section 206
New premises not to be erected without drainage
The Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976Chapter XII Chapter XII
New premises not to be erected without drainage. It shall not be lawful to erect or to re-erect any premises in the City or to occupy any such premises unless- (a) a drain be constructed of such size, materials, and descriptions at such level and with such fall as shall appear to the Commissioner to be necessary for the effectual drainage of such premises; (b) there have been provided and set up on such premises, such appliances and fittings as may appear to the Commissioner to be necessary for the purposes of gathering or receiving the filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter from, and conveying the same off, the said premises and of effectually flushing the drain of the said premises and every fixture connected therewith. (2) The drain so constructed shall empty into a municipal drain situated at a distance of not exceeding thirty metres from the premises; but if no municipal drain is situated within that distance then such drain shall empty into a cesspool situated within that distance to be specified by the Commissioner for the purpose.
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