Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

Power to supply water by measure.

68. A sanitary authority may agree with any person to supply water by measure, and as to the payment to be made in the form of rent or otherwise for every meter provided by them; they shall at all times at their own expense keep all meters and other instruments for measuring water let by them for hire to any person in proper order for correctly registering the supply of water, and in default of their so doing such person shall not be liable to pay rent for the same during such time as such default continues. The sanitary authority shall for the purposes aforesaid have access to and be at liberty at all reasonable times to remove, test, inspect, and replace any such meter or other instrument.