Section 24
Section 24
(a)
to take over, assume or carry out the functions, duties, obligations, activities and business of any water supply authority;
or
(b)
to assign the assets, both movable and immovable, of any water supply authority that may be vested or to whom such assets may be conveyed, transferred or leased by the water supply authority; or
(c)
to manage or administer any water supply authority; or
(d)
to manage, distribute and supply water in any area where supply of water is not already undertaken by any water supply authority.
(2)
The Statutory Order shall stipulate—
(a)
the name and address of the statutory water company;
(b)
the name of the water supply authority whose functions, duties, obligations, activities and business have been taken over by the statutory water company or whose assets have been conveyed, transferred or leased or whose management and administration have been taken over by the statutory water company;
(c)
the waterworks that would be managed, administered or operated by or vested in the statutory water company;
(d)
its area of supply;
(e)
the water rates or tariffs that the statutory water company can charge the consumers;
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(f)
the date of commencement of the Statutory Order and the period during which the statutory water company shall discharge or undertake the functions, duties, activities or business stipulated in the Statutory Order.
(3)
The Yang di-Pertua Negeri may by Order published in the
Gazette vary, amend, modify or rescind any Statutory Order made pursuant to this section.
(4)
In the event of the Statutory Order being rescinded pursuant to subsection (3), the statutory water company shall forthwith cease to discharge or carry out any of the functions, duties, obligations, activities or business stipulated in the Statutory Order;
and the Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall be at liberty to appoint another statutory water company to take over such functions, duties, activities or business or to permit the State Water Authority to assume responsibility for the same.