Clause 13

by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) Where it appears to the Board that any dangerous or hazardous substance or any trade effluent containing any dangerous or hazardous substance is being or has been discharged into any public sewerage system or any drain-line or sewer communicating with a public sewerage system, the Board may, by order, direct the occupier of any premises from which the substance or trade effluent is being or has been discharged or any other person who, in the opinion of the Board, has caused or permitted the discharge —

to immediately cease the discharge of such substance or trade effluent into the public sewerage system or the drain-line or sewer communicating with a public sewerage system;

to take such steps as may be specified in the order to treat the substance or trade effluent which is complained of; and

to immediately cease the carrying on of any process or work which produces the substance or trade effluent, either indefinitely or until such steps as are specified in the order have been taken to treat the substance or trade effluent before it is discharged into the public sewerage system or the drain-line or sewer communicating with a public sewerage system.(2) Any person who is aggrieved by an order made by the Board under subsection (1) may, within 14 days from the date of service of the order, appeal in writing to the Minister, who may confirm, vary or rescind the order.”;

by deleting the words “High Court” in subsection (3) and substituting the word “Minister”;

by deleting the words “The occupier of any premises who fails to comply with an order under subsection (1)” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “If any person to whom an order under subsection (1) is directed fails to comply with the order (referred to in this section as the person in default), he”;

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(5) Where the person in default fails to comply with the order made under subsection (1), an authorised officer may, at all reasonable hours in the day or night, or at such other time as may be agreed with the owner or occupier of the premises to which the order relates, enter the premises and take such measures and execute such work as may be necessary to secure compliance with the order but without prejudice to any proceedings that may be taken against the person in default under subsection (4).”; and

by deleting the section heading and substituting the following section heading:“Order to stop discharge of dangerous or hazardous substance or trade effluent containing dangerous or hazardous substance”.