State Act
Section 43. Works relating to water connection to be done by licensed plumbers and as per specifications etc
The Kerala Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1986
(43) 4[Works relating to water connection to be done by licensed plumbers and as per specifications etc-: (1) No person other than plumber licensed by the Authority or person duly authorized by it shall execute any work relating to a water connection, not being a work of a trivial nature and no person shall permit any such work to be executed by a person other than such a person. (2) Every person who employs a licensed plumber to execute any such work shall when so required furnish the details of the work executed or to be executed in the manner such as may be provided by regulations. (3) No licensed plumber shall contravene any of the specifications or standards relating to execution of such works provided in the Regulations or specified by the Authority or execute such works using sub-standard materials, appliance, or fittings. (4) Where any such work is executed in contravention of the sub sections (1),(2), and (3), such connection is liable to be refused or disconnected. (5) The Authority, may from time to time, fix the charges to be paid to the licensed plumbers for each such kind of work through regulations. (6) No licensed plumber shall, demand or receive charge for any such work in excess of the rate fixed by the Authority under sub-section (5). (7) In any licensed plumber executes nay such works in contravention to the provisions of this section or the regulations, his license shall be suspended or cancelled irrespective of the fact whether any criminal proceedings is taken against him or not. (8) Complaint against any licensed plumber of the Authority, regarding violation of the provisions of this act, shall be filed before the Executive Engineer, within thirty days, from the date of notice of the violation. (9) The Executive Engineer after making such inquiry as he deems fit and giving the Parties concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard shall dispose off the complaint referred to in sub-section (8) within in thirty days of the receipt of its date of receipt. (10) Any persons aggrieved by the orders of the Executive Engineer under the foregoing sub-section may appeal to the Superintending Engineer having jurisdiction over the area and he shall dispose off the appeal after affording a reasonable opportunity go being heard to the persons concerned. His decision thereon shall be final.]