Section 47

The service licensee shall accept the water supply system or sewerage system or part of the systems, as the case may be, after the service licensee is satisfied that the water supply system or the sewerage system or part of the systems meets the requirements set out in the approved plans and specifications and standards.

Upon the water supply system or the sewerage system or part of the systems being handed over to the service licensee, the service licensee shall operate and maintain such system.

The developer shall provide or cause the owner of the land to provide the service licensee access to the water supply system and sewerage system or part of the systems for the purposes of operating and maintaining such system.

The Commission may exempt any developer from the requirements of this section.

A person who fails to comply with this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

In this section, “qualified person” means a person who is recognized by the Commission as a person qualified to issue a certificate of compliance for the purpose of subsection (1).

Water Services Industry 47

Damage to public water supply system and sewerage system to be made good