pipes, drains or other works being out of repair shall, if he has
knowledge thereof, give notice of the same to such officer as the Chief Executive Officer may appoint
in this behalf;
(b) the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer or employee of the Board authorised by him
in writing in this behalf may enter into or on any premises supplied with water by the Board, for the purpose of examining all pipes, taps, works and fittings connected with the supply of water and of
ascertaining whether there is any waste or misuse of such water;
(c) the Chief Executive Officer may, after giving notice in writing, cut off the connection between
any source of public water-supply and any building or land to which water is supplied for any purpose
there from, or turn off such supply if--
(i) the owner or occupier of the building or land neglects to pay the water tax or water rate or
other charges connected with the water supply within one month from the date on which such tax
or rate or charge falls due for payment;
(ii) the occupier refuses to admit the Chief Executive Officer or other authorised officer or
employee of the Board into the building or land for the purpose of making any examination or
inquiry authorised by clause (b) or prevents the making of such examination or inquiry;
(iii) the occupier wilfully or negligently misuses or causes waste of water;
(iv) the occupier wilfully or negligently injures or damages his meter or any pipe or tap
conveying water from the water works;
(v) any pipes, taps, works or fittings connected with the supply of water to the building or
land are found, on examination by any other officer or employee of the Board authorised by the
Chief Executive Officer in writing in this behalf, to be out of repair to such an extent as to cause
waste of water;
(d) the expense of cutting off the connection or of turning off the water in any case referred to in
clause (c) shall be paid by the owner or occupier of the building or land;
(e) no action taken under or in pursuance of clause (c) shall relieve any person from any penalty
or liability which he may otherwise have incurred.