Lawgist161Stopcocks
(1) On every service pipe laid after the commencement of this Act the Chairperson, shall, and on every service pipe laid before such commencement, Chairperson may, fit a stopcock enclosed in a cover box or a pit of such size as may be reasonably necessary.
(2) Every stopcocks fitted on a service pipe after the commencement of this Act shall be placed in such position as the Chairperson deems most convenient:
Provided that--
(a) a stopcock in private premises shall be placed as near as is reasonably practicable to the street from which the service pipe enters those premises; and
(b) a stopcock in a street shall be placed as near to the boundary thereof as is reasonably practicable.
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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
