The New Delhi Municipal Council Act

Functions in relation to water supplies

Water supplied for domestic purposes not to be used for non-domestic purposes

Supply of water for domestic purposes not to include any supply for certain specified purposes

Power to supply water for non-domestic purposes

Use of water for extinguishing fire

Power to require water supply to be taken

New premises not to be occupied without arrangement for water supply

Public gratuitous water supply

Power to lay mains

Power to lay service pipes, etc

Provision of fire hydrants

Supply of water

Laying of supply pipes, etc

Power to require separate service pipes

Stopcocks

Power of Chairperson to provide meters

Presumption as to correctness of meters

Prohibition of waste or misuse of water

Power to enter premises to detect waste or misuse of water

Power to test water fittings

Power to close or restrict use of water from polluted source of supply

Water pipes, etc., not to be placed where water will be polluted

Power to cut off private water supply or to turn off water

Joint and several liability of owners and occupiers for offence in relation to water supply


Water supply


The Chairperson or any
municipal officer authorised by the Chairperson in writing may, between sunrise and sunset, enter any
premises supplied with water by the Council in order to examine if there be any waste or misuse of such
water and the Chairperson or such officer shall not be refused admittance to the premises nor shall be
obstructed by any person in making his examination.

LAWGIST

# 165 Power to enter premises to detect waste or misuse of water