Section 29
Section 29
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Any consumer shall make arrangement with a water supply authority or a licensed pipe fitter to construct a supply pipe in any premises for the supply of water from the waterworks.
(2)
Every supply pipe and fitting shall be constructed, and the type, size and quality of the materials and fittings used therewith shall be in accordance with regulations made under section 51.
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(3)
When the construction of a supply pipe and fitting has been completed to the satisfaction of the water supply authority, it shall be connected by the water supply authority to the waterworks, subject to—
(a)
the consumer entering into such agreement with the water supply authority for the supply of water;
(b)
payment of such charges for such connexion as are prescribed by regulations made under section 51;
(c)
payment of such contribution as shall be determined from time to time by the water supply authority, with the consent of the State Water Authority, towards the capital outlay necessarily incurred to provide this supply; and
(d)
full payment to the water supply authority from the consumer of―
(i)
all moneys due to that water supply authority in respect of respect of water previously supplied to the premises to which the supply pipe is to be connected;
(ii)
any money in arrears due and owing by the consumer to that water supply authority or any other water supply authority in Sarawak for water supplied to other premises or property currently or previously owned or occupied by him; and
(iii)
any money due to or any outstanding penalty, fine or fee imposed by a water supply authority on him under the provisions of this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder.
(4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1), (2) and
(3)
, the water supply authority shall not, unless otherwise directed by the State Water Authority, be under any obligation to connect with the waterworks the supply pipes of any premises which are—
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(a)
more than one hundred metres from a mains; or
(b)
at an altitude higher than that to which water from the waterworks can be supplied.
(5)
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict the drawing of water by any person from any public standpipe in any area of supply in which public standpipes are provided by the water supply authority.
Unlawful connection of water supply 29A.―(A) Any person who connects or permits or causes to be connected, a supply pipe to any waterworks so as to enable water to be supplied to premises owned or occupied or used by him, in contravention of section 29(1) or (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to―
(a)
in the case of a first offence, or for a second or subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding one month or both such fine and imprisonment, and a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding two months or both such fine and imprisonment, if the water is used by him for domestic purposes;
(b)
a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both such fine and imprisonment, if the water is used by him for commercial purposes; and
(c)
a fine exceeding ten thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both such fine and imprisonment, if the water is used by him for industrial purposes.
(2)
Any person who aids or abets in the commission of any offence under subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to fines and imprisonments stipulated for the offender in subsection (1), and if the person is a licensed pipe fitter or mainslayer, the Court may, on his conviction, or suspended for such period of time as the Court may determine.
[Ins. Cap. A126.]
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