Section 40. Definition of supply of water for domestic purposes

The supply of water for domestic purposes under this Act means supply for any purpose, except the following, namely :-

(a) for any trade, manufacture or business;

(b) for gardens or for purposes of irrigation;

(c) for building purposes, including construction of streets;

(d) for fountains, swimming baths, public baths or tanks or for any ornamental or mechanical purpose;

(e) for animals, where they are kept for sale or hire or for the sale of their produces;

(f) for the consumption and use at a restaurant or by inmates of a hotel, boarding house or residential club;

(g) for the consumption and use by persons resorting to theatres and cinemas;

(h) for watering streets; or

(i) for washing vehicles where they are kept for sale or hire.