Clause 10

The Director may, at any time, declare that any private sewer shall, as from such date as may be specified in the declaration, vest in the Government.

Before the Director makes a declaration under subsection (1), he shall give a notice in writing of his intention to do so to the owner of the sewer in question.

Any owner who is aggrieved by a notice issued by the Director under subsection (2) may appeal to the Minister within 28 days from the date of service of the notice.

Upon the hearing of an appeal under this section, the Minister may allow the appeal and the Director shall not take any further action on the matter.

Where no appeal has been filed within the time specified in subsection (3) or an appeal has been dismissed by the Minister, the Director may proceed to make the declaration.

Where a declaration has been made in respect of a private sewer under this section, the Director shall maintain the sewer and, if he sees fit, enlarge, alter or otherwise improve such sewer and may discontinue, close up or destroy such sewer as he thinks necessary as if it is a sewer constructed by the Director.

If by reason of the alteration, discontinuation, closing up or destruction of any private sewer vested in the Government under this section any person is deprived of the lawful use of the sewer, the Director shall with due diligence provide some other sewer as effectual as the one so deprived.

The declaration under subsection (1) shall be registered against those lands under the provisions of the Land Titles Act (Cap. 157) in respect of registered land and under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 269) in respect of other land.