Section 51 — Water Ordinance, 1994

(a)

the form of all notices required to be given or sent under this Ordinance, and the issuing and service thereof;

(b)

fees, surcharges and deposits to be paid by consumers;

(c)

the time and place for the payment of all moneys due or to become due under this Ordinance;

(d)

the sale of water by water supply authority and the price of such water;

(e)

free allowances of water to approved hospitals, charitable institutions and fire hydrants;

(f)

the fixing of meters, the amount of meter rents and the ascertaining of the consumption at any premises;

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(g)

the notification of restriction or suspension of water supply and the disconnection or re-connection of the water supply from or to a consumer;

(h)

the licensing of pipe-fitters and mainslayers;

(i)

the type, size and quality of pipes and fittings to be used on supply pipes and fire services;

(j)

the construction, alteration and maintenance of supply pipes, fittings and fire hydrants; and notification to consumers that any supply pipe or fire hydrants is defective;

(k)

the prevention of waste and the prohibition of the re-sale of water;

(l)

the taking of water from public stand pipes, the regulation or restriction of the persons resorting or desiring to resort thereto, the apportionment, rationing or restriction of the supplies which may be taken therefrom, and the giving of powers to police officers and law enforcement agencies with a view to such regulation, apportionment, rationing and restriction;

(m)

the use of water for fire services or sewerage purposes, or the impounding of water for hydro-electricity projects or any public sewerage system;

(n)

the conservation and use of water from the waterworks;

(o)

the regulation, protection and control of the impounding works and matters connected therewith;

(p)

the procedure of the Council;

(q)

the licensing of statutory water company or the abstraction of groundwater and the fees to be paid for such licences;

(r)

the manner in which any property seized under the provisions of this Ordinance may be dealt;

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(s)

prescribing, in consultation with the Director of Health,

Sarawak, the minimum standards of water quality;

[Sub. Cap. A126.]

(t)

the payment of rewards and other incentives to persons for information leading to the arrest or conviction of persons for offences committed under this Ordinance;

(u)

the transfer of staff and other employees of a water supply authority to a statutory water company;

(v)

the manner in which a statutory water company may undertake the duties, functions and obligations transferred or delegated to them under a Statutory Order;

(w)

the control of drawing, draining or taking away of water from wet lands;

(x)

the control and prevention of contamination and pollution of water or sources of water supply;

(y)

the establishment of drinking water quality surveillance programme or scheme; and

(z)

prescribing anything which is by this Ordinance to be prescribed by regulations.

(2)

Such regulations may provide that contravention of any specified regulation shall constitute an offence, and may prescribe penalties not exceeding a fine of five thousand ringgit and imprisonment for two years for such contravention.

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