Lawgist7In case of delay, other parties may reinstate, and recover the expenses. Expense how to be ascertained and recovered
If any such delay or omission as aforesaid take place, the persons having the control or management of the street, bridge, sewer, drain, or tunnel, in respect of which such delay or omission shall take place, may cause the work so delayed or omitted to be executed; and the expense of executing the same shall be repaid to such persons by the said Company; and the amount of such expense shall, in case of any dispute about the same, be ascertained and recovered in Calcutta and in any other town or place subject to the jurisdiction of any of Her Majesty's Courts of Judicature, in the manner in which expenses are ascertained and recovered under Act 14 of 18561 , and in any town or place not within the jurisdiction of any of Her Majestys Courts, in the same manner as damages are recoverable under this Act.
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1. Rep. by Act 16 of 1874.
- 1 Power to break up streets, etc., under superintendence, and to open drains
- 2 Not to enter on private land without consent
- 3 Notice to be served on persons having control, etc., before breaking up streets or opening drains
- 4 Streets or drains not to be broken up except under superintendence of persons having control of the same. If persons having the control, etc., fail to superintend, Company may proceed with the work
- 5 Streets broken up to be reinstated without delay
- 6 Penalty for delay in reinstating streets
- 7 In case of delay, other parties may reinstate, and recover the expenses. Expense how to be ascertained and recovered
- 8 Power to enter buildings for ascertaining quantity of gas consumed
- 9 Recovery of rent due for gas
- 10 Power to take away pipes when supply of gas discontinued
- 11 Meters not liable to distress for rent, etc
- 12 Penalty for fraudulently using gas
- 13 Penalty for wilfully damaging pipes
- 14 Satisfaction for accidentally damaging pipes
- 15 Penalty for causing water to be corrupted. Daily penalty during the continuance of the offence
- 16 Daily penalty during escape of Gas after notice
- 17 Penalty if water be fouled by Gas
- 18 Power to examine Gas-pipes to ascertain cause of water being fouled
- 19 Expenses to abide result of examination
- 20 How expenses to be ascertained
- 21 Liability to indictments for nuisance
- 22 Copies of the original Deed of Association and of all rules, etc., to be kept for inspection at the office of the Company in Calcutta and in the office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, or the Keeper of the Records of the Supreme Court at Fort William
- 23 Service of process
- 24 Recovery of penalties, etc
- 25 Levy by distress
- 26 No distress unlawful for want of form, etc
- 27 Interpretatio
