6. Amendment of section 31 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 31 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the renumbering of that section as subsection (1) thereof;

(2)

in the renumbered subsection (1), by the substitution for the words “injury done to the

Board’s property and without prejudice to its right to recover from him the value of any water wasted, misused or unduly consumed.”, of the words “damage done to the Board’s property and without prejudice to its right to recover from him the value of any water wasted, misused or unduly consumed by affixing a pipe or apparatus to an apparatus or other pipe without the consent of the General Manager of the Board. The General

Manager or any other person authorized by him on that behalf, may disconnect the water supply or cause any such pipe or apparatus affixed without the consent of the General Manager to be removed.”; and

(3)

by the addition immediately after the renumbered subsection (1) thereof, of the following subsections which shall be numbered as subsections (2) and (3) of that section: -

“(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), a certificate prepared and signed by the General

Manager or an officer authorized by the General

Manager stating the amount of the damages in respect of any damage done to the property of the Board and the value of any water wasted, misused or unduly consumed shall be prima facie evidence of the amounts that are due.

(3)

Upon filing of such certificate by the

General Manager or an officer authorized by the General Manager, as the case may be in the

Magistrate’s Court in any prosecution under subsection (1), the Magistrate shall afford such person an opportunity to show cause as to why further proceedings for the recovery of the amount shown as due shall not be taken against such person and where such person has not shown sufficient cause, the amount shown as due or any lesser amount shall be recovered as a fine imposed by Court and the amount so recovered shall be paid to the general reserve fund of the Board.”.

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