56ZAEntry to install and read meters

56ZA Entry to install and read meters

(1)  [Section 56ZA Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2012, s. 7, Applied:25 Feb 2013] A water and sewerage officer or a meter reader may enter on land to –

(a) read, or check the accuracy of, a meter; and

(b) install, repair, modify or replace a meter or adjoining pipe work; and

(c) examine any water system or sewerage system.

(2)  [Section 56ZA Subsection (2) amended by No. 32 of 2012, s. 7, Applied:25 Feb 2013] A water and sewerage officer, or a meter reader, of a regulated entity may only exercise the power of entry between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on any day, unless the regulated entity determines that an emergency exists.

(3)  If entry is refused or obstructed, the regulated entity, by notice in writing to the owner or occupier of the land, may request entry, stating the reason, date and time of proposed entry.

(4)  If entry is refused again, the regulated entity may –

(a) restrict the supply of water if it is possible to do so without entering on the land; or

(b) if it is not possible to restrict the supply of water without entering on the land, obtain a warrant under section 56ZO to enter on land to restrict the water supply.

(5)  The regulated entity must remove the restriction to the supply of water if –

(a) the owner or occupier consents to the entry and pays an appropriate fee; and

(b) it is safe to enter on the land.

(6)  The appropriate fee referred to in subsection (5)(a) may include the reasonable costs incurred in the installation or removal of a device used to restrict the supply of water.