Schedule 4

by deleting the definition of “authorised officer” in section 2 and substituting the following definitions:“ “authorised officer” means any person appointed as an authorised officer under section 3(2);“Board” means the Public Utilities Board reconstituted under section 3 of the Public Utilities Act 2001;”;

by deleting the definition of “Director” in section 2;

by deleting paragraphs (c) and (d) of the definition of “public sewerage system” in section 2 and substituting the following paragraphs:“(c)sewerage systems constructed by the Government or the Board on behalf of the Government on any private property at the expense of the Government or acquired by the Government;

sewerage systems constructed on any private property and maintained by the Board;”;

by deleting paragraphs (c) and (d) of the definition of “public sewers” in section 2 and substituting the following paragraphs:“(c)sewers constructed by the Government or the Board on behalf of the Government on any private property at the expense of the Government or acquired by the Government;

sewers constructed on any private property and maintained by the Board;”;

by repealing sections 3 and 4 and substituting the following section:“Administration of Act3.—

The Board shall be responsible for the administration of this Act subject to the general and special directions of the Minister.(2) The Board may in writing appoint any public officer or any officer of the Board or of any other statutory authority to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.(3) The functions, duties and powers which are imposed or conferred upon the Board under this Act may be performed or exercised by any authorised officer subject to the direction and control of the Board.(4) Every authorised officer shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code (Cap. 224).”;

by deleting the word “Director” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “Board”:Sections 5(1), (4), (5) (1st and penultimate lines) and (6) (1st and penultimate lines), 6, 7(1) (1st line), (2) (1st line) and (3), 8(1) and (2) and section heading, 9(1) (5th line), (2) (1st line), (3) and (8), 10(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) (2nd and last lines) and (7) (penultimate line), 11(2) (1st and last lines) and (3) (1st line), 12(1) and (2) (3rd line), 13(1) (1st, 4th and 7th lines) and (2), 15(1) (last line) and (2) (2nd line), 16(1) (1st and last lines) and (2), 17(1) (penultimate line) and (5) (penultimate line), 18(1) (1st line), (3), (6) and (7), 19 (1) (2nd line), 20(3) (2nd line), 21(2), 22(1) and section heading, 23(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) (2nd and last lines) and (7) (3rd line), 24(1) and (2) (3rd line), 25(1) (last line) and (2) (2nd line), 26, 27(1) (4th line) and (2) (2nd and penultimate lines), 28(1) (1st and last lines), (2), (3) (2nd line) and (4) (2nd and penultimate lines), 29(1) (1st and 2nd lines) and (2), 30(1), (2) (1st line), (3) and (8), 31(2), 32(1), (2), (3) and (4), 33(1) (1st line), (2) (2nd line) and (3) (1st and 2nd lines), 34(1) (2nd and penultimate lines), (3) (2nd, penultimate and last lines), (4) (1st and penultimate lines), (5) (2nd line), (6) (1st line), (7) (2nd and last lines), (8), (9) (2nd and penultimate lines) and (10) (1st line), 36(1)(a) (last line), (b), (d), (e) and (f) (penultimate and last lines), (4) (2nd and 5th lines) and (5) (penultimate line), 37(1), (3), (4) (1st and last lines) and (5), 38(1) (3rd line), (3) (1st and 2nd lines) and (4), 40(4) and section heading, 41(1) (1st and 2nd lines), 42(2) and (3) (2nd line), 43(3) (penultimate line), (4) and (5) (1st line), 44 (1st line and section heading), 46(2) and (3), 47 (section heading), 48(1) (2nd line) and (3) (4th line), 49(2)(c), 50(1) (penultimate line), 51(4) (3rd line), (5) and (8) (2nd line), 52(1) (1st and 4th lines), 53(1) (1st line), (1)(a) (1st line) and (b) (1st and 6th lines), (2) (1st and penultimate lines), (6) (4th and 5th lines), (7) and (8) (2nd line), 54(1), 55 (2), 56(1) (penultimate line), (2) and section heading, 58 (2nd and penultimate lines), 59(2), 60(2) (3rd line), 62(1) (2nd, penultimate and last lines), 64(b), 65(1) (2nd and 3rd lines) and (2), 71(1) (1st line) and (3) and 72(1) (penultimate line), (2) (2nd line) and (4) (1st and last lines);

by deleting the word “he” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “it”:Sections 5(1)(c), 7(1) (2nd and last lines) and (3), 8(1), 10 (2) and (6) (3rd and penultimate lines), 13(1) (2nd line), 16 (2), 23(2) and (6) (3rd and penultimate lines), 26, 29(1) and (2), 32(3) and (4), 34(5)(a) and (b), (6) (penultimate line), (7) (2nd line), (9) (penultimate and last lines) and (10) (3rd line), 37(3), 43(4) and (5) (1st line), 44 (2nd line), 46(3), 52(1)(b), 53(1)(b) (penultimate line), 65(2) and 74;

by deleting the words “Director or any authorised officer” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “Board”:Sections 5(2) and (3) and 22(2) and (4);

by deleting the word “Government” in the 3rd line of section 5(7) and substituting the word “Board”;

by deleting the word “his” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “its”:Sections 10(2), 23(2), 34(5)(b), (6) (2nd line) and (7) (1st line), 38(4), 44 (penultimate line), 46(3), 47 (section heading), 53(1)(b) (2nd line) and 71(1) (1st line);

by deleting the words “the Director or” in the following provisions: Sections 11(3) (4th and 5th lines), 18(5) (3rd line), 39(2) (4th line), 42(1)(b) and 45(2) (2nd line); (l)by deleting the word “Director’s” wherever it appears in the section heading of the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “Board’s”:Sections 12, 15, 17 and 24;

by deleting the words “The Director or any” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “Any”:Sections 14(1), 22(3), 39(1) (1st line), 40(1) and 45(1) (1st line);

by deleting the words “Director or any” in section 14(2);

by deleting the words “Public Utilities” in section 32(6);

by deleting the word “him” in sections 33(3), 37(1) and 75(1) (2nd line) and substituting in each case the word “it”;

by deleting the words “Director or” in the 4th line of section 39(1);

by deleting the word “him” in the 5th line of section 41(1) and substituting the words “the Board or officer”;

by deleting the words “the Director and” in the 3rd and 4th lines of section 45(4);

by deleting the words “The Director and any” in the 1st line of section 46(1) and substituting the word “Any”;

by deleting paragraph (a) of section 47 and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)hinders or obstructs the Board or any authorised officer in the performance or execution of its or his duty or of any thing which it or he is empowered or required to do under this Act; or”;

by deleting the word “Government” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “Board”:Sections 51(1) (3rd and 6th lines) and 60(1) (3rd line);

by deleting the words “any public officer duly authorised in writing by the Director in that behalf” in section 53(5) and substituting the words “any authorised officer”;

by deleting the words “Consolidated Fund” in section 55(3) and substituting the words “funds of the Board”;

by deleting subsection (2) of section 62;

by deleting the words “The Director may, by instrument in writing under his hand, appoint persons who in his opinion” in section 67(1) and substituting the words “The Board may appoint persons who in its opinion”;