s 73A Administrative exemption
73A.—(1) The Board may, upon the application of a particular person, exempt the particular person from the operation of any of the provisions of —(a) this Act (including any material incorporated by reference under section 32A); or (b) any specifications or codes of practice mentioned in section 32, if the Board is satisfied that all of the following apply: (c) the particular person has undertaken safeguards to mitigate either or both of the following (as may be appropriate):(i) risks to health and safety; (ii) risks of flooding (but not any flooding which the Board assesses is permissible);[Act 8 of 2026 wef 29/05/2026] (d) the exemption does not detrimentally affect the public sewerage system, stormwater drainage system or drain in question, as the case may be; (e) the particular person has undertaken safeguards to mitigate risks to the Board’s operations and maintenance of the public sewerage system, stormwater drainage system or drain in question, as the case may be;[Act 8 of 2026 wef 29/05/2026] (f) it would not be against the public interest to grant the exemption to the particular person.[Act 8 of 2026 wef 29/05/2026] (2) The Board may grant an exemption under subsection (1) generally or for a period specified in the exemption, and subject to any conditions that the Board thinks necessary. (3) The Board may at any time add any condition to, or modify or remove any condition of, an exemption under subsection (1). (4) An exemption under subsection (1) —(a) must be in writing and given to the particular person concerned; and (b) need not be published in the Gazette. (5) The Board may at any time revoke any exemption under subsection (1).[Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025]