Water Supply (Amendment) Regulations, 1981

L.N. 6 of 1981

WATER SUPPLY ORDINANCE (CAP. 36)

Water Supply (Amendment) Regulations, 1981

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 5 of the Water

Supply Ordinance, the Minister of Works and Sport, with the con­

currence of the Minister of Finance, Customs and People's Financial

Investments, has made the fol1owing regulations:-

(1) These regulations may be cited as the Water Supply

(Amendment) Regu1a tions, 1981, and shall be read and construed as

one with the Water Supp1y Regulations, 1948, hereinafter referred to as

"the principal regulations".

(2) These regu1ations shall come into effect, with respect to

any consumer, immediately after the first reading of the relative water

supply meter made after the first of J anuary, 1981

Provided that, where any meter is not accessible for reading on

the day when the meter reader calIs on the consumer for such purpose,

these regulations shall. with respect to such consumer, come into effect

on that day.

(Regulation 13)

Supplies other than Domestic - Tari!f for meter c ha r g e and water consumplion

In every period of four months th;! charges shaH be the following

(a)

For metering and water consumption in a bar,

a restaurant.

a night club. a garage or in premises

licensed to sell wines and spirits. of any quantity up to

10m3

for any quantity exceeding 10 m3 but not exceeding 57 m3

for any quantity exceeding 57 m3 '"

(b) For water consumptioIl in an industrial estab­

lishment or in any premises used whoIly for the rearing

of animals or partly used for such rearing and partly for

residential purposes, of any quantity up to 2.270 m3

for allY quantity exceeding 2.270 m)

(c) For water consumption in a residential tene­

ment used for tourist purposes. wheth�r registered or not

with the Hotels and Catering Establishments Board. of

any quantity up to 84 m3 ...

for any quantity exceeding 84 m3 ...

(d) For water consumption in a guest house. a

hotel or in a holiday complex. of any quantity up to

14 m3 per bed

for any quantity exeeedillg 14 m) per bed

(e) For water consumption in a Iaundry

or

a

launderette, of any quantity up to 2,270 m3

for any quantity exceeding 2,270 m'

For water supplied to seacraft .. ,

(f)

(g) For

water

consumption

in

a

Goverrunent

Department

(h) For metering and water consumption in any

other case, of any quantity up to 57 m3 .,.

for any quantity exceeding 57 m3 .. ,

In the case of (b). (c). (d), (e), (f) and (g). in addition to the rates shown, a meter

charge shaH be levied in accordance with regulation 22.".

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In regulation 2 of the principal regulations, the definition of

"intermittent supply shall be deleted and, immediately after the defini­

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tion of "office", there shall be inserted the following

" "period of four months" means the period of approxi­

mately seventeen weeks between one normal meter reading and the

next normu1 reading, the reading at the commencement of the

supply and the reading at the termination of the supp1y being

deemed to be normal readings

Provided that, as regards the meter charge, when a read­

ing is taken for a period of 16 weeks 01' less 01' 18 weeks 01' more,

such charge shall be calculated on a pro rata basis.".

from

In regulation 3 of the principal regulations the

words

"Bill Collectors" to "on duty" shall be deleted.

In regulation 5 of the principal regu1ations for the figure "50c"

there shall be substituted the figure "f:l".

For regulation 12 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

" 12. Water for all domestic supplies shall be charged for by

the Water Authority in accordance with the Tariff and provisions

contained in the First Schedule to these regu1ations.".

For regulation 13 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

"13.

Water for all supplies other than domestic shall be

charged for by the Water Authority in accordance with the Tariff

and provisions contained in the Second Schedule to these regula­

tions.".

Regulation 15 of the principal regulations is hereby revoked.

7.

For Title X and for regulation 16 of the principal regulations

there shall be substituted the fol1owing

"X.

NON-POTABLE WATER

The Water Authority m ay, on dem and,

supply

non­

potable ,,'ater which shall be cħarged for as follows

Purpos'c

Rate

25c per I m3

(a)

Agricultural

4c per 1 m;]

Industrial

(b)

(C)

40c per 1m3.".

Building or other

9. Regulation 17 of the principal regulations is hereby revoked.

Revokes

10. For the figures and words "f.1O per 1,000 gallons" and "f.5 Amends

per 1 ,000 gallons" in regulation 18 of the principal regulations there regulation 18

of the

shall be substituted the figures and words "n.20 per I m3" and "f. 1.1O

principal

p er 1m3" respectively.

regulations.

11. For sub-paragraph ( l) of regulation 22 of the principal regu­

lations there shall be substituted the following

of the

principal

"(1) Where it is not otherwise provided in the Second

Schedule to these regulations, the following shall be the charges

per month in respect of each meter installed

Rate

Diameter

\

15mm

J

20mm

\

15c

>

I

25mm

)

40mm

45mm

!

20c.".

i

50mm

12. For the figures "5c", "lOc" and "15c" in regulation 28 of the Amends

reguJation 28

principal regulations there sha11 be substituted the figures "30c", "f I "

of the

and "f.2" respectively.

principal

regulations.

13. In regulation 32 -

Amends

regulation 32

(a) for the words "presented and collected at" there shall be

of the

substituted the words "posted to"; and

principal

regulations.

(b) the words "in which case payment shall be made at the

office" shall be deleted.

