Water Pollution Control and Drainage Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V · Sewerage
28. No building, etc., to be erected over, across or adjacent to any sewer
Feedback & supportNo person shall erect or cause or permit to be erected any house, structure or building over, across or adjacent to any sewer without the permission of the Director.
house
“house” includes any dwelling-house, warehouse, office, counting-house, shop, school and any other building in which persons are employed;
If any person erects or causes or permits to be erected any house, structure or building over, across or adjacent to any sewer without the permission of the Director, the Director may by notice in writing require that person to demolish or remove the same within a reasonable time fixed by him.
building
“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure, whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise;
If any person fails to comply with any requirement of a notice issued under subsection (2) the Director may, at the expiration of a time specified in the notice which shall not be less than 14 days after the service of the notice, execute the work required by the notice and may recover from that person the expenses reasonably incurred in so doing.
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;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or fails to comply with any requirement of a notice issued under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.[27