Parishes Water Supply Act.

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The 63 sections of the Act are divided into a title provision and 3 Parts: Public Water Supply (I); Jamaica Parishes Water Supply Loans (II); Miscellaneous Provisions (III). Part I is subdivided into the following headings: Construction of Works; Acquisition etc. of Land; Financial; Rates and Charges; Water Supply Accounts; Management; Legal; Offences etc.It shall be lawful for the Parish Council to apply to the Minister responsible for domestic water supplies to authorize construction of waterworks under this Act. In the case of authorization the Minister may define the limits of a district for water supply purposes (sects. 4 and 5). (completed by one Schedule)

Implemented by: Parishes Water Supply (St. Catherine) By-Laws, 1974. (1982)
Amended by: National Water Commission Act. (2005)
Amended by: Parishes Water Supply (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. 49 of 1974). (1974-12-12)

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