Licensee to provide domestic supply and sewerage facilities for new buildings

(1) Where an owner of land in any area of water supply or sewerage disposal area proposes to erect thereon buildings for which a supply of water for domestic purposes will be needed, he may make application requesting a licensee– (a) to lay the necessary mains to such point or points as will enable such buildings to be connected thereto at a reasonable cost and to bring water to that point or those points; and (b) to construct the necessary sewerage facilities, and the licensee may, if he thinks fit, subject as hereinafter provided, accede to that request. (2) A licensee, before entertaining such an application– (a) in the case of the provision and the laying of the necessary mains– (i) may require the owner to undertake to pay such rates, fees or tariffs as may be prescribed under byelaws made under this Act until the aggregate amount of rates payable annually in respect of the buildings when erected and in respect of any other premises connected with the said mains at the rates for the time being charged by the licensee equals or exceeds such sum as aforesaid or until the expiration of a period of twelve years, whichever first occurs, and 109 (ii) except where the owner is a local or public authority, may also require him to deposit with the licensee as security for payment of the said annual sum, such sum, not exceeding the total expense of providing and laying the mains, as the licensee may require; and (b) in the case of the construction of the necessary sewerage facilities, may require the owner to enter into such arrangements for meeting the expenses involved as may be provided by bye- laws. (3) Any question arising under sub-section (1) (a), as to the points to which mains must be taken in order to enable buildings to be connected thereto at a reasonable cost shall, in default of agreement, be determined by the Minister.