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Drinking Water Service Charge (Recovery) Rules, 2050 (1994).

Country/Territory
Nepal
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Potable water Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Water supply Water quality standards Environmental planning Freshwater pollution Water charges Waterworks Institution Consumer protection Pollution control Policy/planning
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
These Rules enter into force on the 1st date of Baisakh 2051 (14 April 1994).
Abstract

In exercise of power conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Administrative Procedure (Regulation) Act, 2013, the Government of Nepal has framed the following Drinking Water Service Charge (Recovery) Rules, 2050 (1994). These Rules, consisting of 22 sections and completed by three Schedules, establish the requirements to be complied in order to deal with tap drinking water service charge to be paid by consumers. They establish that any person, an Institution or a body which intends to join a tap in their own house/premises shall submit an application in prescribed format in the office, attaching the evidence of their ownership on that house/ premises. Receiving this application after its examination the office may authorize a tap in the place demanded by the applicant. Consumers shall pay the drinking water charge, which is supposed to be paid every month to the office.

Full text
English
Website
www.lawcommission.gov.np