Section 48, The Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2001

The Company may, by its employees, enter any premises at any time between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the afternoon or in case of emergency, at any time, for the purpose of— (a) installing, examining, repairing or remo[illegible]g any water pipe being the property of the Company; (b) inspecting and examining meters in order to ascertain the quantity of water consumed; (c) ascertaining whether there is any waste or misuse of water supplied by the Company to those premises; (d) ascertaining whether circumstances exist which would or do warrant the Company taking any action or executing any work under this Act; (e) disconnecting, suspending, diverting, withholding or stopping the supply of water to those premises as the Company may think necessary or proper and without prejudice to any liability of the owner or occupier thereof to pay any water charges under this Act; or (f) ascertaining whether there is or has been on or in connection with those premises any contravention of this Act or any regulations made under it. [Margin: Compensation for damage etc.]