S.L. 549.166 Art. 9Meter reading and inspection of meters, seals and locks.

(1) The Corporation shall determine its own procedure for metering groundwater sources and meters may be read, inspected or examined by the Corporation or its delegated contractor or when directed by the Authority.

(2) Where -

(a) a user, after receiving reasonable notice, fails to provide access or prevents an officer of the Corporation from reading a meter; or

(b) a meter or a seal or lock to the meter is tampered with in any manner whatsoever; or

(c) any seal or lock is found to be tampered or broken; or

(d) a user hinders or obstructs such reading, or causes such tampering or damage to the meter, seal or lock, the Corporation shall cause an assessment of water abstraction to be made, at its discretion, on the basis of any of the options provided under regulation 13:

Provided that this shall be without prejudice to any other liability incurred or to be incurred by the user or any other person who refuses admission to the officer of the Corporation: Provided further that in any such case the proper adjustment of the groundwater source’s user account in respect of the consumption shall be made when the meters are eventually read.