LawgistThe Cantonments Act
189Control over sources of public water-supply
(1) The Board may, with the previous sanction of the Central Government, by public notice, declare any lake, stream, spring, well, tank, reservoir or other source, whether within or without the limits of the cantonment other than a source of water-supply under the control and in use of the Military Engineer Services or the Public Works Department from which water is or may be made available for the use of the public in the cantonment to be source of public water-supply.
(2) Every such source shall be under the control of the Board and it shall be the duty of the Board to preserve and maintain such source.
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Water-supply
- 186 Maintenance of water-supply
- 187 Terms of water-supply
- 188 Board to carry out survey and formulate proposals
- 189 Control over sources of public water-supply
- 190 Power to require maintenance or closing of private source of public drinking water-supply
- 191 Supply of water
- 192 Power to require water-supply to be taken
- 193 Supply of water under agreement
- 194 Board not liable for failure of supply
- 195 Conditions of universal application
- 196 Supply to persons outside cantonment
- 197 Penalty
