Section 37A: Prohibition on free disposal of effluent and waste water
consolidated text (as at 2004, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
37A. Prohibition on free disposal of effluent and waste water
(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, or any other enactment, no person shall construct or cause to be constructed on his premises any house sewer, treatment plant or effluent disposal system where a
public sewer already exists and the connection of the premises to the public
sewer is, according to the Authority, technically feasible.
(2) (a) Where a premises has an existing house sewer, treatment plant
or effluent disposal system, the Authority may issue a notice to the owner or
occupier of the premises requiring him to connect to the public sewer.
(b) A notice shall be issued where the Authority is of the view that
the house sewer, treatment plant or effluent disposal system—
(i) is likely to be detrimental to the environment;
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(ii) may constitute a source of nuisance; or
(iii) may be injurious to health.
(c) The notice shall be in such form as may be approved by the Authority and shall specify the time limit during which the premises must be
connected to the public sewer.
(3) Any person who fails to comply with a notice issued under subsection (2) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine
not exceeding 10,000 rupees.
(4) The Court may, in addition to the fine specified under subsection (3),
order that the premises be connected to the public sewer within such time
as the Court may deem fit.
(5) The Court shall notify the Authority of an order made under subsection (4) within a period of 15 days of making the order.
[s. 37A inserted by s. 5 of Act 26 of 2004 w.e.f. 26 August 2004.]