Cantonments Act,1924
Act No : 2
Section : GOVERNMENT WATER SUPPLY
SECTION 233: GOVERNMENT WATER SUPPLY
- (1) Where in any cantonment there is a water-supply under the control of thea[Military Engineer] Services or the Public Works Department, the Officer of thea[Militaty Engineer] Services or of the Public Works Department, as the case may be, in charge of such water-supply (hereinafter inbthis Chapter] referred to as the Officer) may publish in the cantonment in such manner as he thinks fit a notice declaring that any lake, stream. spring, well, tank, reservoir or other source, whether within or without the limits of the cantonment (other than a source of public water-supply) under the control of thec[Board] is a source of public water-supply and may, for the purpose of keeping any such source in good order or of protecting it from contamination or from use, require thec[Board] to exercise any power conferred upond[il] bysection 219.
(2) In the case of any water-supply such as is referred to in sub-section (1), the following provisions of this Chapter, namely, the provisions ofsections 220,222,223,224,226,227, 228 ,229,230,231and232shall, as far as may be, be applicable in respect of the supply of water to the cantonment, and for the purpose of such application references to thec[Board] shall be construed as references to the Officer and references to the Executive Officer or other officer, or servant of thec[Board] shall be construed as references to such person as may be authorised in this behalf by the Officere[(3) The provisions ofsection 222shall be applicable in respect of the supply of water by agreement to the Board by the Officer for use for any purpose other than a domestic purpose in like manner as they are applicable to such supply to the owner, lessee or occupier of any building or land in the cantonment.]
