Section 18
Appointment or establishment of water supply authority
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The State Water Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint or establish a water supply authority for any particular area of supply.
(2)
The appointment or establishment of a water supply authority pursuant to subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette, and the Gazette notification shall stipulate—
(a)
the waterworks and other immovable properties to be vested in that water supply authority;
(b)
its area of supply; and
(c)
rates or tariffs for water supplied to consumers.
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(3)
A water supply authority shall have the custody, management and administration of the waterworks and of the water therein and the management of the supply and distribution of such water within its area of supply, subject, nevertheless, to the general control and supervision of the State Water Authority.
(4)
It shall be the duty of a water supply authority, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and any regulations made hereunder, to supply water to the consumers within the limits of its area of supply.