Country Towns Sewerage Amendment By-laws 1996 (WA)
4 February 1997] GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 707 WATER WA301
[* Reprinted as at 17 September 1996.] COUNTRY TOWNS SEWERAGE ACT 1948
COUNTRY TOWNS SEWERAGE AMENDMENT BY-LAWS 1996
Made by the Minister under section 102 of the Act.
Citation
1. These by-laws may be cited as the Country Towns Sewerage Amendment
By-laws 1996.
Principal by-laws
2. In these by-laws the Country Towns Sewerage By-laws 1952* are
referred to as the principal by-laws.
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By-law 2 amended
3. By-law 2 of the principal by-laws is amended -
(a) by inserting in their appropriate alphabetical positions the following definitions - HI
"Drainage Plumbing" means the installation, renewal, replacement, alteration, repair or maintenance of -
below ground property sewers which
(a) operate under gravity flow conditions; (b) sanitary drainage pumping pits and any associated pressure mains; or
any associated manholes, branch drains,
(c) fittings or industrial waste arrestors.
"Plumber's Licence" means a water supply and sanitary plumber's licence or a drainage plumber's licence under by-law 11.
"Sanitary Plumbing" means the installation, renewal, replacement, alteration, repair or maintenance of above ground pipework, fittings and fixtures which convey waste to the sanitary drainage system.
"Water Supply Plumbing" means the installation, renewal, replacement, alteration, repair or maintenance of water supply systems.
"Water Supply System" means the pipes and fittings used or intended to be used for the supply of water from a meter assembly to the points of usage within any property, and includes any water storage tank or pipes from a water storage tank.
and
(b) by deleting the definition of "Licensed Plumber" and substituting the following definition - 44
"Licensed Plumber" means a person who holds a plumber's licence. 11
By-law 9 repealed and by-laws substituted
4. By-law 9 of the principal by-laws is repealed and the following by-laws
are substituted -
Persons who may carry out sanitary plumbing
9. A person shall not carry out sanitary plumbing unless that
person -
(a) is the holder of a water supply and sanitary plumber's licence under by-law 11; or
(b) is authorized under by-law 17A to work under the direction and supervision of a person holding a water supply and
sanitary plumber's licence under by-law 11.
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9A. A person shall not carry out drainage plumbing unless that person -
(a) is a licensed plumber; or (b) is working under the direction and supervision of a licensed plumber.
By-law 10 amended
5. By-law 10 of the principal by-laws is amended by inserting after
"by-law 9" the following -
41
or 9A
By-law 11 repealed and a by-law substituted
6. By-law 11 of the principal by-laws is repealed and the following by-law is
substituted -
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Description and scope of licences
11.
plumber's licence or a drainage plumber's licence on condition that - (1) The Corporation may grant a water supply and sanitary
(a) requirements of by-law 13 (1) or 13A (1), as the case requires; the applicant for the licence has complied with the
(b) the fee referred to in by-law 15 (1) or (2) has been paid; and (c) licence - the Corporation is satisfied that the applicant for the
(i) is a fit and proper person to hold a licence; and (ii) is more than 21 years of age.
subject to any special conditions that it considers desirable. (2) The Corporation may issue a licence under sub-bylaw (1)
drainage plumbing within any area constituted under the provisions of may carry out any water supply plumbing, sanitary plumbing and (3) The holder of a water supply and sanitary plumber's licence the Act. (4) The holder of a drainage plumber's licence may carry out drainage plumbing within any Sewerage Area constituted under the
Act.
By-law 12 amended
7. By-law 12 of the principal by-laws is amended -
(a) in sub-bylaw (1) by deleting "Every holder of a licence from the Corporation" and substituting the following - 44 A holder of a plumber's licence "; and
(b) in sub-bylaw (2) by deleting "Every licence granted by the Corporation" and substituting the following - Cc A plumber's licence
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By-laws 13, 14 and 15 repealed and by-laws substituted
8. By-laws 13, 14 and 15 of the principal by-laws are repealed and the
following by-laws are substituted -
Water supply and sanitary plumbers
13. (1) Subject to the provisions of these by-laws, every applicant for a water supply and sanitary plumber's licence shall provide the Corporation with a certificate issued by an approved examining body to the effect that the applicant has knowledge and competence in the following areas -
(a) water supply plumbing, sanitary plumbing and drainage plumbing;
(b) the materials and apparatus related to water supply plumbing, sanitary plumbing and drainage plumbing;
(c) the proper pipes and fittings for hot water installations; and
(d) the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and these by-laws and the by-laws of local authorities in Drainage Area as they relate to water supply plumbing, sanitary plumbing and drainage plumbing.
plumber's licence shall satisfy the Corporation - (2) Every applicant for a water supply and sanitary as to the applicant's practical ability in relation to
(a) water supply plumbing, sanitary plumbing and drainage plumbing; and
(b) that the applicant has served not less that 5 years at that trade.
Drainage plumbers
13A. (1) Subject to the provisions of these by-laws, every applicant for a drainage plumber's licence shall provide the Corporation with a certificate issued by an approved examining body to the effect that the applicant has knowledge an competence in the following areas -
(a) drainage plumbing;
(b) the materials and apparatus related to drainage plumbing; and
these by-laws and the by-laws of local authorities in
(c) the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Area as they relate to drainage plumbing.
satisfy the Corporation as to the applicant's practical ability in (2) Every applicant for a drainage plumber's licence shall relation to drainage plumbing.
Applicants holding licences from overseas authorities
14. An applicant for a plumber's licence who holds a licence issued by an overseas authority may be exempted from such of the requirements of by-laws 13 and 13A as the Corporation thinks fit.
Licence fees
15. (1) The fee set out in item 2 (a) of Part V of Schedule C is the fee payable for an application for a plumber's licence.
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the fee payable for the issue of a plumber's licence per quarter of (2) The fee set out in item 2 (b) of Part V of Schedule C is the year (or part thereof) for which the licence is issued.
the fee payable for a duplicate of a licence granted under (3) The fee set out in item 3 (a) of Part V of Schedule C is by-law 11.
the fee payable for the renewal of a licence under by-law 16. (4) The fee set out in item 3 (b) of Part V of Schedule C is By-law 16 amended
9. By-law 16 of the principal by-laws is amended -
(a) by deleting "Every licence issued by the Corporation under these by-laws" and substituting the following -
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A plumber's licence "; and
by deleting "Water Supply and Sanitary Plumber's Licence" and
(b) substituting the following - plumber's licence
By-laws 17A and 17B inserted
10. After by-law 17 of the principal by-laws the following by-laws are
inserted -
Persons authorized to carry out sanitary plumbing work under direction and supervision
17A. (1) The following persons are authorized for the
purposes of by-law 9 (b) -
(a) a person who has successfully completed an apprenticeship in the plumbing trade; and
a person registered under the Industrial Training
(b) Act 1975 as an apprentice in the plumbing trade.
of by-law 9 (b) if the person - (2) The Corporation may authorize a person for the purposes
(a) an approved examining body to the effect that the provides the Corporation with a certificate issued by person has a sufficient level of knowledge and
competence to be so authorized; or(b) satisfies the Corporation that the person has a sufficient level of knowledge and competence to be so
authorized.
authorize a person under sub-bylaw (2) (b) - (3) The Corporation may, where it considers necessary,
(a) to work only under the immediate supervision of a person holding a water supply and sanitary plumber's
licence under by-law 11; and
(b) for no longer than 12 months.
Register of authorized persons
17B. A register shall be kept at the Corporation's Head Office of all persons authorized under by-law 17A.
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By-law 18A amended
11. By-law 18A (1) of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting "work in
connection with sewerage or drainage" and substituting the following —
" drainage plumbing or sanitary plumbing ".
By-law 19 amended12. By-law 19 (1) of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting "sewerage
or drainage" and substituting the following —
" drainage plumbing or sanitary plumbing ".
By-law 22 amended13. By-law 22 of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting "any licence"
and substituting the following —
" a plumber's licence ".
Schedule C amended
14. Schedule C to the principal by-laws is amended in Part V —
(a) in the heading by deleting "examinations and"; (b) by deleting item 1; and
(c) in item 3 (a) by deleting "instruments (licences and certificates)" and substituting the following — " of plumber's licence ".
Various references to "water supply and sanitary" deleted
15. The principal by-laws are amended by deleting "water supply and
sanitary" wherever it occurs in the provisions referred to in the Table to this
by-law.
Table
17 18 (c) Schedule C, Part V, item 2 18 (a) 21 Schedule C, Part V, item 3 (b) 18 (b) 24
K. D. HAMES, Minister for Water Resources.
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