Singapore legislation

Section 74

of Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999

Section 74

Regulations

Amended by10/201211/201810/2012

(1)

The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations for or in respect of every purpose which the Board considers necessary or convenient for carrying out the provisions of this Act and, in particular, may —

(a)

prescribe the standards and specifications for, and the requirements for the use of, private sewers and sewerage systems (including drain‑lines and their connections to public sewers), public sewers, water reclamation facilities, sanitary appliances, sanitary facilities and stormwater drainage systems;

(b)

prescribe matters relating to the requirement for a clearance certificate or the approval of the Board under section 33 in respect of the works mentioned in section 11(1)(a) and (b), including —

(i)

the persons who are required to submit applications for the clearance certificate or approval (as the case may be), the qualifications required of those persons and the duties of those persons in submitting the applications;

(ii)

the types of works that require the clearance certificate or approval (as the case may be); and

(iii)

the persons who are required to carry out works that require the clearance certificate or approval (as the case may be) and the duties of those persons in carrying out such works;

(c)

regulate the discharge of trade effluent into sewers;

(d)

prohibit the discharge of silt or debris into stormwater drainage systems;

(e)

prescribe additional requirements for the protection of the public sewerage system;

(f)

prescribe fees and charges for the purposes of this Act, including for —

(i)

the disposal (including any treatment necessary or incidental to the disposal) of any used water, sewage, waste matter or effluent discharged from any premises that fails to meet the standards imposed by the Board under or pursuant to this Act on such used water, sewage, waste matter or effluent; and

(ii)

the late payment of prescribed fees and charges;

(g)

prescribe such service relating to sewage provided by the Board for which the Board may charge prices by way of agreement with the person to whom the service is provided in lieu of prescribing such prices; and

(h)

prescribe anything required or permitted to be prescribed under this Act.

Amended by10/201211/2018

(2)

The Board may, in making any regulations, provide that any contravention of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $15,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or with both and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

Amended by10/2012

(3)

Any regulations made under this Act must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.

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