Section 24, the Local Government Act, 2004, exercising authority

(1) The Company may, within and outside the specifiedarea stipulated in the 1st Schedule- (a) lay a main or service pipe- (i) subject to the provision of sections 25 and 26 in any street; and (ii) with the consent of every owner or lessee of any land not forming part of a street, in, on or over that land; and Recovery of water charges. Power to lay mains. Water tariffs strategy. (b) from time to time inspect, repair, alter or renew any main or service pipe laid down by it; Provided that consent required for the purposes of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall not be unreasonably withheld and any question as to whether such consent is, or is not unreasonably withheld shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) For the purpose of exercising the powers referred to under subsection (1), the Company, may, subject to the provisions in section 25, break open any roadway or other public ways of any street and of any bridge carrying a street or any sewer, drain or tunnel in or under any such roadway or public way and may remove and use the soil or other materials in or under any such roadway or public way: Provided that the Company shall, in exercise of the powers of this subsection, cause as little inconvenience and do little damage to other fixtures or apparatus in the street as may be and for any damage done, shall pay compensation to be determined by the Proffessional Head of the Ministry of Works, Housing and Infrastructure in the case of dispute, where the fixtures or apparatus is owned by a Government department or agency and in any other case, to be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. (3) Where the Company in exercise of its powers under this section lays a main or service pipe in, on or over any land not forming part of a street and in the case of a service pipe not in the same ownership as the premises to which the service pipe is being laid, or inspect, repair, alter, renew, or remove a main or service pipe laid in, or over any such land, it shall from time to time pay compensation to every persons interested in that land for any damage done to, or injurious affection of that land by reason of the inspection, laying, repair, alteration, renewal or removal of the main or service pipe.