Section 40. Definition of supply of water for domestic purposes.

The supply of water for domestic purposes under this Act means supply for any purpose, except the following, namely :- (a) for any trade, manufacture or business; (b) for gardens or for purposes of irrigation; (c) for building purposes, including construction of streets; (d) for fountains, swimming baths, public baths or tanks or for any ornamental or mechanical purpose; (e) for animals, where they are kept for sale or hire or for the sale of their produces; (f) for the consumption and use at a restaurant or by inmates of a hotel, boarding house or residential club; (g) for the consumption and use by persons resorting to theatres and cinemas; (h) for watering streets; or (i) for washing vehicles where they are kept for sale or hire.