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WATER AND SEWERAGE ACT
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2. Interpretation
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2. Interpretation
In this Order “Act” means the Water and Sewerage Act.
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2. Interpretation
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Establishment of Agency
4. Functions and powers of the Agency
5. Revenue of Agency
6. Crown rights in water
7. Protection of water
8. Gathering grounds
9. Protection of defined area around gathering grounds
10. Water-related emergencies
11. Private use of water
12. Requirement for abstraction licence
13. Abstraction licence as of right
14. Application for abstraction licence
15. Recommendation by Agency
16. Grant or refusal of abstraction licence
17. No recommendation or notice
18. Issuance and form of abstraction licence
19. Validity of abstraction licence
20. Breaches by abstraction licensee
21. Suspension or revocation of abstraction licence
22. Offence of not complying with direction of Agency for abstraction licence
23. Water control area
24. Waste control area
25. Requirement for permit
26. Permit as of right
27. Application for permit
28. Recommendation by Agency for permit
29. Grant or refusal of permit
30. No recommendation or notice for permit
31. Issuance and form of permit
32. Validity of permit
33. Breaches by permit holder
34. Suspension or revocation of permit
35. Offence of not complying with direction of Agency for permit
36. Establishment of Commission
37. Functions and powers and exemption from liability of Commission
38. Commission to regulate own procedure
39. Seal
40. Executive Director
41. Meetings of Board
42. Quorum
43. Voting
44. Confidentiality
45. Declaration of interest and abstention from voting
46. Terms of appointment
47. Revocation
48. Resignation
49. Vacation
50. Decisions not invalidated
51. Staff
52. Remuneration
53. Fund for use by Commission
54. Financial year of Commission
55. Budget and plan of action of Commission
56. Accounts of Commission
57. Audit of Commission
58. Auditor's report of Commission
59. Annual report of Commission
60. Requirement for service licence
61. Application for service licence
62. Request for further information
63. Grant or refusal of service licence
64. No notice of grant or refusal for service licence
65. Issuance and form of service licence
66. Validity of service licence
67. Obligations of service licensee
68. Rights and powers of service licensee
69. Sub-contracting
70. Budget and plan of action of service licensee
71. Accounts of service licensee
72. Audit of service licensee
73. Auditor's report of service licensee
74. Annual report of service licensee
75. Standards
76. Rights of customer
77. Obligations of customer
78. Tariff scheme and tariff
79. Types of reviews
80. Annual tariff review
81. Triennial tariff review
82. Extraordinary tariff review
83. Direct subsidy
84. Cross subsidy
85. Levy
86. Breach relating to minimum standards of potable water
87. Breaches by the service licensee
88. Remedial action, suspension or revocation of service licence
89. Offence of not complying with direction of Commission
90. Offences in respect of water supply and sewerage service
91. Offences of obstructing service licence
92. Criminal liability for damage and wrongful service connection
93. Matters excluded from dispute Resolution
94. Matters to be submitted to dispute resolution
95. Arbitrator and applicable law
96. Appeal
97. Regulations
98. Act binds the Crown
99. Savings
Schedule
ACT
PART 1 PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART 2 WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
3. Establishment of Agency
4. Functions and powers of the Agency
5. Revenue of Agency
6. Crown rights in water
7. Protection of water
8. Gathering grounds
9. Protection of defined area around gathering grounds
10. Water-related emergencies
11. Private use of water
12. Requirement for abstraction licence
13. Abstraction licence as of right
14. Application for abstraction licence
15. Recommendation by Agency
16. Grant or refusal of abstraction licence
17. No recommendation or notice
18. Issuance and form of abstraction licence
19. Validity of abstraction licence
20. Breaches by abstraction licensee
21. Suspension or revocation of abstraction licence
22. Offence of not complying with direction of Agency for abstraction licence
23. Water control area
24. Waste control area
25. Requirement for permit
26. Permit as of right
27. Application for permit
28. Recommendation by Agency for permit
29. Grant or refusal of permit
30. No recommendation or notice for permit
31. Issuance and form of permit
32. Validity of permit
33. Breaches by permit holder
34. Suspension or revocation of permit
35. Offence of not complying with direction of Agency for permit
PART 3 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES
