State Act
Section 270. Prohibition of fraudulent and unauthorised use of water .
THE UTTAR PRADESH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1959
270- (1) No person shall fraudulently dispose of any water supplied to him by the [Corporation]1. (2) No person to whom a private supply of water is furnished by the [Corporation]1 shall, except when the water-supply is charged for by measurement, permit any person who does not reside on premises in respect of which water taxis paid to carry away water from the premises to which it is supplied. (3) No person who does not reside on premises in respect of which water-tax is paid shall carry away water from any premises to which the private supply is furnished by the [Corporation]1, unless in any case in which supply is charged for by measurement, he does so with the permission of the person to whom the said supply is furnished.