(1) No person shall, without the written permission of the local authority first had and obtained, and except under such conditions as the local authority may be prescribe, lay, fix, alter, construct, or cause to be laid, fixed, altered or constructed, any pipe, channel or other conduit on, in or under any street, public place or land vested in, or under the control of, the local authority for the purpose of conveying water, whether such water is derived originally from the local authority’s source of supply or from any other source of supply.

(2) Any such permission may be withdrawn by the local authority on not less than one month’s notice, in writing.