Cap. 355 Art. 3Establishment and functions of the Water Services Corporation.

(1) There is hereby established a corporation to be known as the Water Services Corporation.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act and to any requirement provided under any other law, the Corporation may -

(a) to acquire, produce, keep, distribute, sell, export or otherwise dispose of water for domestic, commercial, industrial or other purposes;

(b) to conserve, augment and operate water resources and sources of water supply;

(c) to undertake and perform such other functions relating to water conservation, supply and distribution as it may deem appropriate;

(d) to provide for the treatment and for the disposal or re-use, as appropriate, of sewage and waste water;

(e) to provide as appropriate for the use of stormwater run-off from urban and rural areas;

(f) to generate new forms and services of revenue, even if not directly or indirectly related to the use of water for domestic, commercial, industrial or other purposes.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, and to any requirement provided under any other law, it shall be the duty of the Corporation -

(a) to develop, maintain and promote a safe and efficient production and distribution system in order to satisfy, as economically as possible, all reasonable demands for water;

(b) to determine the short-term and long-term objectives of the Corporation in relation to water supply, disposal and re-use and to develop the necessary strategy and policies to reach these objectives;

(c) (i) to provide, improve and extend such a system of public sewers and to cleanse and maintain these sewers so as to ensure that the drainage system operates and continues to operate safely and effectively;

(ii) to make provisions for the operation of these sewers and such further provisions as are necessary from time to time for effectively dealing with the contents of these sewers by means of sewage treatment and disposal works

(e) to promote the proper disposal of waste water and stormwater run-off;

(f) to advise the Minister on any matter relating to any of its functions under this Act;

(g) to manage and operate all undertakings and other installations and all property, transferred to and vested in the Corporation by virtue of this Act or otherwise acquired by the Board for the purposes of any of its functions;

(h) to hold and administer and, if and when it thinks fit, to realise any assets it may hold from time to time;

(i) to promote the reasonable use of water and encourage the conservation and appropriate re-use of water resources;

(j) to carry out tests relating to water fittings for the purpose of preventing the waste, undue consumption, misuse, erroneous measurement or contamination of water;

(k) to provide training courses and other schemes in connection with the furthering of the science and technology of water management;

(l) to collaborate with other local organisations in placing and coordinating services including water purification, electrical power, telecommunications, road services, agriculture and industry; and

(m) to promote and undertake alone or in collaboration with other institutions, the research and development of new technology and new ideas in the production and treatment of water, in distribution and disposal networks, water desalination and polishing, sewage treatment disposal and re-use, plant, transport and equipment, water resources management and water catchment management.

(4) For the purpose of any of its functions, the Corporation may, subject to the provisions of this Act -

(a) acquire, construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate any installation;

(b) acquire any property which the Corporation considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of constructing, extending or maintaining any installation or otherwise carrying out its functions under this Act;

(c) do all acts and things necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act: provided that the opening and breaking up of the surface of any contractor, or in collaboration with any other person or persons, all such other activities as may appear to the Corporation requisite, advantageous or convenient to be carried out for or in connection with the performance of any of its functions under this Act or in order to make the best use of the assets of the Corporation;

(e) exercise, perform, discharge and delegate all such rights powers, duties and functions as are by or under this Act vested in or assigned to the Corporation;

(f) do all such acts as may be necessary or conducive for the proper performance or attainment of its functions;

(g) do all such other acts as are incidental to or consequential upon the exercise, performance and discharge of its powers, duties and functions under this Act or for the attainment of the functions of the Corporation;

(h) hold and administer and, if and when it thinks fit, realize any assets it may hold from time to time.

(5) For the purpose of its functions under this Act, and with the written authority of the Minister, the Corporation may grant to any third party of its choice the right to carry on or engage in or perform, whether in whole or in part, and whether as operator, concessionaire, manager, independent contractor or otherwise, any functions, activities, operations, duties or transactions which the Corporation is authorised and empowered or obliged to carry on or engage in or perform under or in accordance with this Act:

Provided that this subarticle shall not be interpreted as exempting any person so authorized by the Corporation from complying with the requirements of any other law.

(6) In carrying out its functions at law, the Corporation shall:

(a) ensure that it is in possession of any licences, permits or authorizations, howsoever described, as it is required to have at law and that it abides with any conditions as may be imposed in any such licences, permits or authorisations;

(b) be subject to and abide by any laws, orders, directives, standards, and other legal requirements howsoever described, as may be imposed by or under the Regulator for Energy and Water Resources Act or any other law;

(c) carry out such functions directly through its officials or employees, or indirectly through contractors, licencees or other agents, no matter how appointed as long as they are properly authorized, and for such