(1) Where the Authority proposes to carry out any works for the purpose of supplying water to any place within its limits of supply, the Authority shall give notice in writing thereof to the Chief Fire Officer, and the notice shall be given not less than 6 weeks before the works are begun.
(2) Not less than 7 days before any works that affect any fire hydrant are begun, the Authority shall give notice thereof to the Chief Fire Officer, but where in an emergency it is not practicable for such notice to be given, the Authority shall give the notice as soon as possible.
(3) Where the Authority proposes to lay a water main, the Chief Fire Officer may require the Authority to lay a main of such size as he or she may specify; and the additional cost, if any, involved in laying a main of the specified size shall be borne by the Government.
(4) Any difference of opinion between the Chief Fire Officer and the Authority as to the size of a water main shall be referred to and determined by Cabinet.