Sewage Disposal System Law, Chapter 124, A.S.N. no. 13 of 1987

(a) the ou111ber. or persons oc<.:11pyi11g the building or tcncrn cn t for which a sewage disposal system is lo be construcI1;d;

(b) the type nC sewage dispos:1I sys!cIn i nte1icle(I to be constr11c1<:d fo 1· th:it buildi ng or lL'llC!l1 c11t; •

(c) the :1vailability or olherwist: of pipcbornc wat er in lhl! :1 1c;1 \\'her,; the building or lt'nclll<'fll is lm;ntcd; :111cl

(d) such ot her i11i'unni1ti,)11 as the Loc;li Gove, 1111H:11t Cou11c.:il nrnv <'P11.qtkr material or I1ec 1:ssary. lil~'\'CUion o f 7. (l) Follow ing a registra tion mac.le in pursua nce or section 6 or thi<: r..,w. bui di11gs. r1n nuthorized officer of the appropriall! L ocal Government shall cond uc t :in inspct.:lion or th e cxistill!,!. building or tc11c111L'.llt s,1 rcgiste1 ed in nrdc1 t o satisfy himselr 0 11- (a) tile veracity o r the particulars supplied un der section 6(2) or this L.nv, irnci (h) the suit:1bili ty or olilcrw ise o r tile soi l condition tli'ereat. (2) Where after a11 i11spcclio11 under subf;ccl ion (J ), an autl1orizcd nffiL·l'.r is, from the facts at his <.lis1x1sal, satisf'iccl, he will give to the ow ner ,, f the existing/building or tcocmcnt an ;1pproval in writing under his hand for the construction of the sewage dispos;li syst em lo prot.:t:cd as intended l 1y the owner under section 6(2) oi' this. l.aw. (3) Where ,il'ler rill inspection as aforesaid, an authorized officer is. from • the facts avn ilab!c l o bi111, dissatisfied, he w ill direct the ow ner by writ ing under his hand to construct the type or se\\1 age disposal systc11 1 \,·hid1 in the opinion of that m1tlioi·izcd officer is liesl su ill'd !'or the owner's existi ng bu ilding or ll.'11enw11l and the OW!ll'r shilll rn111 ply w ith such direction. --------- Sewogc Disposol Sysre,;1 3782 CAP. 124) ""'"· ,,. I J !'or the ptt q><»e of ,msurin~ c<>tnpliancc with the provisi,•ns of this Pow er to c nl c r (> ( • L:1w. ~ il authNiz.n\ 0 1Ti1.:~1 inay c 11tn t!pon any l:1 nd and ins1x~ct 1\ic 1 co1 l'lC ll ic 11cc:- p1l>Vi1.'.1.,I in any \lui\di11g. • tcnc111 cnt tllc rc .~n . (2) On demand hy an ow ncr of a hn \ding or 1cncmcnl, an attlhnt izcti 1 officer shall p1ese11t to the ()wner such pennil ,•." hnri 1.i11g hi111 to i1 1-;pcct any l>tt iltling or \cnemenl as n1;1y \ ,e i,;su,,tl ill Ii· .•'. \,e\m\1 hy !he Ucncral Manager of \he /\tt lht>ril y o r the i\th itt is! , ah>r of 1he a pprnpt i>IC I '"'''\ 1 nuvcn11nc.11t. as \hi' l':ISC 1i'i.1y \)r,. (3) r o r p urpose or suh i;e.t.tio n (!) o r 1lli~; :<Ct:tio n, ;l J l) \ ll t ini:pv1.:tinll 111ay he carried 0 11 I hy ;n,t horizc·d o ffiw s l>ei ng s<aff ,,f hot h thc i\tt Iho t it y and an appropr iillL' u,K ill G<1"l·rnmcnt. '' · ( I ) 1\ 11 a11th<>t izetl o lTicer ""'Y '", est a,iy p,·, so n w ho>» he finds co 111mi 1ti 11g or \1:tS l'(ll1111'it tl'd ;1111.,rrc 1\l'I' 111Hk l tltis \_;\\\' , /\ro l'~I :111J Proscn11i1,11. (2) 1\ny person arrested pursuant h) sub sccli<1 11 ( l ) shall ;is .: l),)1 1 as p1 act ic,11>\c bt·. 