79. Inspection of drains and privies

(1)

A Medical Officer of Health or a Public Health Engineer or any public officer authorised in writing by the Commissioner in that behalf may inspect any sewer, drain, privy, cesspool, septic or other tank, latrine, urinal, water-closet, sink, bath or lavatory or any appurtenance thereof, and for that purpose at any time may enter upon any land or building with such assistants and workmen as are necessary and cause the ground to be opened, doing as little damage as may be.

(2)

If upon such inspection, it appears that a sewer, drain, privy, cesspool, septic or other tank, latrine, urinal, water-closet, sink, bath or lavatory or any appurtenance thereof is not in good order and condition, the expenses of such inspection shall be paid by the owner of the land at the time the inspection is completed, and section 119 shall apply thereto.

(3)

No entry shall be made under this section into any dwelling-house in actual occupation, unless with the consent of the occupier, without 6 hours’ previous notice to such occupier.[82

Terms defined in this Act

building
Defined · s 2
“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure, whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise, and also any wall, fence, platform, staging, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, hoarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing-stage or bridge, or any structure, support or foundation connected to the foregoing;
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Commissioner
Defined · s 2
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Commissioner of Public Health and an Assistant Commissioner of Public Health appointed under that section;
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dwelling-house
Defined · s 2
“dwelling-house” includes a building or tenement wholly or principally used, constructed or adapted for use for human habitation;
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latrine
Defined · s 67
“latrine” means a place for defecating and urinating, other than a toilet or urinal, and includes bucket latrines, bore-hole latrines, water-seal latrines and pit-latrines;
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lavatory
Defined · s 67
“lavatory” means a place with toilets or urinals or both and wash basins;
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Medical Officer of Health
Defined · s 2
“Medical Officer of Health” means any registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a health officer in any area or district in Singapore or the port limits thereof, and includes the Airport Health Officer, the Port Health Officer and any registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government who is engaged in duties arising out of or connected with this Act;
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occupier
Defined · s 2
“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;
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owner
Defined · s 2
“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant;
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Public Health Engineer
Defined · s 2
“Public Health Engineer” means a Public Health Engineer appointed under section 4;
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public officer
Defined · s 2
“public officer” includes any officer of any statutory board or body who is authorised in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner to carry out all or any of the powers conferred on a public officer by any of the provisions of this Act;
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urinal
Defined · s 67
“urinal” means a facility for urinating which is water flushed, and which connects, directly or otherwise, with a private sewage disposal system or with the public sewage disposal system;
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Report

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Schedules

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