Malaysia legislation
Section 30
Section 30
Disconnection of supply pipes
(1)
The State Water Authority shall disconnect the supply pipe of any premises from the waterworks by severing the service pipe or by taking such other means as he thinks fit and proper notwithstanding any water rate, meter rent or other sums due or to become due under this Enactment or regulations made under this Enactment –
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(a)
unless the consumer, within fourteen days from the date of service of written notice in that behalf or such extended time as the State Water
Authority may allow, gives an undertaking satisfactory to the State
Water Authority to pay to the State Water Authority the amount due for charges of water and for meter rent in accordance with regulations made under this Enactment;
(3)
The State Water Authority may recover the costs of disconnecting and reconnecting the water supply from the consumer and until all sums payable have been paid, the State Water Authority shall not be obliged to reconnect the supply of water to the affected premises.
PARTVI
RESTRICTION OF WATER SUPPLY
Disconnection of water supply