Central Water Authority (Irrigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (GN No. 21 of 2022)
Made 2022-01-19 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Mauritius
- Subjects
- Water, General
- Keywords
- coronavirus disease (COVID-19), water supply, irrigation, water charges, fees/royalties
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1. These regulations may be cited as the Central Water Authority (Irrigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
2. In these regulations — "COVID-19 period" has the same meaning as in the Interpretation and General Clauses Act. "principal regulations" means the Central Water Authority (Irrigation) Regulations 1973.
3. Regulation 7 of the principal regulations is amended by inserting, after paragraph (2), the following new paragraph — (2A) Where the time period of 21 days, or such other time as may be specified in a notice pursuant to paragraph (2)(c) expires, or falls, wholly or partly, during the COVID-19 period, the water supply shall not, notwithstanding paragraph (2), be discontinued, provided that the amount of fees, rates, charges or other duties that the consumer owed to the Central Water Authority is paid not later than 4 months as from 30 April 2021.
4. Regulation 8 of the principal regulations is amended by adding the following new paragraph — (4) Where the time period of 21 days expires, or falls wholly or partly, during the COVID-19 period, no surcharge shall, notwithstanding paragraph (3), be imposed, provided that the amount of fees, rates, charges or other duties that the consumer owed to the Central Water Authority is paid not later than 4 months as from 30 April 2021.
5. These regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 April 2021. Made by the Central Water Board on 1 April 2021 and approved by the Minister on 19 January 2022.