Act Info:
Preamble1 - ORIENTAL GAS COMPANY ACT, 1857
Section1 - Power to break up streets, etc., under superintendence, and to open drains
Section2 - Not to enter on private land without consent
Section3 - Notice to be served on persons having control, etc., before breaking up streets or opening drains
Section4 - Streets or drains not to be broken up except under superintendent of persons having control of the same
Section5 - Streets broken up to be reinstated without delay
Section6 - Penalty for delay in reinstating streets
Section7 - In case of delay, other parties may reinstate, and recover the expenses
Section8 - Power to enter buildings for ascertaining quantity of gas consumed
Section9 - Recovery of rent due for gas
Section10 - Power to take away pipes when supply of gas discontinued
Section11 - Meters notable to distress for rent, etc
Section12 - Penalty for fraudulently using gas
Section13 - Penalty for wilfully damaging pipes
Section14 - Satisfaction for accidentally damaging pipes
Section15 - Penalty for causing water to be corrupted
Section16 - Daily penalty during escape of Gas after notice
Section17 - Penalty if water be fouled by Gas
Section18 - Power to examine Gas-pipes to ascertain cause of water being fouled
Section19 - Expenses to abide result of examination
Section20 - How expenses to be ascertained
Section21 - Liability to indictments for nuisance
Section22 - Copies of the original Deed of Association and of all rules, etc., to be kept for inspection at the office of the Company in Calcutta and in the office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, or the Keeper of the Records of the Supreme Court at Fort William
Section23 - Service of process
Section24 - Recovery of penalties, etc
Section25 - Levy by distress
Section26 - No distress unlawful for want of form, etc
Section27 - Interpretation