URBAN COUNCILS ACT Chapter 29:15 187 Emergency water rationing or restriction schemes (1) A council may, in cases of emergency, establish by resolution a scheme for rationing or restricted use of water. (2) A scheme referred to in subsection (1) may provide— (a) for the payment of a surcharge for use of water that is rationed or restricted; (b) for the apportionment of any surcharge amongst occupants of any building or group of buildings whose water supply is unmetered or jointly metered, whether or not such occupants have entered into an agreement with the council for the supply of water and irrespective of the quantity of water which such occupants may in fact have consumed; (c) for the installation of meters to measure the quantity of water consumed by individual occupants of any building or group of buildings; (d) for any matter referred to in paragraph 69 of the Third Schedule; (e) that any person who contravenes any provision of the scheme shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six. [Paragraph amended by s. 4 of Act 22/2001.] (3) Where a scheme referred to in subsection (1) has been established, the council shall give notice thereof in a newspaper and in any other way which the council considers convenient to bring it to the notice of persons affected thereby: Provided that the council shall, as soon as possible after the establishment of the scheme, give notice thereof in the Gazette. 188 Savings of rights under contract or servitude Nothing in this Part shall derogate from the rights of a municipality or town under any contract or servitude. PART XIV PARKING, OMNIBUSES AND OTHER TRANSPORT SERVICES 189 Parking places and parking meters (1) A council may, on land acquired, leased or set aside by the council for the purpose and on any road, provide and maintain places for the parking of motor vehicles. (2) A municipal council may purchase parking meters and other devices for the control of the parking of motor vehicles and may install and maintain such meters or other devices in any place set aside by the council for the parking of motor vehicles and on any road. 190 Parking garages (1) Subject to subsection (2), a municipal council may construct, acquire or lease buildings to provide accommodation for the parking of motor vehicles by members of the public on land set aside for the purpose. (2) If a municipal council intends to construct buildings in terms of subsection (1) on land which has not been specifically reserved in terms of an approved town planning scheme for a parking garage, the council shall— (a) give notice of its proposal in two issues of a newspaper stating— (i) the situation of the buildings to be constructed; and (ii) the purposes for which provision in terms of subsection (3) is proposed to be made; and (iii) any other information considered by the council to be relevant to the proposal; and (iv) that objections thereto may be submitted within such period, being not less than twenty-one days after the date of the last publication of the notice in the newspaper, as may be stated in the notice; and (b) after the expiry of the period referred to in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a), apply to the Minister for his consent to the proposal submitting with the application a copy of the notice given in terms of paragraph (a) and of any objections received in terms of subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a), together with any comments of the council on such objections; 65