Central Water Authority (Water Supply for Domestic Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (GN No. 10 of 2016)

Central Water Authority (Water Supply for Domestic Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 GN No. 10 of 2016 Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 8 of 30 January 2016 THE CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY ACT Regulations made by the Central Water Board, with the approval of the Minister, under section 49 of the Central Water Authority Act 1. These regulations may be cited as Central Water Authority (Water Supply for Domestic Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations 2016. 2. In these regulations “principal regulations” means the Central Water Authority (Water Supply for Domestic Purposes) Regulations 2011. 3. Regulation 9 of the principal regulations is amended by revoking paragraph (6) and replacing it by the following paragraph (6) (a) Every consumer consuming 6 cubic metres or less of water, under Tariff 9, shall be exempted from the payment of meter rent (b) Every consumer shall, unless exempted by the Authority; pay the meter rent specified in Part B of the First Schedule. 4. Regulation 15 of the principal regulations is amended (a) by revoking paragraph (2) and replacing it by the following paragraph (2) Every consumer shall pay the water charge as specified in Part D of the First Schedule unless he has given at least one month’s written notice, in the form set out in the Third Schedule, to the Authority to have his water supply disconnected. (b) in paragraph (3)(b), by deleting the words “minimum water charge” and replacing them by the words “water charge specified in Part D of the First Schedule”. 5. The First Schedule to the principal regulations is amended by deleting Part D and replacing it by Part D set out in the Schedule to these regulations. 6. These regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 2016. Made by the Central Water Board on 12 January 2016 and approved by the Minister on 15 January 2016. SCHEDULE [Regulation 5] Part D – Monthly Water Charges (Rs) 1. Tariff 9 - for 10 cubic metres, for – (a) 0 - 6 cubic metres on a first property (b) 7 - 10 cubic metres on a first proper Free 45 2. Tariff 10 - for 10 cubic metres 0 - 10 cubic metres on a second or subsequent property 45 3. Tariff 11 - exceeding 10 cubic metres, for – (a) 0-10 cubic metres (b) next 10 cubic metres (c) next 30 cubic metres (d) every additional cubic metre 6 per cubic metre 8 per cubic metre 17 per cubic metre 32 per cubic metre