law: The Oriental Gas Company Act No. 1857
  16. DailyĀ penalty
  
  duringĀ escape ofĀ Gas after notice.-
  Whenever any GasĀ shall
  
  escapeĀ from anyĀ pipe, laidĀ downĀ orĀ setĀ upĀ byĀ or belonging to the said
  
  Company, they shall, immediately after receiving notice thereof in writing,
  
  prevent such Gas from escaping; and in case the saidĀ Company shallĀ not,Ā
  
  withinĀ twenty-fourĀ hoursĀ nextĀ after service of such notice, effectually
  
  prevent the Gas from escaping, and wholly removeĀ the causeĀ of complaint,Ā
  
  theyĀ shallĀ forĀ everyĀ such offence forfeitĀ the sum of fifty rupees for each
  
  day during which the Gas shallĀ be sufferedĀ to escape, after the expiration of
  
  twenty four hours from the service of such notice.