Central Water Authority (Amendment) Regulations, 1973 (S.R.O. No. 30 of 1973)

1973 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) DOj\IINICA S.R.O. JO STATUJORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 30 or 1973. REGULATIONS MADE unJ..:r Section 15 of the Central Water Authority Act(a). (Gazetted 27th September, 1973.) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the CE~TIUL WATER AUTHORITY (AMENDME~T) REGULATIONS, 1973. 2. In these Regulations the Central Water Authority Regulations 1972 (S.R.U. No. I of 1973) are referred to as the Regulations. 3. Regulation 2 of the Regulations is amended by inserting the following dclinition therein immediately after the delinition of "leakage" "Nuisance", means an accumulation of water in any ditch, pool, watcrCllUrse, drain or gutter which is stagnant or so foul, or in such a ,talc, and i, ~o situated as, i,1 the opinion of the Authority to be ,u offensive to the public or injurious to health. 4. Regulation 8 of the Regulations is amended by renumbering Regulation ::s as Regulation 8 (I) and by inserting the following as Regulation, 8 (2) to 8 (4) respectively .. (2) Every building provided with a service connection shall to the ,..itisfaction of the Central Water Authority, be provided with drdins prop.:rly laid to a suitable outfall and capc:ble of dispo,i ng of wa~tc or any surface water without creating a nu1sa111.:..:. (3) Upon application by a customer for water service it ~hall be: the duty of the Authority to ensure that Droper arran,!c:ments for the disposal of waste or any surface water exists before the connection is made. (4) Notwithstanding that the water rate chargeable in respect of any such premises shall have been paid, the Authority may cut off the supply to any premises in respect of which the 011 ncr or •Jccupier has h.td at least two months notice callint! for the abatement of a nuisance caused bv waste or surfa~c water, and has failed to do so." • (a) Act No. 33 of 1967. Short tide. lnterprelation. Ame~dment c,f Regulation 2 of the Regulations. Amendment of Regulation 8 of the Regula1ions. 1973 CENTRAL WATER ,\ UTHORITY (AMEND!\lE \T) S.R.O. }(! Made by the Central Water A1;•horit~ under Section 15 of the: Central Water Authority Act(a). Passed this 28th day of Fd,n:.1 ~, 197>. W. A. LAWRENCE Chairman. E. PERCIVAL MUNRO Chi,f E. 1gi11eer Central Water Authority. Approved by the Governor thi'.. 10th day of July, 1973. M.P. C. & W. 12/50 C. A. SEIGNORET Sccrc:tary to the Cabinet. (a) Act No. 33 of 1967. DOMINICA J>RJ?-jTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTEll AT THE G( VfRN!>lEM PRl?-.TERY, F.OSEAt.L {Price 20 cents)