Section 44, The Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2001

(1) Any owner or occupier of premises in respect of which water charges are payable by him shall, if he intends to be or is actually absent from Sierra Leone for a period exceeding two months, appoint a person resident in Sierra Leone to be his agent for the receipt of demands and for the payment of the charges. (2) The owner or occupier and his agent shall notify the Company in writing of the appointment, identity and address of the agent in Sierra Leone, and of all changes in the identity or address of that agent. (3) A person appointed an agent by virtue of subsection (1) shall be liable in all respects under this Act to the same extent as his principal during the period of his agency. [Margin: Service to premises.]