Section No : 1980 Revised version COLOMBO WATERWORKSMarginal Notes1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Colombo Municipal Council Waterworks Ordinance.2. Transfer of Ceylon Government Waterworks to Municipal Council of Colombo. 3. Power of Municipal Council to appoint Waterworks Engineer, &c. 4. Waterworks Engineer subject to control of Mayor of Council. 5. Provision as to existing staff. 6. Payment of costs of maintaining waterworks. 7. Duty of Council to supply water Municipal limits. 8. Supply of water to Government. 9. Power of the Municipal Council to allow a private service of water. 10. When private service is allowed Council to make the connection between street waterworks pipe and the near boundary of the premises to be served. 11. Execution of works other than connections with street pipe- 12. When may owner of tenements be compelled to install private service. 13. Maintenance of waterworks. 14. Council to construct filters and other works. 15. Power of the Council to break up streets, &c, and enter private land. 16. Power to lay or enlarge water private street. 17. Power of the Council to exempt division, house, or land from charge for water. 18. Right of rate payers to free use of water from public stand-pipes for domestic purposes. 19. " Domestic purposes ",what not included in. 20. External taps. 21. Power of Municipal Council to supply water for other than domestic purposes. 22. Recovery of sums due on account of water so supplied. 23. Meters. 24. Liability of the Council for failure to supply water. 25. Power of Waterworks Engineer to enter and examine premises. 26. Penalty for suffering pipes, &c., to be out of repair. 27. Power of Waterworks Engineer to repair pipes &c.. and recover expenses. 28. Misuse of water. 29. Penalty for affixing pipe or apparatus to communication or other pipe without the consent of the Waterworks Engineer. 30. Penalty for supplying water to, or permitting it to be taken from supplied premises by, any other person. 31. Penalty for taking or using water from reservoir, &c 32. Penalty for destroying or injuring works, &c,, and wasting water. 33. Power of Waterworks Engineer to cut off water supply in certain cases. 34. Waterworks Engineer or his agents may enter any building or premises for cutting off water supply. 35. Penalty for fouling water, &c 36. Penalty for doing any act connected with any business by which the water in any stream, &c, belonging to the waterworks is fouled. 37. Cost of laying open pipes to abide the result of the examination. 38. Waterworks Engineer to place and maintain fire hydrant. 39. Regulations. 40. Power of the Council to alter regulations. 41. Confirmation of regulations by Minister. 42. Penalty for breach of regulations. 43. Service of notices. 44. Jurisdiction to the Municipal Magistrate or the Magistrate of Colombo to entertain prosecutions. 45. Power of Minister to appoint special officer to report in certain cases. 46. Power of Minister to council to execute any work. 47. Enforcement of order.