section 59
Control over house sewers, privies and cess-pools
The Madras Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1978Infrastructure197898 sections8 chapters
Chapter VI WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE
Statutory text
- (1) All house-sewers whdher within or without the premises to which they belong, and all septic tanks, cess-pools within the Madras Metropolitan Area shall be under the control of the Board, but shall be altered, repaired and kept in proper order, at the expense of the owner of the premises to which the same belong or for the use of which they were constructed.
- (2) Where the owner or occupier has failed lo pay any tax, rate or charge for sewerage or to pay any sums due under sub-section
- (5) of section 47, or under section 56 or 57, the authorised authority may, after giving written n~tice of fifteen days to such owner or occupier, disconnect any sewer so as not to permit such sewer to empty into the Board's sewer.
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