37Restrictions on use of water for non-compliance

37 Restrictions on use of water for non-compliance

37 Restrictions on use of water for non-compliance

(1) A water supply authority may cut off or restrict the supply of water to land if the landholder fails to do the following—

(a) pay a service charge or other charge by the due date,

(b) do anything that, under the Act or this regulation, is required to be done to prevent waste, misuse, undue consumption, backflow or contamination of the water supplied by the authority,

(c) comply with a notice given under section 36,

(d) comply with a condition of the supply of water,

(e) comply with a requirement relating to the installation, repair or alteration of a meter used to measure the supply of water,

(f) comply with a requirement of the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011 or the regulations made under that Act relating to the installation, repair or alteration of water or sewerage connections, plumbing fittings or appliances connected, or intended to be connected, directly or indirectly to a water main or sewer main.

(2) A water supply authority must notify a landholder who the water restrictions are imposed on under this section.

(3) However, failure to notify the landholder under subsection (2) does not affect the validity of anything done by the authority under this section.