Singapore legislation
Regulation 36
Regulation 36
Responsibility for meters, etc.
Subregulation 1
Every meter in relation to water supplied by the Board is to be fixed and maintained by the Board.
Subregulation 2
The Board may determine the number of meters and sub-meters and the sizes thereof which shall be installed in any premises, and where the premises comprises 2 or more separate units, the Board may require the owner or occupier of each unit to construct or alter the plumbing in such a manner as to enable the Board to install a separate meter in each unit.
Subregulation 3
The Board may, in its discretion, change a meter at any time.
Subregulation 4
No person shall —
construct, or permit or suffer to be constructed, any building over any meter;
place, stack or store, or permit or suffer to be placed, stacked or stored, any material upon or over any meter; or
do or permit or suffer to be done any act, matter or thing whereby inspection of any meter shall be interfered with, prevented, obstructed or in any way rendered difficult.
Subregulation 5
Any person who contravenes paragraph (4) shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 6
The consumer shall pay to the Board the value of any loss or damage if a meter installed within his premises is —
wrongfully opened up;
damaged or broken in whole or in part;
interfered with in such a way as to falsify its registration or impair its efficiency; or
removed.
Subregulation 7
The consumer shall immediately notify the Board if the meter is stolen or damaged.
Subregulation 8
If the consumer disputes the accuracy of the meter which measures his water supply, the meter shall, on a written request by the consumer to the Board, be removed and tested.
Subregulation 9
The consumer or any person appointed by him may be present when the meter is tested.
Subregulation 10
The results of the test shall be binding on the Board and the consumer.
Subregulation 11
[Deleted by S 97/2005 wef 01/03/2005]
Subregulation 12
[Deleted by S 97/2005 wef 01/03/2005]
Subregulation 13
A meter shall be considered to be correct when its inaccuracy does not exceed 3%.
Subregulation 14
Where a meter is found to register inaccurately, the Board shall charge the consumer on the basis of the average consumption registered by the meter during the 3 months preceding the month when the meter was found to be inaccurate or on such other basis as the Board or the agent of the Board may determine to be representative of the usual consumption of the consumer.
Subregulation 15
Where the Board has discontinued the supply of water to any premises under the Act, the Board may (after receiving payment of the relevant fee specified in the Third Schedule) resume the supply of water to those premises under section 37(2) of the Act.
Subregulation 16
On receiving at least 4 days written notice from a consumer that he desires to have his supply terminated or his liability transferred, the water service installation shall be disconnected and the meter removed.
Subregulation 17
The consumer shall pay all rates and charges incurred until the expiration of the 4 days notice to the Board of his wish to have his supply terminated or his liability transferred.