Section 20, Act, 2002 (Act No 12 0f 2002);

(1) Subject to this section, any officer of the Companyshall, on proof of his authority and identity, have a right to enter any premises between sunrise and sunset or, in the case of emergency, at any time, for the purpose of- (a) inspecting and examining meters used by the Company for measuring the water supplied by them and of ascertaining the quantity of water consumed; (b) ascertaining whether there is, or has been, on or in connection with the premises any contravention of the provisions of this Act or Regulations made under this Act; (c) ascertaining whether circumstances exist which would authorise the Company to take any action or execute any work under this Act; (d) ascertaining whether there is any waste or misuse of water supplied to those premises by the Company; and (e) taking any action or executing any work, authorised or required to be taken or executed by the Company under this Act or any Regulations made under this Act. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), admission to any premises shall not be demanded as of right unless 24 hours’ notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier. (3) The Court may, by warrant, authorise the Company to enter the premises on which notice of an intended entry under subsection (2) has been issued, if need be by force, if it is shown to the satisfaction of a court that- (a) admission to the premises has been refused; (b) the premises are unoccupied or that the occupier is temporarily absent; (c) the case is one of urgency; or (d) an application for admission would defeat the purpose of the entry.