Chapter VII S~RAQB

The owner or occupier of any premises shall be entitled to empty sewage of the premises into a sewer of the Board, provided that, before doing so, he :-

1. (a) obtains written permission of the Board and pays connection fee and other charges in accordance with the byelaws ; and
2. (b) complies with such other conditions as may be provided in the bye-laws.

Where any premises are in the opinion of Board, without sufficient means of effectual disposal of sewage and the sewer of the Board is situated at a distance of fifty metres from any part of the premises, the Board may, by written notice require the owner of the said premises to have sewer connection as provided in by-laws.

No person shall, without the permission of the Board make, or cause to be made any connection or communication with any sewer of the Board.

No person shall, without the permission of the Board, construct any private street, building or other structure on any sewer of the Board.

The Board may, for the purpose of ventilating any sewer or cess-pool, whether vested in the Board or not, erect upon any premises or fix to the outside of any building or to any tree any shaft or pipes as may appear to it to be necessary.

1. (1) Where it appears to the Board that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a private sewer or cess-pool is in such condition as to be prejudicial to public health or to be a nuisance or that a private sewer communicating directly or indirectly with a sewer of the Board is so defective as to admit subsoil water or grit or other materials the Board may examine its condition and for that purpose may apply any test, not being a test by water under pressure and if it deems it necessary, open the ground.
2. (2) If on examination the sewer or cess-pool is found to be in proper condition the Board shall, as soon as possible, reinstate any ground which has been opened by it pay compensation for the damage caused by it.

NO person shall-

1. (a) willfully obstruct any pcrson acting under the authority of the Board under this Chapter in setting out of the line of any works or pull up or remove any pillar, post or stay fixed in the ground for the purposes of setting out lines of such work or defence or destroy any works made for the said purposes;
2. (b) wilfully or negligently break injure, turn on, open, close, shut off or otherwise interfere with any lock, valve, pipe or other works or apparatus belonging to the Board and pertaining to its duties and functions under this Chapter; or
3. (c) unlawfully obstruct the flow of, or flush, draw off or divert or take sewage from any works belonging to the Board; or
4. (d) obstruct any officer or servant of the Board in discharge of his duties under this Chapter or refuse or wilfully neglect to furnish him with the means necessary for the making of any entry, inspection, examination thereunder in relation to any sewage work.

1. (1) Any officer or servant of the Board authorised by it in that behalf, may, with or without assistants or workmen, enter into any premises in order-
   • (a) to make any inspection, survey, measurement valuation or inquiry ;
   • (b) to take levels ;
   • (c) to dig or bore into the sub-soil;
   • (d) to set out the boundaries and the intended lines of work;
   • (e) to mark such levels, boundaries and lines by placing marks and cutting trenches ; or
   • (f) to do any other things necessary for the purposes of this Act or any rules or regulations or bye-laws : Provided that in exercising the powers under this sub-section due regard shall be paid by such Officers or servants of the Board concerned to the social and religious customs of the occupants of the premises.
2. (2) When any person is entitled to enter into or upon any premises in exercise of the powers under sub-section (1), he may also enter in similar manner into or upon any adjoining premises for any work authorised by or under this Act or for obtaining access to such work for any other purpose connected with the execution of the same.
3. (3) It shall be lawful for any authorised Officer or servant to make an entry into any place to open or cause to be opened any door, gate or other barrier :-
   • (a) if he considers the opening thereof necessary for the purpose of such entry ; and
   • (b) if the owner or occupier is absent or being present refuse to open such door, gate or barrier.

Any Officer or servant authorised by the Board in that behalf may, have any tank, pool or well, or disinfected after notice to the owner or occupier, if any, when it appears that such cleaning or disinfection will prevent or check the spread of any dangerous disease. The cost of cleaning or disinfection shall be recoverable by the Board from the owner or occupier of such tank, pool or well.