1ak\.·11 to the nearest p11I ic1; sta t it111 fo r custt1dy . (J) Subjec t tt i tilt: provisio n~; o l' :111y o ther \_,;i\V, :111 ii uthu 11 7.<.: d o frict:1 1nn)' inst itute c, i1oi,d 1»ncccdi11!\s against any pet son [onntl to he emu mi tting, ;, to have cornrni ll ed :1 11 off<·m:c under this \ 0. '\'11" C< ;, n " 1issin>1et ,11a y. suhj,•c t t » sue\> •·", , ''1 iu t0S o, mmli r,.:. tiu"< r,xtcn•:inn n l 1hc :;r.lwdukd as he m:>Y s1.-ci fy or .,,al;,>, hy ,u,I,•·c in the St:ote (J(faial Ga,e11c ester ' the operation of this \.,;ov to towns '" ,,laces ut he,· than thnsc n1co,> i»t' '" I c tht: r-i 1sl Schedul e to this Law . i I. (I) t\nY person who fails ,H ncgk cts to eo111 pi y w ith the pr,wisi u11< ,,' section 3, ,\, 5, 6( \) or 7(1) of this Law shall he gttilt y of an offcncr •-· slla\ \ (W convi c tin n h e \i :1h\c to ;1 f i1·, : 1,f r,,11 r hu11drctl naira or •., i mprisonnient [or five ,n1>nths " ' to \)oth such fine anti imprisonnicnt. (2) /\ny pc>" " ' wh» uhs\l uc ts " n au\h»rizctl ofliecr in \he la-' ·. °'ceulion of hi,: tlttl y under this I "w or inci tcs any persc>tt so " ' to ohs:o •• the authori>.cd officer in the <".w ,tiun 11( his duty shall he guilty of • offence an d shilil on convict iun he li:oblc to " fine of two \1<ontlrcd and • • nai ra m to in, prison tn c;i l for l wn n\\rn l hs tt r lo h•ll h s uclt r, '" i rnprisu11111cnt . fCAP. 124 3783 - ------- ---- - ----------- I 2 . ( I) The C<>llllllissi<>nrr may nrakc n ,~ulat io ns to give cffeel to th e Rcgot,oioas provisio ns o f lltis \ ,.1w. (2) Without prcj ndicc to the ,,,•nm\ it y of suhscct iu n ( I), rcgn btions ,nadc by the Co urnrissioncr under this ,-ectio n nra y provide f<>r the types llll<l spccifiorti<>ns nf soc h sc,v,r~c dis posal sy stems as ,nny h e require,\ lo be 1 cons\! uc tcd by a11 o w ner under t!lis Law . • (2) 0 11i1sh:1 \ ) \ ' ,r ( 1) The :r reas " f [ no~" town t<> which scr tin n ,1 ( a) re 1'>',•s a re • - (i) ( ;1) Gtwnnrnc.11\ RL·servntio n (\n::, E.1l1t' \1 l' U) (\sill a \ tb\'.' \Ziv1· r (b) (I<) ()!_'.,Iii (\) !v\,i: y\:1nd (c) Ot~ui New \ ,;1ynut (111) O):!b1' \ l' (d) \ 11(k p c 11tle 1ic.t 1.nyuu t ;\\1:lLP" (c) (\\) J\c\lara L :1yo1\\ (o) ubwll (\;110 11 ({) IS o i (l;) i'k'-·: F.rn (p) U !,~Wll 1\\f1 L:tl anll (\1) \ )d i S iditl!.!. ,r (I l (c) \'! 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