Irrigation Clauses Act 1973
35Inspection and removal of meters, &c.
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35 Inspection and removal of meters, &c.
(1) A person acting under the authority of the undertakers may enter –
(a) at all reasonable times, any house, room, or building; or
(b) at any time, any land other than a house, room, or building –
to, through, or into which water is supplied by the undertakers by measure for the purpose of inspecting any meter or of removing any meter or associated apparatus belonging to the undertakers.
(2) *[Section 35 Subsection (2) amended by No. 67 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*A person who hinders any such person from entering or making such an inspection, or affecting such a removal, as the case may be, or who, not being an officer or employee of the undertakers, in any manner injures or interferes with a meter, is liable to a fine not exceeding 0·15 penalty unit, in addition to the amount of damage or injury done.