Water Pollution Control and Drainage Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V · Sewerage
31. Discharge of trade effluent
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (4), no trade effluent shall be discharged from any premises into a public sewer without the written consent of the Director.
trade effluent
“trade effluent” means any liquid, either with or without particles of matter in suspension therein, which is wholly or in part produced in the course of, or is the waste or refuse of, any trade, business or manufacture or of any building construction.
Subject to subsection (3), any person who causes or suffers any trade effluent to enter or pass into any public sewerage system without the written consent of the Director (whether wilfully or by accident) shall forthwith inform the Director of such occurrence.
sewerage system
“sewerage system” means any sewer, drainline, cesspit, septic tank, treatment plant, privy or any appurtenance thereof;
The requirements in subsection (2) may be waived by the Director in any case where the amount of trade effluent is in the opinion of the Director not of a substantial nature.
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;
Subsection (1) shall not apply to such trade effluent as may be prescribed which may be discharged into any public sewerage system without seeking the prior written consent of the Director.
If any trade effluent is discharged in contravention of this section or without the consent, if any, as is necessary for the purposes of this Act the occupier of the premises shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
occupier
“occupier”, in relation to any premises, means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof and, in relation to any part of any premises different parts of which are occupied by different persons, means the person in occupation or having the charge, management or control of that part;
Any person who fails to comply with subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.[30