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Section 42

Section 42. 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 (excluding kitchen and domestic gardens) or for purposes of irrigation;

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

(d) for public fountains, swimming pools or tanks or for any ornamental or mechanical purposes;

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

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

(g) for watering streets; or

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