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I n <rgul.'ion 34_

(a) 'M wor d , "'0 one of ,he official Bill C ol l a; fo n or a, the

olfic." .h.U ħe del.te<!; and

(bI lor lhe wN.l, "T<nf ,h,1I continuo tO ħe ch.rged ,h.refor"

1here sh.1I ħe substilulod l b e wo,d, "tlfe r"'"" provide d lor me'cring

as .pplkable. ,hall c onti u u e 10 ħe due'",

1.S. F.". ,!to figur. "25c" in regulation 39 01 the principal rcgula.

lion< 'hero \h,lI!le sUM,i,uted the fig "" "1:1",

16. In par . gr . p h (lI of regul .' ion 4() 01 'h. pr;ncipal regul.ti,,",.

for the words "'ħc ",",or du,", and/or mcter ren!"' ,he ,,, shall be ",I).

slil"led Ihe wo , d, "meteri"� "nd W"IOT con,umphou '"'� due " ,

11. For 1he wont< " nin. gallo"," in r.gulal;on 4101 Ih. pr;n c;pal

regulalion, there ,hon ħe . U M l il uled Ihe word. "lorlY li"os",

Minflok il-kliem "disa' galluni" li hemm fir-regolament 41

Jemenda

r-regolament 41

tar-regolamenti prinCipali għandhom jidħlu l-kliem "erbgħin litru".

tar-regolamenti

prinċipali.

Immedialely ./ler regula,ioD 42 of I h , principal rogu!<Olioo,

Ihere .h.)) ħe added Th. 10l1owing Dew Schedul,,,-

"FIRST SCHEDULE

Dorn",'lic S"ppli�s - Tclriff tor m .. ,"r chclrge mId "'aler conwmplion

In e�r� pe rio d 01 four monlh, I ho charge, ,ħali be the following

F"r "''''«ing an d ."'eT con,umplion 0 1 .n� quanl.il y up

fL20c

F"r any q,,"nlity " , t= d i ng 27 m' b"' nOl

extce<:!ing

per I m'

12e

For any quan,il� '",oceding 4� m' but n o t excee<li og

1605 por lm'

For .n� qu"nlily ex",,<,ding 57 m'

P'ovided ,h", where. on information lendered 10 il by a < on,u n l e ' On 1he

appropr;'lc f O T m . the Waltr A"'h ori l Y i, . . tisfied Ih"l in J hou .. hold of mOro ,h.n

rive person, lħcrc i, only on e b r

.. d·winner the charge for water con,ump T ion e X ceW ing

27 m'. �nd ,ubjecl to Ihe l imi l or S m' r><r p e r o ,," io c<"". of Ih" ""1Oħe,. ,ħan be al

lhe ra1e 01 4c5 p er I m',

2. Where a co",umor i, i� =eipt of ,ocial ",,;stonco or o( a pen s i"n under the

Old A�e Pension, Act. 1948. or o( a pen,ion under Ihe N OI ; on a l fn,uTanc. Act. 19�6.

the followiog char g

.. . ha" ħe macle in e \' ery pe,ioo of lour mon,h"

For mel.riDg and waTer OO D,um ption 01 an y quanlily up

liO<

B

For any quantity exceeding 20 m3

but not exceeding

27 m1

4c5 per 1m3

For any quantity

exceeding

27013 but not exceeding

42013

1 2 c

per l 012

For any quantity exceeding

42m3

but not exceeding

5 7 m 3

16c5 per l m:;

For any qU3ntily exceeding 57 ml

25c

per l m j .

The rates established at paragraph 2 of this Schedule shall apply -

3. (a)

where the Director of Social Services certifies the consumer to

be

entit1ed to pay such rates under these provisions, or

(b) where the Minister responsible for social services· allows the said rates

to be applicable to such charitable institutions as he may determine to be finan­

cially meritorious.

The rates established at paragrclph :2 of this Schedule shall not apply -

4. (a) where the consumer is in receipt of social assistance and the premises to

which the consumption relates are also occupied in any part whatsoever by any

person who does not form part of the consllmer's hOllsehold within the meaning of

the National Assistance Act. 1956; 01'

(b) where the consumer is in rcceipt of a pension under the Old Age Pensions

Act. 1948, and the premises to which the consumption relates are also occupied

in any part whatsoever by any person othcr than -

a person in receipt of any such pension, or

(i)

a person formillg part of a household the head of which is in receipt

(ii)

of social assistance; or

(c) where the consumcr is in receipt of a pension under the National

Insurance Act, 1956, and his year1y means (not including his pension) exceeds the

year1y means which would have entitled him, independently of his age, to a pen­

sion under the 01d Age Pensions Act, 1948. or if the premises to which the con­

sumption relates are a1so occupied in any part whatsoever by any person other

than -

(i)

a person in receipt of any pension under the Old Age Pensions Act,

1948, or

(iD

a person forming part of a household the head of which is in receipt

of socia l assistance

Provided that if on receipt of an application in writing referable to a specified

tenement the Water Authority is satisfied that, owing to an undetected leakage or for

any other reason which in the opinion of that Authority is good and sufficient, the sum

c1aimed in accordance with the rates estab1ished in this Schedule may be a source of

hardship, the Water Authority may allow in writing and with an expression therein of

the reasons therefor, such reduction as may be necessary to remove that hardship

Provided also that the Water Authority shall charge for temporarily unmetered

supplies to a tenement of water for domestic purposes at the rate of 30e per tap and/or

other outiet per month in respect of each such tenement.