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in the case of any premises entitled to a free allowance of water, any consumption in excess of such free allowance;

in the case of any premises not entitled to a free allowance of water, the total consumption;

“communication pipe” means the pipe between the main pipe belonging to the Authority and the consumer’s meter, or stopcock if there is no meter, including any stopcock, housing and other fittings and attachments thereto;

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“connection to the main” means the stopcock, any housing thereto, the length of piping between such stopcock and the main belonging to the Authority, and all fittings and attachments thereto;

“consumer” means any person or persons or corporate body supplied or applying to be supplied with or using water from the waterworks or who is or are liable for the payment of rates in relation to the supply of water or moneys due or to become due under this Act.

A “consumer” may be an owner or an occupier;

“fire service” means any pipes and fittings used for the sole purpose of supplying water to premises to combat fire;

“inside service” means all pipes and fittings beyond the communication pipe;

“licensed plumber” means any person or persons or corporate body licensed by the Authority to construct, alter or repair inside services or fire services connected with or to be connected with the waterworks;

“main” means any pipe owned and maintained by the Authority, including any connection to the main;

“meter” means any appliance employed for the purpose of measuring or estimating the amount of water consumed or otherwise;

“occupier” means the person in occupation of the premises in respect of which the word is used or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;

“other premises” means all buildings, used for religious worship, all licensed public burial grounds used exclusively for this purpose, public schools, Government administrative offices and youth hostels;

“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises in connection with which the word is used whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any other person or as receiver or who would receive the rent if such premises were let to a tenant;

“premises” means any structure, building or part of a building, land without buildings, or any pier, sea wall or wharf;

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“public standpipe” means any fountain, standpipe, valve, tap or appliance provided and maintained by the Authority for the purpose of supplying water to the public;

“quarterly” means every 3 consecutive months;

“rating Act” means the Municipal Boards Act (Chapter 57);

“stopcock” means any stop-tap placed on the inlet of a meter and controlling the supply of water to any premises charged or chargeable separately with water rate, municipal rate, charge or rent;

“stop-tap” means the stopcock, stop valve and any other device for stopping the flow of water in a line of pipes;

“Water Authority” means the Director-General of Public Works or such other person, officer or authority as His Majesty the Sultan and

Yang Di-Pertuan in Council may appoint to administer, manage or supervise a waterworks or water supply;

“water fittings” means pipes (other than mains), taps, stopcocks, ballcocks, valves, ferrules, meters, cisterns, baths, water closets, soil pans, hot water apparatus, and any other similar apparatus or appliances used on an inside service in connection with the supply and use of water, except meters;

“waterworks” means all catchment areas, reservoirs, dams, weirs, tanks, cisterns, tunnels, filter beds, conduits, aqueducts, mains, pipes, meters, fountains, standpipes, sluices, valves, hydrants, pumps, prime movers and all other works, or apparatus used or constructed for the collection, storage, conveyance, supply, measurement or regulation of water and which have been constructed by or on behalf of the Government and belong to or are under the control or management of the Authority or which are used or constructed by the

Authority.

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