City of Perth Sanitation Act 1945 (WA)

1945.] City of Perth Sanitation. [No. 37.

CITY OF PERTH SANITATION.

9° and 10° GEO. YE, No. XXXVII.

No. 37 of 1945.

AN ACT to require any closet or urinal or work of a sanitary nature to be constructed in the district of the municipality of the City of Perth to be connected with a sewer or a septic tank and for other purposes incidental thereto.

[Assented to 30th January, 1946.]

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty,by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as f ollows

1. This Act may be cited as the City of Perth Sanita- Short title.

tion Act.

Interpreta-

In this Act "Minister" means the Minister for Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage. tion.

2.

This Act shall apply only to the district of the Municipality of the City of Perth.	Act to apply
only to City
of Perth
Municipality.
No person to

3.

From and after the commencement of this Act no person shall without the consent of the Minister con-

construct

closet unless

communicat-

struct a closet or urinal or work of a sanitary nature

ing with

sewers or

unless such closet or urinal or work of a sanitary nature

septic tank.

is so constructed as to communicate with the sewers of

the Minister or with a septic tank.

4.

Penalty: Twenty pounds.

Owner or

(1) The owner or occupier of any land in or on which it is proposed to construct any closet or urinal	occupier to give notice
to Minister.
or work of a sanitary nature communicating with a septic

5.

No. 37.] City of Perth Sanitation. [1945.

tank shall, before the commencement of the work, give notice thereof in writing to the Minister and furnish to the Minister such particulars of the proposed work as the Minister shall require.

(2)

The Minister may give such directions as to the method of constructing such closet or urinal or work of a sanitary nature and such septic tank, and the necessary drains and requisite fittings, as he thinks fit.

(3) If the owner or occupier fails to comply with such

directions lie shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding_ twenty pounds and any work constructed contrary to or not in accordance with the said directions may be removed by the Minister and the expense of the removal may be recovered by the Minister from the owner or occupier.