54Subjects of by-laws

54 Subjects of by-laws

(1)  *[Section 54 Subsection (1) amended by No. 75 of 1987, s. 4 ]*The undertakers may, subject to this Act, make by-laws for the purposes of this Act and the special Act –

(a) regulating the charges, terms, and conditions upon which water shall be supplied to any person under the authority of this Act or of the special Act;

(ab) imposing a charge for the connection of the undertakers' communication pipes to other communication pipes at the boundary of any land to be supplied with water;

(b) regulating the form, material, dimensions, description, construction, and arrangement of pipes, service pipes, and other apparatus, for the purposes of section forty-eight and prohibiting the use of any pipes, service pipes, and other apparatus which do not conform to the requirements of the by-laws;

(c) preventing waste, pollution, or misuse of water; and

(d) preventing injury to any part of the undertaking.

(2)  Any such by-law may prohibit the use of water for any purposes other than domestic purposes, including purposes for which the undertakers may refuse to supply water under section twenty –

(a) within such area; or

(b) otherwise than on such days, if any, and during such hours, if any –

as the undertakers, or some committee or officer named in the by-law, may determine.

(3)  A copy of every determination under subsection (2) shall be posted alongside the copy of the by-laws posted in accordance with section fifty-three .

(4)  *[Section 54 Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 ][Section 54 Subsection (4) amended by No. 75 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ][Section 54 Subsection (4) amended by No. 67 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*No person shall use any water in contravention of any determination under subsection (2) while the same remains in force.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit.

(5)  *[Section 54 Subsection (5) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 ]**[Section 54 Subsection (5) amended by No. 75 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ]*Any such by-law may provide that it may be enforced by cutting off the pipe or service, or turning off the water, or by some pecuniary penalty not exceeding in any case the sum of 2 penalty units.