WATER, SUPPLY OF (continued). Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892:- Special powers to commissioners (now town council) re- Power to commissioners (now town council) to construct PAGE 398 403 403 For ascertaining price to be paid for water in case of dis- 404 404 Bye-laws in reference to water, s. 268 Further provisions as to bye-laws, ss. 317-324 Bye-laws as to sufficient supply to places where horses Fire-cocks may be placed on pipes of water companies, Commissioners (now town council) may provide sufficient Burghs having less than 5000 inhabitants may obtain Service pipes to be laid by owners, s. 263 Water to be used only for domestic and ordinary pur- Supply of water for domestic purposes, s. 265 Incorporation of certain provisions of the Waterworks. Provisions with respect to supplying water not to apply 404, 405 405 406, 407 407 407 408 408 408 409 London Water Act, 1892 :- 409 Local Government Act, 1894:- And to make inquiries as to and as to possible sources of Power of London County Council to promote Bills in 412 412 Complaint by parish council of default of district council 427 Thames Conservancy Act, 1894- Control, by metropolitan water companies, of works of Contributions by companies to be first charge on their Payments of companies to be without deduction and free Power of intersale by metropolitan water companies, s. 295 As to ascertaining quantities of water taken from Thames, S. 297.. Acquisition, by agreement, of right of abstracting water WATER, SUPPLY OF (continued). PAGE Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1896:— Sanitary authority may make bye-laws as to, s. 5 (2) Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897:- 449 Injurious or dangerous to health deemed a nuisance, s. 452 Power to local authority to require additional supply to 453 Supply for burghs under Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, Local authority to require, to houses in certain cases, Limit of assessment, s. 137 453 453,454 Power of borrowing for, s. 140 Restriction of works in relation to, in certain cases, s. 189. Saving of under local Acts, s. 192 District Councils (Water Supply Facilities) Act, 1897:- Metropolis Water Act, 1897:- Complaint may be made to railway and canal commis- Duties and powers of metropolitan water companies as to Raising of money by issue of debenture stock for works Works not to be constructed for utilizing supplies from Burgh Sewerage, &c. (Scotland) Act, 1901:- Expense incurred for, to be paid out of water assessment, S. 2. Powers of town council as to, to extend to whole area of Consumers to provide cisterns and cocks, and penalty for Penalty for suffering cistern, &c., to be out of repair, s. 55 Power to surveyor of undertakers to enter houses to in- Penalty for allowing persons to use undertakers' water, Penalty for taking water without agreement, s. 59 Metropolis Water Act, 1852.- 454, 455 456,457 457,458 458, 459 459 109 Receptacles to be constructed to prevent waste, s. 23. WATER, WASTE OR MISUSE OF (continued). Water may be cut off on default, s. 25 Regulations for preventing, to be made, s. 26 Waterworks Clauses Act, 1863:- Water may be cut off on neglect to provide for prevention Penalty for, by non-repair of pipes, &c., s. 17. Penalty for extension or alteration of pipes, s. 19 Metropolis Water Act, 1871:— 171 171 247 265, 266 467 Penalty for using fittings likely to cause, s. 32 WATER AREAS.-Metropolis Water Act, 1897:— Of metropolitan water companies, extension to of Metro- WATER ASSESSMENT.-See "Assessment." WATER-BUTT.—Public Health (London) Act, 1891 :— Penalty for waste, &c., of water by non-repair of, s. 17 WATER COMPANIES.-Power to, to supply water to baths, &c. :- Protection of :- Gasworks Clauses Act, 1847, ss. 21-8. Waterworks Clauses Act, 1847, ss. 54-60. Metropolis Gas Act, 1860, ss. 48-52 City of London Sewers Act, 1848:- To supply water for public purposes if required, s. 55 Gas and Water Works Facilities Act, 1870:— Application of Act to, s. 3 Notice to, by promoters of provisional order, s. 5 (1). Tramways Act, 1870:— Provision as to, s. 30. Rights of, to open roads, s. 32 Difference between promoters and, s. 33 Borough Funds Act, 1872:- Governing body not to promote Bill for works to com- Public Health Act, 1875:- Cases in which local authority not to construct water- Local authority may contract with, for compulsory supply 256 264 267, 268 WATER COMPANIES (continued). . Power of, for supplying water to local authority, s. 63 PAGE 268 269 Limited Owners Reservoirs, &c., Act, 1877:- Supply of water to, by landowner, s. 6 304 Subscriptions of landowners for construction of water- 305 Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878:- Cases in which sanitary authority not to construct water- 264 267, 268 268 Sanitary authority may contract with for compulsory Power of, for supplying water to sanitary authority, s. 73 Water Companies (Regulation of Powers) Act, 1887:- Act to apply to, being trading companies, &c., s. 3 Power to, to supply water to lodging houses, s. 69. Saving for existing, s. 7. Thames Conservancy Act, 1894:— Control, by metropolitan companies, of works of conserva- Contributions by companies, s. 292 269 359 380 384 Contribution by companies to be first charge on their Payments by companies to be without deduction and Power of intersale by metropolitan water companies, s. 295 As to ascertaining quantities of water taken from Thames, Acquisition of right to abstract water from Thames,s.298. 443, 444 Complaint may be made to Railway and Canal Com- Extension of Acts, as adapted, to whole area of supply of, s. 3. Metropolis Water Act, 1899:- Duties and powers of metropolitan companies, as to Power of same, with consent of Local Government Provision in case of purchase of undertakings of, s. 3 466 467 480, 481 481, 482 482 s. 6. See also" Undertakers." Meaning of expression "metropolitan water companies," Not to utilize supplies of water from wells outside their 482 482 482 WATER COMPANIES (REGULATION OF POWERS) ACT, 1887.- Short title, s. I . Extent of Act, s. 2 Application of Act, s. 3 Water not to be cut off where the water rate is payable by Penalty on cutting off of supply in contravention of the WATER COMPANY.-Meaning of expression:- Public Health Act, 1875, S. 4 Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, s. 2 Limited Owners Reservoirs, &c., Act, 1877, s. 10 WATER EXAMINER.-Metropolis Water Act, 1871 :- PAGE 359 359 359 WATER FITTINGS.-Public Health (London) Act, 1891 :- 490 299 249 385 " Such absence deemed to render premises unfit for human 385 WATER LIMITS.-Metropolis Water Act, 1871 :- Meaning of term, s. 3 WATER METERS.- See " Meters, Water." WATER PIPES.-See "Pipes." WATER RATE DEFINITION ACT, 1885.- Explanation of words "the annual value of the tenement WATER RATES.-Waterworks Clauses Act, 1847 :- Meaning of term "water rate," s. 3. Minimum amount of, entitling owners, &c., to demand For constant supply for public purposes to be agreed To be payable according to annual value of premises, s. 68 76 76 To be paid quarterly, s. 70 77 53 66 Parties discontinuing use of water to pay to next quarter- Owners of houses not exceeding £10 rent to be liable to, s. 72 Tenants under existing leases to repay owner, s. 73 If profits excessive, reduction to be made in, s. 80 |