Delhi Water & Sewer (Tariff & Metering) Regulations, 2012
No: 4 Dated: Jul, 12 2012
Delhi Water & Sewer (Tariff & Metering) Regulations, 2012
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 109 of the Delhi Water Board Act, (Act No. 4 of 1998), the Board hereby makes the following Regulations, for water & sewer tariff and for metering, and for matters connected therewith and incidental or ancillary thereto.
Chapter — I
Preliminary
1. Short Title and Commencement. (a) These Regulations may be called “The Delhi Water & Sewer (Tariff and Metering) Regulations, 2012".
(b) These Regulations shall come into force from the date of its issuance by the Board and subject to Section 109(3) of the Delhi Water Board Act,1998
2. Definitions:- In these Regulations unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context:-
(a) "Act" means the Delhi Water Board Act, 1998 (Delhi Act No. 4 of 1998);
(b) "Board" means the Board as defined in the Act;
(c) "Bill" means an instrument reflecting the demand raised for the services rendered by the Board.
(d) "Billing cycle" means the period for which bill will be raised by the Board;
(e) "Bulk connection" means sanctioned connection for bulk supply of water through a ferrule size of more than 6.4 mm;
(f) "CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Board;
(g) "Cess" means the cess as defined in Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1976
(h) "Consumer" means any person using services provided by Board such as piped water supply, water supply through tanker, sewage facility, bio gas facility or treated effluent and shall include corporate body, public and private institution, firm, or establishment availing of such facilities.
(i) "Domestic individual connection" generally means connection for supply of water through a ferrule size of 6.4 mm.
(j) "Illegal connection" is that connection which is taken by a person from rising main or transmission main without any sanction or from the service line of another consumer, which cannot be regularized by the Board.
(k) "Meter" means a mechanical/Electronic device for recording volumetric consumption of water, bio-gas and treated effluent during any specified period.
(l) "Property" means premises consisting of any land or building as defined in Section 2(aa) of the Act and for purposes of these_regulations is used either for domestic or non-domestic or mixed-use purpose.
(m) "Service pipe" means the pipe which extends from the Board's distribution line to the water meter of the consumer;
(n) “Temporary connection" means connection provided for any temporary use upto three months subject to deposition of the charges;
(o) "Unauthorized Connection" means any connection installed on water distribution pipe line without the proper sanction of the authority and/or without due payment of required initial charges which can otherwise be regularized;
(p) "Zonal Revenue Officer" is an officer of the Board who is authorised to carry out such functions on behalf of the Board as are or may be delegated to him; All other words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined herein but defined in the Act shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them under the Act or in absence thereof, the meaning as commonly understood in the water supply industry.