The Waterworks Act 51 and 52 Vic, Amendment Act 1888 (SA)

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO PRIM0 ET QUINQUAGESIMO

SECUNDO

A.D. 1888.

An Act to amend " The Waterworks Act, 1882," and to

repeal the Act, No. 406 of I 887.

[Assented to, December 8th, 1888.1

HERE A S it is expedient to amend The "Waterworks Act, Preamble.

1882," and to repeal the Act, No. 406 of 1887-Be it there-

fore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said province, in the present Parliament assem- bled, as follows:

1, This Act may bc cited as '' The Waterworks Act Amendment Short title and Incor.

water main has been laid down and notice thereof published in the and how recovernble.

Government Gazette, and shall be paid annually in advance, and

may

Act, 1888," and, except so far as inconsistent therewith, shall be oration- incorporated and read with '. The Waterworks Act, 1882."

2. I n the construction of this Act country lands " shall mean

lands not situate within any of the water districts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto, nor within the boundaries of any city or town.

3. Notwithstanding anything in " The Waterworks Act, 1882," p,, to lay

contained, the Commissioner of W aterworks may, in addition to the stmction rate.

rates payable under such Act, make and levy on all country lands

in any water district an annual construction rate, but not exceeding

the scale mentioned in the Second Schedule hereto.

4. The said construction ratc shall become payable so soon as the m, ,, payable,

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may be recovered from the owner or occupier of the land rated in the same manner as water rates are by The Waterworks Act,

1882, " recoverable.

Bates to be charged

on h d. 5. The rate payable under this Act shall be a continual charge upon the lands charged therewith, and all moneys paid in respect thereof shall be credited against any money which may be payable by the owner or occupier of such lands in respect of water supplied to him by the Commissioner under agreement.

Evidence. 6,

I n all proceedings for the recovery of rates, the allegation by the Commissioner that a person is the owner or occupier of m y particular quantity of land liable to be rated, and of the amount of rates duc in respect thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the

fact,

Lmees to have rating

powers. 7. Whenever any waterworks are leased under Part vlr. of c' The Waterworks Act, 1882," it shall be competent for the Commissioner, in the lease or by Proclamation, to confer on the lessees, during the tcrm of any lease, all the powers in Part v. of '' The Waterworks Act, 1882 " granted to the Commissioner.

Repeal.	8, The Act No. 406 of 1887 is hereby repealed.
In the name and on behalf' of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

WM. C. F. ROBINSON, Governor.

SCHEDULES.

51" & 52' VICTORIR, No. 446.

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SCHEDULES.

THE FIRST SCHEDCLE,

Adelaide	Burra
Burnside	Port Pirie
Magill	Port Germein
Glen Osmoild	Port Augusta
Mitcham	Crystal Brook
Teatree Gully	Mannum
Ga wler	Palmer
Kapunda	Mount Gambier
Wilmington	Hawker

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

Firstly-Upon	all lands abutting on the mains or pipes of
reticulation ....................... ., .. 4d. per acre.

Secondly-Upon all lands within one mile of the water main,

or any part thereof ...................... 24d. per acre.

Thirdly-Beyond one mile, and within two miles. ......... l i d. per acre.

Fourthly-Beyond two miles, ancl within tlrrec miles ...... Id. per acre.

Fifthly-Beyond three miles, and within four miles.. .. .. .. $d. per acre.

If the rate payable by any ratcpaycr, pursuant to the foregoing scale, shall not

amount to three shillings, the sum of three ~hillings shall be the amount of con-

struction rate payable by such ratepayer.

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Adelaide : By authority, H. F. LEADER, Government Printer, North-terrace.