Singapore legislation
Clause 29
Clause 29
A system of removal of sewage and trade effluent may be applied to premises
(1)
The Director may at any time apply any system of sewage and trade effluent removal to such premises as he thinks fit.
(2)
The Director may charge such fees as may be prescribed in respect of —
sanitary fittings or other fittings which discharge waste into the sewerage system;
the amount of water used in such premises;
the collection, treatment or disposal of trade effluent from such premises;
the collection, treatment or disposal of sludges from such premises; and
the maintenance of any such system by the Director.
(3)
Such fees shall be payable by the occupier of the premises so served and shall be recoverable in the manner provided in section 41.
(4)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (6) any person who causes or suffers any trade effluent or other impurities, whether solid or liquid, to enter or pass into any public sewerage system whether wilfully or by accident, without the permission of the Director shall forthwith inform the Director of such occurrence.
(5)
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(6)
The requirements of subsection (4) may be waived by the Director in any case where the amount of trade effluent or other impurities referred to in subsection (4) is, in the opinion of the Director, not of a substantial nature.