Sewerage and Drainage (Sanitary Appliances and Water Charges) Regulations

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Sewerage and Drainage Act

(Chapter 293A, Sections 73 and 75)

Sewerage and Drainage (Sanitary Appliances and Water Charges) Regulations

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G.N. No. S 166/1999

REVISED EDITION 2001

(31st January 2001)

[1st April 1999]

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Sewerage and Drainage (Sanitary Appliances and Water Charges) Regulations.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“domestic premises” means premises used exclusively for residential purposes;

“non-domestic premises” means premises other than domestic premises.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, where a part of any premises is used —

(a)	for the purposes of or in connection with any trade, business or profession; or
(b)	as a hotel, boarding house, school, place of worship or mess,

such premises shall be regarded as non-domestic premises.

Charges on sanitary appliances

3. The following charges shall be payable in respect of each of the following sanitary appliances which is installed in any premises and is connected to any sewer or sewerage system vested in or owned by the Government or controlled, supervised, maintained and repaired by the Director:

(a)	water closet

$3 per month;

(b)

bidet

$3 per month;

(c)

slop-sink

$3 per month;

(d)

urinal

$3 per month per bowl or stall or for every 610 millimetres length of slab.

Charges on water consumption

4. Subject to regulation 5, the following charges shall be payable in respect of the amount of water used in any premises:

(a)	domestic premises

30 cents per cubic metre;

(b)	non-domestic premises

60 cents per cubic metre.

No charges in respect of industrial water, etc.

5. The charges referred to in regulation 4 shall not be payable in respect of —

(a)	water used in the end products of industries;
(b)	industrial water supplied by the Government and used in any premises; and
(c)	water which is discharged into any drain or into the sea after being used in factories or premises that have been granted approval to discharge used water into such drain or into the sea.

Monthly payment of charges

6.—(1) The charges payable under regulations 3 and 4 are inclusive of the goods and services tax chargeable under the Goods and Services Tax Act (Cap. 117A) on the supply of services or goods in respect of which such charges are payable.

(2) The charges referred to in regulations 3 and 4 shall be payable monthly to the Director through Power Supply Ltd. or by such other means as the Director may from time to time specify —

(a)	by the occupier of the premises; or
(b)	when the premises are vacant, by the owner of the premises. [S 156/2001 wef 01/04/2001]

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