Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977
4. Affixing of meters
(1) For the purpose of measuring and recording
the quantity of water consumed, every person carrying on any specified industry
and every local authority shall affix meters of such standards and at such
places as may be prescribed and it shall be presumed that the quantity
indicated by the meter has been consumed by such person or local authority, as
the case may be, until the contrary is proved.
(2) Where any person or local authority fails
to affix any meter as required by sub-section (1), the Central Government
shall, after notice to such person or local authority, as the case may be,
cause such meter to be affixed and the cost of such meter together with the
cost for affixing the meter may be recovered from such person or local
authority by the Central Government in the same manner as an arrear of land
revenue.