GHANA WATER AND SEWERAGE CORPORATION ACT, 1965

(1) There is hereby established a body corporate to be known as the Water and Sewerage Corporation. (2) The Corporation is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, may sue and be sued in its corporate name and may, for the purposes of this Act, enter into a contract and any other transaction. (3) The Corporation may, for the performance of its functions under this Act, acquire and hold movable or immovable property and may sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise alienate or dispose of that property.

(1) The objects of the Corporation are (a) the provision, distribution and conservation of the supply of water for public domestic and industrial purposes, and (b) the establishment, operation and control of sewerage systems. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Corporation shall (a) prepare long-term plans in consultation with the appropriate co-ordinating authority established by the President; (b) conduct research relative to water, sewerage and connected subjects; (c) make engineering surveys and plans; (d) construct and operate works; (e) set the standards relative to water supply and sewerage in collaboration with the appropriate authorities selected for the purposes of this Act by the President; (f) determine adequate rates, charges or fees, and effective methods for collection of the fees for water and sewerage services furnished to users; and (g) conduct any other related or incidental activity. (3) For the purpose of carrying out its objects the Corporation may, by its officers, other employees or agents (a) after giving notice to the owner or occupier of any land or premises, enter on that land or premises and dig trenches, lay pipes and do any other acts reasonably necessary for the carrying out of any of those objects, and (b) enter a road or place to which the public have access for the carrying out of any of those objects. (4) The Corporation shall do as little damage as possible in the exercise of its powers under subsection (3), and shall pay compensation for damage caused by the exercise of those powers, and the liability for, and the amount of the compensation shall, in case of a dispute, be settled in accordance with the Arbitration Act, 1961 (Act 38).