Buildings and private streets not to be erected or constructed over

sewers without permission.—

1[(1)No private street shall be constructed and no building, wall, fence or other structure shall be erected on any Board sewer constructed or maintained by, or vested in the Board. Even where a structure is built near a sewer there shall be a minimum clearance of 1.0 meter or half the dia-meter of the sewer (whichever is greater) from the edge of the sewer or manhole on the sewer.

1. (2) If any private street be constructed or any building, wall, fence or structure erected in contravention of the above, the Board may remove or otherwise deal with the same as it thinks fit.]
2. (3) The expenses incurred by the Board in so doing shall be paid by the owner of the private street or of the building, fence, wall or other structure or, as the case may be, by the person offending and shall be recoverable as an arrear of charges payable under this Act.

¹ Substituted by Act 15 of 2010 w.e.f. 16.04.2010.