Sewerage and Drainage Act(CHAPTER 293A)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II ADMINISTRATION
3 Appointment of Director and Deputy and Assistant Directors
4 Delegation of Director’s functions, duties and powers
Part III SEWERAGE
5 Construction and maintenance of public sewerage systems
6 Sewers may be emptied into sea
7 Premises not provided with adequate sewerage system
8 Director may take over control, etc., of private sewerage systems
9 Vesting of sewerage systems in Government
10 Vesting of private sewers in Government
11 Sewerage systems to be kept in proper order at cost of owners
12 Sewerage systems, etc., not to be constructed or altered without Director’s certificate or approval
13 Buildings without adequate sanitary facilities
14 Power to inspect sewerage systems and sanitary facilities
15 Building, etc., not to be erected over, across or adjacent to any sewer or sewerage system without Director’s certificate or approval
16 Sanitary facilities, sewerage system and sewage and trade effluent removal for farms
17 Trade effluent not to be discharged into public sewers without Director’s approval
18 Prohibition on discharge of dangerous trade effluent
19 Discharge of sewage, etc.
20 Restrictions on use of public sewers
21 Damage caused to public sewer, etc.
Part IV DRAINAGE
22 Director may construct storm water drainage systems
23 Vesting of private drains in Government
24 Storm water drainage system not to be constructed or altered without Director’s certificate or approval
25 Drains and drainage reserves not to be interfered with
26 Premises without proper drainage
27 Works affecting storm water drainage system
28 Construction and maintenance of private drains
29 Areas not provided with effectual drainage
30 Vesting of drainage reserves in Government
31 Damage caused to storm water drainage system, etc.
Part V PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES
32 Prohibition on extraction of water
Part VI REGISTRATION, CODES OF PRACTICE AND CERTIFICATES OR APPROVAL FOR WORKS
33 Codes of practice and specifications
34 Certificates or approval required for works
35 Supervision of works by qualified person
36 Duties of qualified person
37 Register of plumbers
38 Works to be performed by registered plumber
Part VII ENFORCEMENT
39 Power to demand names and addresses
40 Powers of Director to examine and secure attendance
41 Powers of arrest
42 Default in compliance with notice
43 Appeal against notice
44 Director may act in cases of emergency
45 Power of entry
46 Power to enter on land adjacent to works
47 Penalty for obstructing Director in his duty
48 Appeal to Minister against notices, orders, directions, etc.
Part VIII COMPENSATION, DAMAGES, FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES
49 Compensation, damages, fees, costs and expenses to be determined by Magistrate’s Court or District Court
50 Occupier may execute work where owner defaults in execution of work
51 Recovery of costs and expenses payable by owners
52 Recovery of costs and expenses by instalments
53 Proceedings for recovery of arrears
54 Attachment
55 Application of proceeds of sale
56 Title acquired by purchaser at sale by Director
57 Costs of proceedings for recovery of arrears
58 Power to stop sale
59 Application to Court
60 Liability of transferor who has not given notice
61 Proceedings where occupier opposes execution of work
Part IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
62 Notices, orders and other documents may be given by authorised officer
63 Service of notices, etc.
64 General penalties
65 Furnishing of deposits
66 Inaccuracies in document
67 Evidence of analyst
68 Offence by body corporate
69 Jurisdiction of Courts
70 Saving of prosecutions under other written laws
71 Composition of offences
72 Protection from liability
73 Fees
74 Exemption
75 Regulations
76 Transitional and savings provisions
Legislative History
Comparative Table