Amendments of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations (ACT)
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Regulations 1942. No. 9.
Regulations under the Building and Services
Ordinance 1924-1942.*
J O S E P H S I L V E R COLLINGS, .the Minister of State for the
Interior, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Building
and Services Ordinance 1924-1942, hereby make the following Regulations.
Dated this eleventh day of September, 1942.
J . S. COLLINGS
Minister of State for the Interior.
A M E N D M E N T S OF T H E C A N B E R R A S E W E R A G E AND
W A T E R S U P P L Y R E G U L A T I O N S .
1. Regulation 4 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations is amended by inserting, after the definition of " Ordered ", the following definition :—
" ' O w n e r ' includes the lessee;". 2. Regulation 13 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Watcrsuppiy
Regulations is amended by inserting after the word " o r " (first fr^Mied™
occurring) the words " (other than by fitting a washer to any stop cook,tap or valve) ".
| j ^ | 3. Regulation 36 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Joints of |
^^Regu la t i ons is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the ppe"'
word " m o r t a r " (wherever occurring), the words " o r other approved material ".
• " ) l o t . — P R I C E 5D.
4. Regulation 56 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply ventilation e B v v J
D , . . . , , of main drains. Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.) , after the word " venti-
lator ", the words " shall be not less than 18 feet above
ground level a n d " ; and
(h) by omitting from that sub-regulation the words " a least fl feet higher than any " and inserting in their stead the words " at least 6 feet higher than any eave, coping,".
5. Regulation 58 of the Canl*erra Sewerage and Water Supply size, <tc, of
Regulations is amended— ven a ot*' (a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words " o r l e ad "
and inserting in their stead the words " lead or other
approved m a t e r i a l " ; and * Notified in the C'nmmurucealth Gazette on 17th Spptember, 1942.
(b) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word " gauge ",
the words " or other approved material ".
Ventilators 6. Regulation 60 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply (a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words " ordinary rule as to height shall apply " and inserting in their stead the words " requirements of regulation 56 concerning a minimum height of 18 feet above ground level shall be observed " ; and near chimneys. Regulations is amended— (b) by adding at the end thereof the words " if at this point the height of the ventilator pipe is at least 18 feet above ground level, and, if not, the pipe shall terminate at f height 6 feet above that of the chimney opening ".
Use of lead 7. Regulation 72 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations is amended by omitting the word " soil " and inserting in its stead the words " ground or in any place where, in the opinion of the Engineer, the pipes may be damaged ". * pipes. and urinals.
Water closets 8. Regulation 80 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations is amended—
(a ) by omitting from sub-regulation (27.) the word " t h r e e " (first- and second occurring) and inserting in its stead the words " not less than two and one-half " ; and
(b) by omitting the word " t h r e e " (third occurring) and
inserting in its stead the words " two and one-half ".
Slop-sinks. 9. Regulation 82 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the word " , i f " and
inserting in its stead the words "sha l l b e " ; and
(b) by omitting from that sub-regulation the words " a n y slop- sink," and inserting in their stead the words "every slop-sink and ".
Flashing of 10. Regulation 84 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply ^ f c slnkf, Ac. Regulations is amended by adding at the end of sub-regulation (3.) ^ ^
the following proviso :— " Provided that where brass traps and galvanized iron waste pipes are used and where the sink and draining board form a single unit, the Proper Authority may permit the use of the space between the floor and the under portion of the sink for an enclosed cupboard.". Meiers to be fixed In 11. Regulation 92 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply certain premises. Regulations is amended— (a ) by emitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead
the following sub-regulation :—
" (1.) Subject to these. Regulations, a meter shall be
fitted to tfte service pipe—
(a) where water is required or used for the purposes of private baths having a capacity of more than 200 gallons, fountains, pools, aquariums, fish ponds, steam boilers, engines, or for building purpose*, brickwork, concrete, masonry, syphons, water ejectors, flushing
valves, automatic cisterns, hydraulic power
blasts, watering of horses, cattle or other
stock, glass-washing machines, cooling win-
dows, washing or cleaning motor or other
vehicles, watering yards, pathways, or drives
of Jbusiness premises, or, except where an
exemption is granted in writing by the
Proper Authority, for any trade, industry,business, or boarding house;
| r | (b) of any house or other building containing twelve sixth of the area of the allotment or parcel of land appurtenant to the house or building (if any) exceeds 1,000 square feet, or where the area which, in the opinion of the Proper Authority, is capable of cultivation exceeds 1,000 square feet; | (c) of all houses, buildings and lands where water |
or more bedrooms;
is or may be used for gardens through fixed
hoses or sprinklers, where the area of
cultivable land, taken as not less than one-(d) on any unmetered service which supplies any house, building, or land where portion of the water is or may be drawn from a metered supply;
(c) in all eases in which water is supplied to any tank, cistern, or receptacle situated below the surface of the ground;
(/) in all eases, not specially exempted by the Proper Authority, in which water is supplied without charge;
(g) in all cases in which any fitting, not. being a water waste-preventer, is fed from the service;
(h) of any church, Sunday-school, residence for the
clergy, or other building used mainly forpublic worship or for religious teaching, and of any day school where the number of pupils exceeds twenty;"; and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—
" (5.) The annual charges for the hire of meterssupplied in accordance with the provisions of the last
preceding sub-regulation shall be as follows:—
For a meter connected with ^-in. to J-in. service—10s.
