Penalty for polluting water used for human consumption

(3) Any owner or occupier who considers that any requirement made of him under sub-section (2) is unreasonable may, within fourteen days after service on him of the notice, appeal to the P.U.C. who may either determine the appeal itself or, if it thinks fit, may refer it for determination by an arbitrator to be appointed by itself, and the P.U.C. or arbitrator may, if he decides that the requirement is unreasonable, modify or disallow the requirement. (4) Where any person has failed to comply with a requirement made on him under sub-section (2) and either– (a) he has not appealed to the P.U.C. against that requirement and the time for appealing has expired; or (b) his appeal has been dismissed or the requirement has been modified on his appeal and he has failed to comply with the requirement as so modified, the licensee may, without prejudice to his rights to take proceedings for a fine in respect of such failure, execute and keep in good repair the works specified in the requirement as originally made or, as the case may be, as modified on appeal, and may recover the expenses reasonably incurred in so doing from the person in default as a civil debt. 83.-(1) Where any person commits an act or neglect whereby any spring, well or other source of water, the water from which is used or likely to be used for human consumption or domestic purposes, or for manufacturing food or drink for human consumption, is polluted or likely to be polluted, he commits an (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting84 (a) any method of cultivation of land which is in accordance with the principles of good husbandry; or (b) the reasonable use of oil or tar on any highway maintainable at the public expense, so long as the authority responsible for highways takes all reasonable steps for preventing the oil or tar, or any liquid or matter resulting from the use thereof, from polluting any such spring, well or other source of water.