s 11 Sewerage systems, etc., not to be constructed or altered without Board’s certificate or approval
11.—(1) A person must not —(a) construct, alter, discontinue or close up any sewerage system or any part thereof or any earth retaining structure; or[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (b) carry out any sanitary works, unless the person obtains a clearance certificate or the approval of the Board under section 33 for those works. [11/2018] (2) Where any sewerage system or any part thereof or any earth retaining structure is constructed, altered, discontinued or closed up, or any sanitary works are carried out, in contravention of subsection (1) or any condition of a clearance certificate or approval granted pursuant to subsection (1), the Board may do one or both of the following:(a) serve on any person specified in subsection (3) a notice requiring the person to demolish or make good the sewerage system or part thereof, earth retaining structure or sanitary facilities (as the case may be) to its original condition within the time specified in the notice; (b) revoke the clearance certificate or approval given, or suspend the clearance certificate or approval for such period as the Board considers reasonable.[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (3) The notice mentioned in subsection (2)(a) may be served on all or any of the following persons:(a) any person who does or causes or permits to be done any of the acts mentioned in subsection (1); (b) the owner or occupier of the premises at which the sewerage system or part thereof, earth retaining structure or sanitary facilities mentioned in subsection (2) are situated;[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (ba) the owner or occupier of any other premises to which the sewerage system or part thereof, earth retaining structure or sanitary facilities mentioned in subsection (2) are connected and which serve the sewerage needs of the other premises;[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (c) any person having power to construct, alter or demolish the sewerage system or part thereof, earth retaining structure or sanitary facilities mentioned in subsection (2).[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (4) Any person who —(a) contravenes subsection (1); or (b) carries out any works after the clearance certificate or approval relating to those works has been revoked or during the period that the clearance certificate or approval is suspended under subsection (2)(b), shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable — (c) on the first conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000; and (d) on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000.[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (5) Any contravention of subsection (1) in respect of any sanitary works must not be dealt with by the Board under section 40Q of the Public Utilities Act 2001.[11/2018] (6) Where the Board is satisfied that it is immediately necessary to demolish or make good the sewerage system or part thereof or sanitary facilities to its original condition, 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 that purpose.[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (7) The Board may, as it thinks just —(a) recover the costs and expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in carrying out the works under subsection (6) from any of the persons mentioned in subsection (3); or (b) apportion such costs and expenses among all or any of the persons mentioned in subsection (3) and recover the sums apportioned from those persons.[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025]