Board may require consumer to clean and repair water service installation
15.—(1) Where, in the opinion of the Board, the water service installation of a consumer or any part thereof —
(a)
has not been properly maintained;
(b)
is causing or likely to cause wastage, pollution or contamination of the water supplied by the Board;
(c)
is having or likely to have an adverse effect on the pressure or efficiency of the supply of water; or
(d)
is leaking or likely to result in leakage of any part of the water service installation,
the Board may, by notice in writing, require the consumer to clean, repair, replace or otherwise deal with that water service installation within such period as may be specified in the notice.
(2) All costs and expenses incurred by the consumer in complying with such notice shall be borne by the consumer.
(3) Where a consumer fails to comply with a notice served on him under paragraph (1) —
(a)
the consumer shall be guilty of an offence; and
(b)
the Board may, at the expiration of the period specified in the notice —
(i)
discontinue the supply of water to the consumer by severing or disconnecting the service pipe or by any other means specified in regulation 42; or
(ii)
engage a competent person to execute the works specified in the notice and recover from the consumer the costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Board in so doing.
(4) Any person who prevents or obstructs the discontinuance of the supply of water or execution of work referred to in paragraph (3)(b) shall be guilty of an offence.