Public Utilities Ordinance
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD
Establishment, Incorporation and Constitution of the Board
3 Establishment and incorporation of Public Utilities Board
4 Common seal
5 Constitution of the Board
6 Disqualification from membership
7 Members of the Board to dispose of interest in any water, gas or electricity undertaking
8 Disclosure of interest in any contract
9 Salaries, fees and allowances payable to members of the Board
10 Quorum
11 Vacancies
12 Procedure of the Board
Officers and Servants of the Board
13 Appointment of officers and servants
14 Lists of posts and appointment of employees
Part III THE BOARD’S RESPONSIBILITIES
Functions and Duties of the Board
15 General functions of the Board
16 The Board to supply water, etc
17 The Board may stop water pipes in case of fire, etc
18 Power to reduce supply
19 The Board may cut off supply in default of payment
20 Protection of the Board and its employees from personal liability
21 Public servants
22 Delegation of Board’s powers
Power to Borrow Money
23 Borrowing powers
24 Loans deemed to have been raised by the Board
25 Loans charged upon the Board’s revenues
General Financial Provisions
26 General duties of the Board in financial matters
27 Annual estimates
28 Contribution by Government towards capital outlay to provide supplies
29 Contribution by landowners towards capital outlay to provide supplies
30 Tariffs
31 Pension schemes, provident fund, etc
32 Application of revenue
33 Investment of funds
34 Accounts
35 Audit
36 Auditor’s reports
37 Annual statement of accounts
Annual Report
38 Annual Report
Part IV TRANSFER TO THE BOARD OF CITY COUNCIL UNDERTAKINGS, ETC
39 Interpretation
40 Transfer to the Board of water, gas and electricity undertakings of the City Council and loans raised by the City Council
41 Existing agreements
Transfer of Employees, etc.
42 Transfer of employees
43 Safeguarding of Provident Fund benefits
44 Retirement or death of persons who are not members of the Municipal Provident Fund
Part V LICENSED INSTALLATIONS
45 Interpretation
46 Licence required for use of installation
47 Supply lines and other apparatus on Crown land
48 Suspension and revocation of licence
49 Restriction of use to specified purposes
50 Registration of installation
51 Periodical inspection of installation
52 Existing installations
53 Control by competent person
54 Electrical interference with signalling processes or circuits
55 Compliance with regulations
56 Procedure in case of dangerous defect in installation or apparatus
57 Entry into premises
58 Serious accidents to be reported and investigated
59 Appeal to the Minister
60 Power to administer oaths, etc
61 Offences
62 Power to make regulations
63 Reimbursement of expenditure
64 Exemptions
Part VI PROPERTY OF THE BOARD
65 Power to acquire property for purposes of the Ordinance
66 Acquisition of property under the law governing acquisition of land for public purposes
67 Power to sell or exchange property
68 Property of the Board
69 Pipes, lines, etc. not to be subject to distress, etc
70 Damage to property
71 Damage to the Board’s property to be made good in addition to penalty
Part VII GENERAL
72 Entry into premises for inspection and repairs
73 Penalty for damage, etc
74 Power to enter upon lands
75 Power to enter upon lands adjacent to works
76 Notice of obstruction of pipe, line or other apparatus to the given to be Board
77 Recovery of moneys due to the Board
78 Apparatus and appliances let for hire by the Board not to be subject to distress or taken in execution
79 Presumption against consumer
80 The Board in executing works to provide convenient ways, etc
81 Compensation, damages and costs to be determined by Magistrate’s Court or District Court
82 Penalty for obstructing the Board in performance of its duty
83 Court for trial of offences under the Ordinance
84 Employee of the Board may require evidence of identity in certain cases
85 Powers of arrest
86 Saving of prosecutions under other laws
87 General penalties
Regulations
88 Power to make regulations
89 Repeal
THE SCHEDULE Matters in respect of which the Board may make regulations
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money
Table of Derivations