12Power of Minister with respect to water pipes, &c.

### 12 Power of Minister with respect to water pipes, &c. > *\[Section 12 Substituted by 4 Geo. VI No. 51, s. 2 \]**\[Section 12 Amended by 8 Geo. VI No. 4, s. 8 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 12 Amended by No. 22 of 1951, s. 6 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 12 Amended by No. 101 of 1957, s. 7 \]* > > > (1)  The Minister may require any service authority, or any person having the charge or control of any water-supply main, service pipe, or any passage, tunnel or other thing whatsoever placed in, upon, or under any State highway or subsidiary road to – > > > > > > (a) remove and place the same beyond the limits of the pavement of such highway or road as may be directed by the Minister; > > > > > > > (b) take such other measures as the Minister may direct to ensure the preservation of such pavement from damage by reason of any excavation for the purpose of repairing or replacing any such thing or by reason of leakage from any such thing; or > > > > > > > (c) repair and make good to the satisfaction of the Minister any damage caused to any State highway or subsidiary road as a result of any leakage from, or the breaking or bursting of any main, pipe, passage, tunnel, or other things as aforesaid – > > > > or may himself cause all or any of such work to be carried out, and may recover the cost of so doing from such service authority or person. > > > (2)  Every such service authority or person shall comply with any such requirement by the Minister at its or his own expense, or where the Minister has caused any such work to be done, shall pay to the Minister on demand the cost of such work.