Waterworks Clauses Act, 1847

Right of owners or occupiers to supply of water for domestic purposes.

Protection of water.

53. Every owner and occupier of any dwelling house or part of a dwelling house within the limits of the special Act shall, when he has laid such communication pipes as aforesaid, and paid or tendered the water rate payable in respect thereof, according to the provisions of this and the special Act, be entitled to demand and receive from the undertakers a sufficient supply of water for his domestic purposes.

And with respect to waste or misuse of the water supplied by the undertakers, be it enacted as follows: