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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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PART 1
PRELIMINARY

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Sewerage and Drainage) Regulations.

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

2. Interpretation

3. Declaration of sewerage area

4. Appointment of Sewerage Authority

5. Castries Corporation to be Sewerage Authority for Castries

6. Drainage of new buildings

7. Drainage of existing building

8. Satisfactory system of drainage

9. Failure of owner to provide a satisfactory system of drainage

10. Compulsory execution of works by Sewerage Authority and payment therefor

12. Service of notices

13. Plans and particulars to be submitted to the Sewerage Authority

14. Approval of plans by Sewerage Authority

15. Notice to Sewerage Authority by persons intending to execute drainage works

16. Inspection and testing of works of drainage

17. Power to examine drains believed to be defective or to examine premises believed to be without a satisfactory system of drainage

18. Provision of foul water disposal

19. Duty of Sewerage Authority to keep map showing foul water sewers

20. Sewerage Authority may alter or close public sewer

21. Protection of foul water sewer

22. Proximity of buildings to foul water sewer

23. Rights of owners and occupiers within sewerage area to drain into foul water sewer

24. Connection of drain to foul water sewers

25. Imposition and collection of sewerage tax

26. Establishment of Castries Sewerage Fund

27. Sewerage Authority to keep copies of British Standards

28. Maintenance of drainage

31. Regulations

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

2. Interpretation

2. Interpretation

3. Declaration of sewerage area

3. Declaration of sewerage area

4. Appointment of Sewerage Authority

4. Appointment of Sewerage Authority

5. Castries Corporation to be Sewerage Authority for Castries

5. Castries Corporation to be Sewerage Authority for Castries

PART 2 GENERAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF DRAINS

PART 2 GENERAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF DRAINS

6. Drainage of new buildings

6. Drainage of new buildings

7. Drainage of existing building

7. Drainage of existing building

8. Satisfactory system of drainage

8. Satisfactory system of drainage

9. Failure of owner to provide a satisfactory system of drainage

9. Failure of owner to provide a satisfactory system of drainage

10. Compulsory execution of works by Sewerage Authority and payment therefor

10. Compulsory execution of works by Sewerage Authority and payment therefor

12. Service of notices

12. Service of notices

PART 3 PLANS, EXECUTION AND TESTING OF DRAINAGE

PART 3 PLANS, EXECUTION AND TESTING OF DRAINAGE

13. Plans and particulars to be submitted to the Sewerage Authority

13. Plans and particulars to be submitted to the Sewerage Authority

14. Approval of plans by Sewerage Authority

14. Approval of plans by Sewerage Authority

15. Notice to Sewerage Authority by persons intending to execute drainage works

15. Notice to Sewerage Authority by persons intending to execute drainage works

16. Inspection and testing of works of drainage

16. Inspection and testing of works of drainage

17. Power to examine drains believed to be defective or to examine premises believed to be without a satisfactory system of drainage

17. Power to examine drains believed to be defective or to examine premises believed to be without a satisfactory system of drainage

PART 4 SEWERS AND LATERAL DRAINS

PART 4 SEWERS AND LATERAL DRAINS

18. Provision of foul water disposal

18. Provision of foul water disposal

19. Duty of Sewerage Authority to keep map showing foul water sewers

19. Duty of Sewerage Authority to keep map showing foul water sewers

20. Sewerage Authority may alter or close public sewer

20. Sewerage Authority may alter or close public sewer

21. Protection of foul water sewer

21. Protection of foul water sewer

22. Proximity of buildings to foul water sewer

22. Proximity of buildings to foul water sewer

23. Rights of owners and occupiers within sewerage area to drain into foul water sewer

23. Rights of owners and occupiers within sewerage area to drain into foul water sewer

24. Connection of drain to foul water sewers

24. Connection of drain to foul water sewers

25. Imposition and collection of sewerage tax

25. Imposition and collection of sewerage tax

26. Establishment of Castries Sewerage Fund

26. Establishment of Castries Sewerage Fund

27. Sewerage Authority to keep copies of British Standards

27. Sewerage Authority to keep copies of British Standards

28. Maintenance of drainage

28. Maintenance of drainage

31. Regulations

31. Regulations

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

PART 2 CONNECTION TO FOUL WATER SEWERS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF LATERAL DRAINS

PART 2 CONNECTION TO FOUL WATER SEWERS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF LATERAL DRAINS

PART 3 DRAINAGE

PART 3 DRAINAGE

PART 4 MANHOLES

PART 4 MANHOLES

PART 5 SEPTIC TANKS

PART 5 SEPTIC TANKS

PART 6 WATER CLOSETS

PART 6 WATER CLOSETS

PART 8 PAIL CLOSETS

PART 8 PAIL CLOSETS

PART 9 EARTH CLOSETS

PART 9 EARTH CLOSETS

PART 10 CONVEYANCE OF SURFACE WATER TO DRAIN OR WATERCOURSE

PART 10 CONVEYANCE OF SURFACE WATER TO DRAIN OR WATERCOURSE

PART 11 WATER TANKS

PART 11 WATER TANKS

PART 12 MINERAL SULPHATES

PART 12 MINERAL SULPHATES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION