State Act

The Kerala Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1986

(65) Regulations.-( 1) The Authority may, with the previous approval of the Government make regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder, for the administration of the affairs of the Authority. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-- (a) the summoning and holding of meetings of the Authority, the time and place where such meetings are to be held, the conduct of business at such meetings and the number of persons necessary to form a quorum there at ; (b) the powers and duties of the employees of the Authority ; (c) the management of property of the Authority ; (d) the execution of contracts and assurance of property on behalf of the Authority ; (e) the limits upto which the Managing Director shall be competent to incur recurring or non-recurring expenditure in the financial year without such expenditure being included in the statement under sub-section (1) of section 28 ; (f) the maintenance of accounts and the preparation of accounts, statement of accounts and balance sheet by the Authority ; (g) the procedure for carrying out the functions of the Authority; 1[(ga) the manner in which the Authority shall manufacture, market and sell packaged drinking water, mineral water etc and goods and articles relating to water supply and sewerage.] (h) the terms and conditions for supply of water for domestic and other purposes : 2[(ha) the terms and conditions subject to which the water supply is to be provided to multistoried buildings and flats. (hb) the manner in which all water connections shall be maintained, altered, or repaired.] (i) the terms and conditions for supply of water for domestic and other purposes ; 1[(ia) the manner in which the details of work executed or to be executed by licensed plumbers are to be furnished to the Authority and the charges to be paid to licensed plumbers for each kind of work relating to water connection and sewer connection.] (j) the installation of meters or transfer of their connection and use, maintenance, testing, disconnection and re-connection, the fees, the rent and other charges in respect thereof including the furnishing of security by the consumer and matters connected therewith; 2[(ja) the manner of serving the order of provisional assessment in the case of unauthorized use or theft of water by the consumer and the guidelines for the assessment of water charges in such cases, (jb) the manner in which, the details of the works relating to any sewer connected to the sewer of the Authority is executed or to be executed, is to be furnished to the Authority. (jc) the liquids and other materials, other than those specified in section 49A, the discharge of which into a sewer is to be prohibited. (k) the fee to be paid for connection with a sewer of the Authority and other terms and conditions for such connections ; (l) any other matter for which provisions is to be or may be made in regulations