44Inspection of premises for waste

44 Inspection of premises for waste

Any person acting under the authority of the undertakers may, at any reasonable time, by night or day, enter into any land or place supplied with water under the authority of this Act or the special Act to see if there is any waste or misuse of water, and the condition or state of repair of the channels or works by which the water is supplied to that land or place, and may, for the latter purpose break the surface of the ground under which pipes are laid; and if that person is at any such time refused admission into the land or place, or is prevented from making his examination, the undertakers may cut off the supply of water from that land or place.