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← Sewerage, Drainage and Coastal Protection Act 1999

Sewerage, Drainage and Coastal Protection Act 1999 s 18

s 18 Discharge of sewage, etc.

18.—(1) Any person who, without the written approval of the Board, discharges or causes or permits the discharge of any sewage, waste matter or effluent into any public sewerage system or any drain‑line or sewer connected to a public sewerage system —(a) directly or indirectly, from any conveyance or mobile toilet; or (b) by opening a manhole or an inspection chamber or any other means of access to the public sewerage system, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000. [10/2012] [Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any discharge from a conveyance or mobile toilet which may be lawfully made into any public sewer or public sewerage system under any regulations made under this Act.[10/2012] (3) In this section —“conveyance” includes any vessel, train, aircraft, vehicle or trailer, and any fixed or floating platform in a marine environment; “mobile toilet” means a sanitary convenience which is not part of a sewerage system, including a sanitary convenience which is mobile or in a conveyance.

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