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Section 90

of Water Supply Regulations 1961 Reprinted 1999

State Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 90 of 97

Section 90

(1)

The responsibility for keeping an inside service including all fittings, clean and in good repair and in accordance with the standard set by these Regulations shall rest entirely with the consumer.

(2)

In the event of any defect in or of any pipes or fittings on the inside services of any premises being discovered to be unsatisfactory the Water Authority shall serve notice upon the consumer.

(3)

If any part of an inside service is discovered to be dirty and in the opinion of the Water Authority a possible source of pollution of the water in the mains, it shall be considered defective and notice will be served on the consumer accordingly.

(4)

If the defect to the inside service specified by notice under paragraph (3) duly served be not remedied within five days of the date of such notice or such extended time as the Water Authority shall consider necessary, the inside service shall be disconnected from the waterworks by the Water Authority under section 14 of the Ordinance after service of notice as in Form 2 in the Third Schedule hereto.