(1) The owner or occupier for the time being of any property supplied with water shall at his own risk and expense lay down his private service and keep it in good order and repair, in such a manner as to conform with the provisions of these by-laws.

(2) Where the service pipe or apparatus within the boundary of any premises is the property of the owner or occupier of those premises, the occupier (if any) and if none, the owner shall, upon receiving notice that the service pipe or apparatus requires repairing, or is blocked up or broken, immediately proceed to repair the same by employing a licensed plumber, subject to the provisions of these by-laws, and he shall be responsible for any loss of water or other damage which shall be caused by reason of such service pipe or apparatus being leaky or otherwise out of repair or broken, and, in default, be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding $20, and, in the event of continuing the offence, to a further penalty of $4 for each day after receipt of such notice, and the Corporation may stop the water from flowing into those premises, either by cutting off the service pipe, or otherwise, as the Corporation may see fit, until the necessary repairs are effected.

(3) Without prejudice to the right of the Corporation to proceed for any penalty for the breach or non-observance of any of the provisions of this by-law, the Corporation may cut off the supply of water to any premises whereon the private service or any part thereof is not at all times laid, fixed, used or maintained in all respects in accordance with the provisions of the said by-law, and may keep the same cut off until such provisions have been fully observed.

[By-law 59 amended in Gazette 26 Jul 1966 p. 2082; 29 Dec 1995 p. 6308-9.]

[Heading deleted in Gazette 29 May 2001 p. 2708.]