Water Pollution Control and Drainage Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
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 Penalty for polluting water
Part V SEWERAGE
15 Director may make, construct and maintain sewerage systems
16 Director to maintain every public sewerage system
17 Sewer may be emptied into the sea
18 Premises to be provided with adequate sewerage system
19 Plant for treatment of trade effluent
20 Director may take over control, etc., of sewerage system
21 Declaration to vest sewerage systems in Government
22 Adoption of private sewer
23 Sewerage systems to be kept in order at cost of owners
24 Prohibition on construction, etc., of sewerage system and sanitary facilities, without Director’s permission
25 Director may require the provision, alteration and resiting of sanitary facilities
26 Inspection of sewerage systems and sanitary facilities
27 No building etc., to be erected over, across or adjacent to any sewer
28 Farm premises to have such sanitary facilities and sewerage system as Director may require
29 A system of removal of sewage and trade effluent may be applied to premises
Part VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
30 Mandatory order
31 Provision as to appeal against order
32 Proceedings where owner is unknown
33 In case of urgency order may be made ex parte
34 Director may act in cases of emergency
35 Power to prohibit work and processes in certain circumstances
36 Power to enter upon lands for the purposes of this Act
37 Power to enter on lands adjacent to works
38 Penalty for obstructing Director in his duty
39 Compensation, damages and costs to be determined by Magistrate’s Court
40 Occupier may execute work where owner defaults in execution of work required by Act
41 Recovery of costs and expenses payable by owners
42 Recovery of costs and expenses by instalments
43 Proceedings for recovery of arrears
44 Attachment
45 Application of proceeds
46 Title conferred by purchaser at sale under section 43 (1) (b)
47 Costs of proceedings for recovery of arrears
48 Power to stop sale
49 Application to Court
50 Security to be given
51 Liability of transferor who has not given notice
52 Proceedings if any occupier opposes the execution of works
53 Receipts and notices may be given by officer authorised thereunto
54 Service of notices
55 Appeal to Minister against notices and declarations
56 Penalty for default in compliance with notice
57 Power to demand for names and addresses
58 Powers of arrest
59 Saving of prosecutions under other laws
60 Penalties
61 Furnishing of deposits
62 Inaccuracies in documents
63 Evidence
64 Exemption
65 Forms
66 Regulations
67 Repeal
68 Transitional and savings provisions
FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money
Table of Derivations