Preamble, The Guma Valley Water (Amendment) Act, 1969

Assented to in Her Majesty's name this 29th day of September, 1969. (LS No. 13 REEDOM Sierra Leone BANJA TEJAN-SIE, Acting Governor-General. The Guma Valley Water (Amendment) Act, 1969 Being an Act to amend the Provisions of the Guma Valley Water Act, 1961,with respect to Exemption from water Rates and the appointment of Agents for absentee owners of property liable to water rates. A 51 Short titie. [/41h April, 1961 Date of com Be rT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: mencement. l. This Act (cxcept the provisions thereof relating to Commence offences) shall be deemed to have come into operation on tne 14th day of April, 1961. A 52 No. 13 Repeal and 2. Section 65 of the Guma Valley Water Act, 1961 replacement hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, is hereby repealed of section 65 Guma Valley Water (Amendment) of Act No. 3 and replaced by the following new section of 1961. "Exemptionfrom General Water rate. 65. () It shall be lawful for the Company (a) t0 exempt from payment of the general water rate, the owner of any premises which are not supplied with water by means of a service pipe and are situated in any place not less than two hundred yards from the nearest public standpipe; (b) if satisficd by any applicant by evidence on oath and such other evidence as the theCompany may require, that on ground of poverty it is desirable so to do, to exempt from payment of the general water rate, the owner of any premises liable for payment of the same, or to reduce the amount for which such owner is liable; (c) to exempt wholly or partially from payment of the general water rate, the owner of any premises liable for pay. ment of the same, where such premises have been unoccupied for a period of not less than six months in any financial year of the Company and the owner has given written notice of non-occupation in accordance with the provisions of (d) to exempt wholly or partially from payment of the general water rate, the OWner of any premises or part thereof, in respect of which the general water rate is payable, which have been demolished or removed during any financial year of the Company, except that no exemption shall be made under this paragraph unless the owner of the premises shall have given written notice of the demolition or removal wiihin thirty days of such demolition Of (e) to exempt wholly or partially from payment of the general water rate the owner of any premises or part thereof (in respect of which the general water rate is payable) that have been used (i) a church, chapel, mosque, meeting house or other premises used for public religious worship; or subsection (3); removal; exclusively or principally as No. 13 Guma Valley Water (Amendment) (ii) a hospital, or (iii) a university, college, school or NationalSunday School, Library, or (iv) a burial ground or crematorium, where it is proved to the satisfac tion of the Company that the intent was not to use the premises for the purpose of gain, or (v) a place for any charitable or non as theprofit making purpose Company may consider fit; except that no exemption shall be granted under this paragraph to any such owner unless (a) in the case of an owner of premises sO used before the date of publication of this Act, the owner shall have given notice in writing to the Company within thirty days from that date, that he is the owner of premises used for any of the purposes specified in sub-paragraphs i) to (v); and (b) in the case of an owner of premises so used on or after the date of publication of this Act, but not before, the owner shall have given noice in writing to the Company within thirty days after he Commences to use the premises for any of the purposes specified in sub-para graphs () to (v), that he is the owner of premises so used. (2) The amount of exemption granted under paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of sLbsection (1) shall be such proportion of the annual general water rate as the Company may deem fit having regard to all the circumstances. (3) The owner of any premises liable for payment of the general water rate shall noify the Company in writing (a) where the premises being previously occupied has been unoccupied, of such non-occupation; and (b) where the premises being previously unoccupied has become occupied, of such occupation, not more than thirty days from the date of non Occupation or occupation as the case may be. (4) Where any OWner of premises being previously liable for payment of general water rate has given notice of non-occupation, but fails to give A 53 A54 Amend ment ofsec tion 67 of Act No.3 of 1961. Ne. 13 *"Absentee Owner to