Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 ADMINISTRATION
3 Administration of Act
Part 3 SEWERAGE
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.
Part 4 DRAINAGE
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
24A Trees and plants encroaching into drainage reserve
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.
Part 5 PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES
31 Prohibition on extraction of water
Part 6 REGISTRATION, CODES OF PRACTICE AND CERTIFICATES OR APPROVAL FOR WORKS
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
37 (Repealed)
Part 7 ENFORCEMENT
38 Power to demand names and addresses
39 Powers of Board to examine and secure attendance
40 Powers of arrest
41 Default in compliance with notice
42 Appeal against notice
43 Board may act in cases of emergency
44 Power of entry
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.
Part 7A COMPENSATION FOR TEMPORARY OCCUPATION OF PREMISES AND OWNER‑INITIATED ACQUISITION
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
Part 8 COMPENSATION, DAMAGES, FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES
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
53 Attachment
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
Part 9 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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
72 (Repealed)
73 Exemption
74 Regulations
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table