No. 8 of 1955. Water and Electricity
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[L.S.]
I Assent,
K. W. Brackpurny,
Governor.

7th December, 1955.

VIRGIN ISLANDS.
No. 8 of 1955.

An Ordinance to provide for the collection and
supply of water and for the generation and supply
of electricity for private and publie use and for
other purposes and matters connected therewith.

ENACTED by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Water and
Hlectricity Supply Ordinance, 1955.

2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context
otherwise requires—

“area of supply”? means a place or area declared
to be an area of supply under section 3 of this
Ordinance;

“ electric line’? means a wire or wires, conductor or
other means used for the purpose of conveying,
transmitting or distributing electric current,

- with any casing, coating, covering, tube, pipe
or insulator enclosing, surrounding or sup-
porting the same or any part thereof or any
apparatus connected therewith for the purpose
of conveying, transmitting or distributing
electric current.

“ equipment ” means any of the component parts of
an installation and includes pumps, wells,
cisterns, filtering beds, catchments, pipes, stand-
pipes, buildings, electric lines, machinery, en-
gines, meters, works, fixings, fittings, matters
or things of whatever description required to
supply and distribute water and electricity;

‘installation’? means any equipment installed fo
the purposes of effecting a supply of water
or electricity;

“occupier”? means the person in occupation or
having the charge, management or control of
premises or a part of them, either on his own
account or as the agent of another person;

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Short title.

Interpretation,