Hong Kong Ordinances

WATERWORKS ORDINANCE - SECT 10

Disconnection of a fire service or inside service

The Water Authority may disconnect a fire service or inside service if-

   (a)  any charge in respect of the fire service or inside service is not
        paid;

   (b)  there is no consumer for the fire service or inside service or, if
        there is a communal service, no agent for the communal service;

   (c)  the fire service or inside service does not, in the opinion of the
        Water Authority, comply with the provisions of this Ordinance;

   (d)  the fire service or inside service is constructed, installed, or
        altered without his permission;

   (e)  the consumer or agent, on receipt of a notice under section 16, fails
        to carry out the repairs or other works specified in the notice;

   (f)  the Water Authority, or any person authorized by him in writing, is
        obstructed from entering the premises or carrying out any function
        under section 12;

   (g)  the Water Authority is satisfied that waste, misuse or pollution of
        the supply has occurred or is likely to occur; or

   (h)  the occupier (if any) of the premises and the consumer, on receipt of
        a notice in writing from the Water Authority requiring them to make
        reasonable arrangements to enable the Water Authority or any person
        authorized by him in writing to enter the premises or carry out any
        function under section 12, fail to make such arrangements within a
        reasonable time. (Added 81 of 1992 s. 4)