Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

COUNTRY AREAS WATER SUPPLY BY-LAWS 1957 - REG 77

77 .         Water meters, installation, testing and cost of

        (1)         The Corporation may fix a meter on any service, and shall determine the size and class of meter in each case.

        (2)         Where a meter is fixed under sub‑bylaw (1), it shall be supplied by the Corporation and shall be set —

            (a)         above normal ground level inside the boundary of the land and adjacent to the reticulation main through which the water is supplied; or

            (b)         in a pit or cubicle when this is required by the Corporation under by‑law 77A.

        (3)         Where a meter is fixed under sub‑bylaw (1) on a service to —

            (a)         a unit; or

            (b)         a common area or facility,

                in a multi‑unit development, the owner of the land shall pay the fee specified in Schedule 2 item 8(a) for the fixing of the meter.

        (4)         Where a meter is fixed other than under sub‑bylaw (1) on a service to —

            (a)         a unit; or

            (b)         a common area or facility,

                in a multi‑unit development, the owner of the land may request the Corporation to assess whether the meter is satisfactory for the purpose of measuring the flow of water through that meter.

        (5)         Where the Corporation assesses a meter under sub‑bylaw (4) and finds that it is satisfactory for the purpose of measuring the flow of water through that meter —

            (a)         the Corporation may use the meter for the measuring of the flow of water through the meter; and

            (b)         the owner shall pay the fee specified in Schedule 2 item 8(b).

        (6)         Where the Corporation assesses a meter under sub‑bylaw (4) and finds that it is not satisfactory for the purpose of measuring the flow of water through that meter —

            (a)         the Corporation shall fix a meter on the service under sub‑bylaw (1); and

            (b)         the owner shall pay the fee specified in Schedule 2 item 8(a).

        (7)         In this by‑law —

        multi‑unit development means a development of land consisting of 2 or more units for residential or non‑residential use.

        [By‑law 77 amended in Gazette 14 Oct 1988 p. 4172; 21 Apr 1989 p. 1174; 30 Jun 1995 p. 2777; 29 Dec 1995 p. 6307 and 6309‑10; 27 Jun 1997 p. 3205‑6; 29 Jun 2007 p. 3235; 25 Jun 2010 p. 2985.]