Pretoria Municipality v Heys [1915] ZATPD 45 (8 June 1915)

Municipality -Bye-laws.-Unreasmiableness -Ultra vires -Sec. 73 (1), Ord. 9 G•f l912.

A bye-law which reserved to a town council the right to meter any premises at any time without ascribing any reason therefor and to charge for the water
consumed at meter rates or to continue a fixed annual charge as it thought fit, Held, invalid as being arbitrary and unreasonable.