s 10 Sewerage systems to be kept in proper order at cost of owners
10.—(1) Every sewerage system at any premises (but not any public sewerage system) must be altered, repaired and kept in proper order at the cost and expense of the owner of the premises.[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (1A) Without affecting subsection (1), where the sewerage system under that subsection or any part thereof —(a) is connected to any other premises; and (b) serves the sewerage needs of the other premises, then the owner of the other premises must also at that owner’s own cost and expense alter, repair and keep in proper order the system or part thereof (as the case may be) at the premises under subsection (1). [Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (2) The Board may, by written notice, require any of the owners of any premises mentioned in subsections (1) and (1A) to do one or both of the following at the owner’s own cost and expense:(a) to have the sewerage system or part thereof inspected and tested in such manner and at such intervals as the Board may require, to ensure that the sewerage system or part thereof is kept in proper order;[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (b) to alter, repair or put in proper order the sewerage system or part thereof in such manner as the Board may require.[10/2012] [Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (3) Where the Board is satisfied that it is immediately necessary to alter, repair or put in proper order any sewer, drain‑line, privy, cesspool, septic or other tank, toilet, urinal, water closet, sink, bath or lavatory or any appurtenance thereof, any authorised officer may enter upon any premises pursuant to section 43(2) and carry out or cause to be carried out any alterations, repairs, works, acts or things that are necessary for any of those purposes.[10/2012] [Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (4) The Board may, as it thinks just —(a) recover the costs and expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in carrying out the works under subsection (3) from any owner of the premises mentioned in subsections (1) and (1A); or (b) apportion such costs and expenses among all or any of the owners of the premises mentioned in subsections (1) and (1A) and recover the sums apportioned from those owners.[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (5) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (1A) shall be guilty of an offence.[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (6) Nothing in this section prevents any owner of the premises mentioned in subsection (1) and any owner of any other premises in subsection (1A) from agreeing on an apportionment between them of any costs of altering, repairing or keeping in proper order the sewerage system or part thereof mentioned in subsection (1A); but the Board is not, for the purposes of subsection (4)(b), bound by any such agreement.[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025]