Lawgist157Provision of fire hydrants
(1) The Chairperson shall fix hydrants on water mains (other than trunk mains) at such places as may be most convenient for affording a supply of water for extinguishing any fire which may break out and shall keep in good order and from time to time renew every such hydrant.
(2) To denote the situation of every hydrant placed under this section, letters, marks or figures shall be displayed prominently on some wall, building or other structure near such hydrant.
(3) As soon as any such hydrant is completed, the Chairperson shall deposit a key thereof at each place where a public fire engine is kept and in such other places as he deems necessary.
(4) The Chairperson may, at the request and expense of the owner or occupier of any factory, workshop, trade premises or place of business situated in or near a street in which a pipe is laid (and not being a trunk main and being of sufficient dimensions to carry a hydrant), fix on the pipe and keep in good order and from time to time renew one or more fire hydrants, to be used only for extinguishing fires as near as conveniently may be to that factory, workshop, trade premises or place of business.
(5) The Chairperson shall allow all persons to take water for extinguishing fires from any pipe on which a hydrant is fixed without any payment.
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- 147 Functions in relation to water supplies
- 148 Water supplied for domestic purposes not to be used for non-domestic purposes
- 149 Supply of water for domestic purposes not to include any supply for certain specified purposes
- 150 Power to supply water for non-domestic purposes
- 151 Use of water for extinguishing fire
- 152 Power to require water supply to be taken
- 153 New premises not to be occupied without arrangement for water supply
- 154 Public gratuitous water supply
- 155 Power to lay mains
- 156 Power to lay service pipes, etc
- 157 Provision of fire hydrants
- 158 Supply of water
- 159 Laying of supply pipes, etc
- 160 Power to require separate service pipes
- 161 Stopcocks
- 162 Power of Chairperson to provide meters
- 163 Presumption as to correctness of meters
- 164 Prohibition of waste or misuse of water
- 165 Power to enter premises to detect waste or misuse of water
- 166 Power to test water fittings
- 167 Power to close or restrict use of water from polluted source of supply
- 168 Water pipes, etc., not to be placed where water will be polluted
- 169 Power to cut off private water supply or to turn off water
- 170 Joint and several liability of owners and occupiers for offence in relation to water supply
