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Municipal Councils (Amendment) Law (No. 38 of 1973) - Sect 4

Insertion of Eleventh Schedule in the principal enactment

4. The following new Schedule is hereby inserted immediately after the Tenth Schedule, and shall have effect as the Eleventh Schedule, to the principal enactment: - 4. The following new Schedule is hereby inserted immediately after the Tenth Schedule, and shall have effect as the Eleventh Schedule, to the principal enactment: - Modifications of the provisions of the Colombo Municipal Council Waterworks Ordinance in their application to the Municipality of Kandy.
(1) In section 7-
(a) for the expression " Municipality of Colombo,", substitute the expression "Municipality of Kandy,";
(b) for the expression " Colombo Municipality,", substitute the expression " Kandy Municipality,"; and
(c) for the expression " or pumps for the gratuitous use of the inhabitants of the Municipality for domestic purposes. substitute the expression " or pumps.".
(2) In section 13 omit the expression " and vested in the Council by this Ordinance ".
(3) In section 14 for the expression " the Municipality of Colombo ", substitute the expression " the Municipality of Kandy ".
(4) In section 15, in subsection (1) thereof, for the expression " Commissioner of the Court of Requests of Colombo,", substitute the expression " Commissioner of the Court of Requests of Kandy,".
(5) In section 21 omit the expression " for other than domestic purposes.".
(6) In section 44-
(a) for the expression " Magistrate's Court of Colombo;", substitute the expression " Magistrate's Court of Kandy;"; and
(b) in the marginal note to that section, for the expression " Magistrate of Colombo ", substitute the expression " Magistrate of Kandy ".
(7) In the Schedule thereto-
(a) in regulation 4, substitute for all the words and figures from " Form A in this Schedule shall have been previously entered into with the Municipal Council.", to the end of that regulation, of the following: -
(b) immediately after regulation 4, insert the following new regulation; -
" 4A. No owner or occupier shall be provided with a private service of water for domestic purposes unless an agreement in the form G or H in this Schedule as may be applicable shall have been previously entered into with the Municipal Council by the owner or occupier.";
(c) for regulation 17, substitute the following new regulation: -
" 17. All pipes and fittings used in the construction of any service shall, unless otherwise specified in these regulations, be of the thickness and quality approved by the Water works Engineer.";
(d) in regulation 31 for the expression "' for other than domestic purposes substitute the expression " for domestic or for other than domestic purposes ";
(e) for regulations 32, 33, 34. 35 and 36 substitute the following regulations: -
" 32. Water supplied to premises occupied wholly or in part for the following purposes shall be considered as supplied for other than domestic purposes, namely:-
33. All water supplied in bulk to local authorities, the Ceylon Government Railway, Shipping lines and such other bulk supply which the Council may from time to time by resolution declare as falling within this category shall be considered as supplied for other than domestic purposes.
34. Every private service of water not falling within the categories herein before mentioned shall be deemed to be supplies for domestic purposes.
35. The prices of water supplied by meter to premises shall be as follows; -
36. Where water is supplied other than by meter the Council may make an assessment based on the probable quantity of water used on the premises as determined by a temporary meter or as determined by the Water Works Engineer.";
(f) in regulation 40, for the expression " in regulation 35 (5) ,", substitute the expression " in regulation 36,";
(g) in the Forms A and E for the expression " the Colombo Municipal Council ", substitute the expression " the Kandy Municipal Council";
(h) in the Form A-
(i) in paragraph 4 thereof, for the expression "thereunder shall", substitute the expression " thereunder shall in so far as they apply to the Kandy Municipal Council "; and
(ii) for the expression " Signed at Colombo ," wherever that expression occurs in that Form. substitute the expression " Signed at Kandy,";
(i) In the Forms B, D, E and F for the expression " Colombo, ,19.", substitute the expression " Kandy. 19. ";
(j) in the Form C for the expression " To the Waterworks Engineer, Colombo ", substitute the expression " To the Waterworks Engineer, Kandy.";
(k) in the Form E for the expression " Municipal Council of Colombo ". substitute the expression. " Kandy, Council of Kandy "; and
(l) immediately after Form F insert the following new Forms:-


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