s 19 Restrictions on use of public sewerage system
19.—(1) A person must not throw, empty or pass, or allow or permit to be thrown or emptied or passed, into any public sewerage system, or into any drain‑line or sewer connected to a public sewerage system —(a) any matter or other substance likely to injure the public sewerage system, sewer or drain‑line, to interfere with the free flow of its contents or to affect prejudicially the treatment and disposal of its contents; or (b) any sand, earth, gravel, cement, cement grout, brick, timber, wood or other building materials.[10/2012] [Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000. (3) The court may order any person who is convicted of an offence under this section to pay the cost incurred by the Board or the owner or occupier of any premises who has carried out any work to restore the sewerage system to its original condition, or to clear the sewerage system of any obstruction to the free flow of its contents.