Section 21, the Local Government Act, 2004, exercising authority

(1) The Company may, for the purpose of carrying out itsfunctions under this Act in the specified areas stipulated in the 1st Schedule, either directly or through a public–private partnership- (a) construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, repair, and maintain waterworks, buildings and structures vested in the Company; (b) construct public fountains in any street or other public place in the specified area stipulated in the 1st Schedule; (c) enter into contracts including contracts for– (i) the design, construction, extension or modification of vested waterworks; (ii) the design, construction, manufacture, supply, maintenance or repair of any of its properties; (iii) the supply of materials required by the Company for its operations; and (iv) operation and maintenance of vested waterworks in the specified area stipulated in the 1st Schedule ; (d) provide training and research facilities for its employees; and (e) perform all other acts necessarily required for the prudent and sustainable management of the assets of the Company. (2) The Company may, for the purpose of exercising its powers under this section obtain, divert, impound, convey and use water from a river, stream, underground reservoir or watercourse subject to the requirement of obtaining approval, licences and permits under the National Water Resources Management Agency the Environment Protection Agency Act, 2008 or any other law,. (3) The Company, its assigns and agents may, after giving fourteen days’ notice in writing to the owner or occupier of any premises, carry any water pipe through, across, over or under any lands and may, at any time upon giving such reasonable notice as circumstances permit (or in case of emergency without giving notice) enter upon any land, with workers, materials and equipment as may be required for the purpose of constructing, repairing, maintaining, renewing, altering, inspecting, attending to or testing any water pipe, and shall make good or pay reasonable compensation for any damage occasioned by such operations: 14 15 Water for sewers and other purposes. Powers of New supplies. No. 4 Sierra Leone Water Company Act 2017No. 4 Sierra Leone Water Company Act 201716 17 Provided that where the owner or occupier cannot be found after reasonable enquiries the Company may give notice by posting the same on a conspicuous place on the land.