(1) A person shall not construct or cause to be constructed any building over or within 3 feet of a foul water sewer save with the prior written consent of the Sewerage Authority, who may before giving such consent, require that the sewer shall be strengthened to the approval of such Sewerage Authority at the owner's expense.
(2) Any person who constructs or causes to be constructed any such building in manner aforesaid without the required consent commits an offence against this Act.