Water Pollution Control and Drainage Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V · Sewerage
19. Premises to be provided with adequate sewerage system
Feedback & supportIf it appears to the Director that any premises are not provided with an adequate sewerage system, he may by notice in writing require the owner of the premises to construct or alter such sewerage system as he considers necessary.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Water Pollution Control and Drainage appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Director and an Assistant Director of Water Pollution Control and Drainage;
The Director may at any time require the owner of any sewerage system to make a sufficient drain-line emptying into any public sewer and to disconnect and demolish at his own expense any sewerage system rendered useless or unnecessary thereby.
owner
“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 premises were let to a tenant and includes the person whose name is entered in the Valuation List authenticated under the provisions of section 15 of the Property Tax Act;
The Director may by notice in writing require the owner of any premises to cause all sewage other than trade effluent therefrom to be discharged into such sewerage system as he may direct.[18
premises
“premises” includes messuages, houses, buildings, lands, tenements, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority;