Clause 33

Any person who without the written consent of the Director makes or causes to be made any drain into any of the public sewers or drains or into any canal or stream vested in or under the control of the Government shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and a Magistrate’s Court on the application of the Director may make a mandatory order requiring the owner to demolish, alter, re-make or otherwise deal with such drain as the Court thinks fit.

No water-closet or privy shall be allowed to communicate with any river, canal, stream or with any public surface or storm water drain or sewer without the consent of the Director responsible for such drain or sewer or, in any other case, of the Minister.

No trade effluent shall be discharged into or allowed to communicate with any river, canal, stream, public surface or storm water drain or sewer without the consent of the Director responsible therefor or, in any other case, of the Minister.

Any person who sends, causes or permits to be discharged or sent into or along any river, canal or stream or into or along any public surface or storm water drain or sewer any night-soil or excrementitious matter contrary to subsection (2) or any trade effluent contrary to subsection (3) of this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars for each offence, and a Magistrate’s Court on the application of the Director or of the Minister, as the case may be, may make a mandatory order requiring the owner to take such steps as the Court thinks fit to prevent any such communication or discharge.