Water Pollution Control and Drainage Act(CHAPTER 348)
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
Part III DRAINAGE
4 Director to construct and maintain drains and other drainage structures
5 Adoption of private drains
6 Drains not to be constructed without permission
7 Drains not to be interfered with
8 Director may require works to be executed in respect of premises not properly drained
9 Earth works, etc., adversely affecting drainage system
10 Construction and maintenance of private drains
11 Director may cause an area to be provided with effectual drainage
12 Declaration to vest drainage reserves in Government
Part IV WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
13 Prohibition on extraction of water
14 Conservation, quality and use of inland water
15 Penalties for discharging toxic substances into inland water
Part V SEWERAGE
16 Director may make, construct and maintain sewerage systems
17 Director to maintain every public sewerage system
18 Sewer may be emptied into the sea
19 Premises to be provided with adequate sewerage system
20 Plant for treatment of trade effluent
21 Director may take over control, etc., of sewerage system
22 Declaration to vest sewerage systems in Government
23 Vesting of private sewer
24 Sewerage systems to be kept in order at cost of owners
25 Prohibition on construction, etc., of sewerage system and sanitary facilities, without Director’s permission
26 Director may require the provision, alteration and resiting of sanitary facilities
27 Inspection of sewerage systems and sanitary facilities
28 No building, etc., to be erected over, across or adjacent to any sewer
29 Farm premises to have such sanitary facilities and sewerage system as Director may require
30 A system of removal of sewage and trade effluent may be applied to premises
31 Discharge of trade effluent
32 Charges to be levied on sanitary appliances, etc.
Part VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
33 Mandatory order
34 Provision as to appeal against order
35 Proceedings where owner is unknown
36 In case of urgency order may be made ex parte
37 Director may act in cases of emergency
38 Power to prohibit work and processes in certain circumstances
39 Power to enter upon lands for the purposes of this Act
40 Power to enter on lands adjacent to works
41 Penalty for obstructing Director in his duty
42 Compensation, damages and costs to be determined by Magistrate’s Court
43 Occupier may execute work where owner defaults in execution of work required by this Act
44 Recovery of costs and expenses payable by owners
45 Recovery of costs and expenses by instalments
46 Proceedings for recovery of arrears
47 Attachment
48 Application of proceeds
49 Title conferred by purchaser at sale under section 46(1)(b)
50 Costs of proceedings for recovery of arrears
51 Power to stop sale
52 Application to Court
53 Security to be given
54 Liability of transferor who has not given notice
55 Proceedings, if any, where occupier opposes the execution of works by owner
56 Receipts and notices may be given by authorised officer
57 Service of notices
58 Appeal to Minister against notices and declarations
59 Penalty for default in compliance with notice
60 Power to demand names and addresses
61 Powers of arrest
62 Saving of prosecutions under other laws
63 Penalties
64 Furnishing of deposits
65 Inaccuracies in documents
66 Evidence
67 Offence by body corporate
68 Jurisdiction of Courts
69 Exemption
70 Forms
71 Regulations
72 Transitional and savings provisions
Legislative History