36. Establishment of Commission
37. Functions and powers and exemption from liability of Commission
38. Commission to regulate own procedure
39. Seal
40. Executive Director
41. Meetings of Board
42. Quorum
43. Voting
44. Confidentiality
45. Declaration of interest and abstention from voting
46. Terms of appointment
47. Revocation
48. Resignation
49. Vacation
50. Decisions not invalidated
51. Staff
52. Remuneration
53. Fund for use by Commission
54. Financial year of Commission
55. Budget and plan of action of Commission
56. Accounts of Commission
57. Audit of Commission
59. Annual report of Commission
60. Requirement for service licence
61. Application for service licence
62. Request for further information
63. Grant or refusal of service licence
64. No notice of grant or refusal for service licence
65. Issuance and form of service licence
66. Validity of service licence
67. Obligations of service licensee
68. Rights and powers of service licensee
69. Sub-contracting
70. Budget and plan of action of service licensee
71. Accounts of service licensee
72. Audit of service licensee
74. Annual report of service licensee
75. Standards
76. Rights of customer
77. Obligations of customer
78. Tariff scheme and tariff
79. Types of reviews
80. Annual tariff review
81. Triennial tariff review
82. Extraordinary tariff review
83. Direct subsidy
84. Cross subsidy
85. Levy
86. Breach relating to minimum standards of potable water
87. Breaches by the service licensee
88. Remedial action, suspension or revocation of service licence
89. Offence of not complying with direction of Commission
90. Offences in respect of water supply and sewerage service
91. Offences of obstructing service licence
92. Criminal liability for damage and wrongful service connection
PART 4 MISCELLANEOUS
93. Matters excluded from dispute Resolution
94. Matters to be submitted to dispute resolution
95. Arbitrator and applicable law
96. Appeal
97. Regulations
98. Act binds the Crown
99. Savings
Schedule
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Water and Sewerage (Service Levy) Order – Section 85 (Statutory Instrument 102/2008)
1. Citation
3. Water and sewerage service levy
4. Service licensee interest
Water and Sewerage (Code of Conduct) Regulations – Sections 38 and 97 (Statutory Instrument 103/2008)
1. Citation
2. Code of Conduct
Schedule
Water and Sewerage (General Provisions) Regulations – Section 97 (Statutory Instrument 104/2008)
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Tenure of board members
4. Remuneration and Retainer
5. Commission staff
6. Consultants
7. Public consultation
8. Purpose of proceedings
9. Public access to information
10. Form of Commission decisions
11. Citizenship Advisory Councils
12. Form of service licence application
13. Form of Commission orders
14. Form of application for hearing
15. Waiver of regulations
16. Procedure for handling complaints
Water And Sewerage (Appeals Tribunal) Regulations – Section 97 (Statutory Instrument 105/2008)
PART 1 PRELIMINARY
1. Citation
Water and Sewerage (Tariff) Regulations – Section 97 (Statutory Instruments 106/2008 and 156/2020 and Act 3 of 2016)
PART 1 PRELIMINARY
1. Citation
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Schedule 3
Water and Sewerage (Water Resource Management) Regulations – Section 97 (Statutory Instruments 7/2009 and Act 3 of 2016)
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Inventory of water resources
4. Right to enter to conduct surveys
5. Ownership of Information
6. Development of watershed management plans
7. Coordination with other agencies
8. Public consultation and participation
9. Approval of watershed management plans
10. Declaration of gathering grounds and protected areas
11. Preparation of water master plan
12. Approval of water master plan
13. Review and revision of the plan
14. Conduct of investigations
15. Serious deficiency in supply
16. Form of application for licence
17. Notification of grant or refusal of licence
18. Form of licence
19. Form of application for permits
20. Notification of grant or refusal of permit
21. Form of permits
22. Form of application for a hearing
23. Records to be kept
24. Fees
Schedule
Water and Sewerage (Water Resource Management) (Fees) Regulations – Section 97(2)(h) (Statutory Instrument 68/2009)
1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Application fees
4. Other administrative fees and charges
5. Abstraction licence fees
6. Permit fees
7. Payment to be made to the Treasury
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Schedule 3
Schedule 4
Schedule 5
Water and Sewerage (Water-Related Emergency) (Declaration) (No. 2) Order – Section 10(1) (Statutory Instrument 137/2010)
1. Citation
2. Declaration of water-related emergency
3. Prohibitions
4. Offence and penalty
Schedule
Water and Sewerage (Water-Related Emergency) (Declaration) Order – Section 10(1) (Statutory Instrument 75/2020)