Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999

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3 Administration of Act

4 Construction and maintenance of public sewerage systems

5 Sewers may be emptied into sea

6 Premises not provided with adequate sewerage system

7 Board may take over control, etc., of private sewerage systems

8 Vesting of sewerage systems in Government

9 Vesting of private sewers in Government

10 Sewerage systems to be kept in proper order at cost of owners

11 Sewerage systems, etc., not to be constructed or altered without Board’s certificate or approval

12 Buildings without adequate sanitary facilities

13 Power to inspect sewerage systems and sanitary facilities

13A Duty to enquire before excavation

14 Works likely to affect sewer or sewerage system not to be carried out without Board’s certificate or approval

15 Sanitary facilities, sewerage system and sewage and trade effluent removal for farms

16 Trade effluent not to be discharged into public sewerage system without Board’s approval

16A Prohibition on discharge of dangerous or hazardous substance or trade effluent containing dangerous or hazardous substance

17 Order to stop discharge of dangerous or hazardous substance or trade effluent containing dangerous or hazardous substance

18 Discharge of sewage, etc.

19 Restrictions on use of public sewerage system

20 Damage caused to public sewer, etc.

21 Board may construct stormwater drainage systems

22 Vesting of private drains in Government

23 Stormwater drainage system not to be constructed or altered without Board’s certificate or approval

24 Drains and drainage reserves not to be interfered with

25 Premises without proper drainage

26 Works affecting stormwater drainage system

27 Construction and maintenance of private drains

28 Areas not provided with effectual drainage

29 Vesting of drainage reserves in Government

30 Damage caused to stormwater drainage system, etc.

31 Prohibition on extraction of water

32 Codes of practice and specifications

33 Certificates or approval required for works

34 Supervision of works by qualified person

35 Duties of qualified person

36 Directions to qualified persons

38 Power to demand names and addresses

39 Powers of Board to examine and secure attendance

41 Default in compliance with notice

42 Appeal against notice

43 Board may act in cases of emergency

44A Power to enter and investigate

45 Power to enter on land adjacent to works

46 Penalty for obstructing Board in its duty

46A Making of false statements, etc.

47 Appeal to Minister against notices, orders, directions, etc.

47A Compensation for temporary occupation of premises

47B Time for, and manner of, claiming for compensation

47C Disqualification as to certain compensation

47D Bar to other proceedings

47E Owners who suffer substantial impairment in rights in land may require their premises to be acquired

47F Owner‑initiated acquisition

48 Compensation, damages, fees, costs and expenses to be determined by Magistrate’s Court or District Court

49 Occupier may execute work where owner defaults in execution of work

50 Recovery of costs and expenses payable by owners

51 Recovery of costs and expenses by instalments

52 Proceedings for recovery of arrears

54 Application of proceeds of sale

55 Title acquired by purchaser at sale by Board

56 Costs of proceedings for recovery of arrears

57 Power to stop sale

58 Application to court

59 Liability of transferor who has not given notice

60 Proceedings where occupier opposes execution of work

61 Notices, orders and other documents may be given by authorised officer

62 Service of documents

62A Use of electronic service for making applications

63 General penalties

64 Furnishing of deposits

65 Inaccuracies in document

66 Evidence of analyst

67 Offence by body corporate

67A Liability for offence committed by agent or employee

68 Jurisdiction of court

69 Saving of prosecutions under other written laws

70 Composition of offences

71 Protection from liability

PART 2

ADMINISTRATION

Administration of Act

3.—(1) The Board is responsible for the administration of this Act subject to the general and special directions of the Minister.

(2) The Board may in writing appoint any public officer or any officer of the Board or of any other statutory authority to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.

(3) The functions, duties and powers which are imposed or conferred upon the Board under this Act may be performed or exercised by any authorised officer subject to the direction and control of the Board.

(4) Every authorised officer is deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871.

(5) The Board may appoint and authorise in writing any person to perform any particular function or duty or to exercise any particular power under this Act, subject to such conditions or limitations as the Board may specify.

[10/2012]

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