For a meter connected with 1-in. service—14s.
For a meter connected with 1^-in. service—18s.For a meter connected with 2-in. or higher service—
£1.
Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (13.) and inserting mi"?,"8 "' 12. Regulation 93 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Provuiom in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
" (13.) Each meter which is the property of the owner shall be
kept in repair by and at the cost of the owner."
Conditions
| to be observed | 13. Regulation 96 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply |
| in regard to | Regulations is amended |
| tApplngs and |
| services. | (a) by inserting in paragraph | (d), | after the word " and ", the |
words ", except where the supply is for other than domestic purposes,"; (b) by omitting paragraph (?) and inserting in its stead the
following paragraph:—
" (i) Any person desiring to lay a pipe to connect with
and tap a Commonwealth pipe shall give two
« days' notice in writing to the Proper Authority and shall provide, and bear the cost of, all labour and material necessary for the connexion including the cost of the tapping in accordance with paragraph (h) of this regula- tion, and for the restoration of the ground to the satisfaction of the Engineer; " ;
(c) by omitting from paragraph ( r ) the word " a n d " (last
occurr ing);
(d) by adding at the end of paragraph (s) the following para-
graph :—
" and (t) The Proper Authority may determine the position, in relation to the boundary of any tenement, at which a service pipe may be laid.".
Repairs, &c.
| to service | 14. Regulation 98 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations is amended by omitting the words " The service pipe from the main being the property of the owner or occupier of the tenement supplied by the service pipe, the occupier (if any) or if none, the lessee" and inserting in their stead the words " T h e owner of a tenement supplied by a service pipe ". |
| pipes. | |
| 15. Regulation 104 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:— |
| Connecting | "104.— (1.) A person shall not connect any service pipe directly " (2.) A person who makes a connexion for the purpose of feeding a steam boiler with water shall make the connexion to the boiler from a tank open to the atmosphere, and shall fit a ball-cock to the service pipe feeding the tank. |
| pipe with | |
| stream boilers. | to a steam boiler for the purpose of feeding the boiler with water. |
| " (3.) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-regulation (1.) or sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence. | |
| Penal ty : Five pounds and, in addition, a penalty not exceeding Two pounds per day for any continuance of the offence after the date of the receipt by the person of a notification in writing by the Proper Authority or the Engineer of the contravention.". |
Hot water 16. Regulation 109 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply supply services. Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the
figures " (26) " and inserting in their stead the figures " (31) ".
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17. After regulation 114 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
"114A.—(1.) The Proper Authority or the Engineer may, in the Authority for
event of a state of war or national emergency rendering it impossible materials for"' to secure materials prescribed by these Regulations to be used in the ^Jj}jjd execution of any work, authorize the use of such other materials as
he Proper Authority or the Engineer thinks fit.(2.) The Proper Authority or the Engineer may, in the event of technical development rendering obsolete any method of executing work in the manner prescribed by these Regulations, authorize the adoption of such an alternative method as, in the opinion of the Proper Authority or the Engineer, will enable the technical object of the regulations to be achieved.
(3.) Any authority given under the provisions of either of the
last two preceding sub-regulations shall be in writing addressed to
the owner and shall be signed by the Proper Authority or the Engineer.
(4.) Any approved plan or plans which may be varied by an
authority given under the provisions of this regulation, and which
have been issued to the owner or his authorized agent, shall be returned
to the Engineer for amendment, approval and re-issue to the owner
or his agent, and any authority given pursuant to the provisions of
this regulation shall not take effect until the plans have been sore-issued. 18. Regulation 115 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply charges for
Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following "^"MVIMS. sub-regulation:—
" (8.) A contractor for the erection of a domestic building, an out-building to a domestic building or a garage shall pay, in advance, a fee for water supplied for use in connexion with the erection of the structure calculated—(r<) in the case of a brick or concrete structure—at the rate of one halfpenny per cubic yard for each cubic yard in the cubic contents of the structure as determined by the Proper Authority from the approved plan thereof;
(b) in the case of a timber structure—at the rate of one farthing per cubic yard for each cubic yard in the cubic contents of the structure as determined by the Proper Authority from the approved plan thereof:
Provided that the minimum fee payable shall be—
(i) in the case of a brick or concrete structure—One pound;
and
(ii) in the case of a timber structure—Ten shillings.
By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Oanbsrra.
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