Country Towns Sewerage Amendment By-laws 1998 (WA)

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WA303*
Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984

Country Towns Sewerage Amendment

By-laws 1998

Made by the Minister under section 34(1) of the Act.

1.     Citation

These by-laws may be cited as the Country Towns Sewerage
Amendment By-laws 1998.

2.     The by-laws amended

The amendments in these by-laws are to the Country Towns
Sewerage By-laws 1952*.
[* Reprinted as at 17 September 1996.

For amendments to 20 July 1998 see 1997 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 48 and Gazette 26 June 1998.]

3.      Part headings replaced

(1)	The heading to Part I is deleted and the following heading is
inserted instead —
" Part 1 — Preliminary 55.
(2)	The heading to Part II and the heading "Protection of Water,
Grounds, Works, etc., from Trespass and Injury" immediately after it are deleted and the following heading is inserted instead —
" Part 2 — Protection of water, grounds, etc. ".
(3)	The heading to Part III and the heading "Licences and Permits"
immediately after it are deleted and the following heading is inserted instead —

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Part 3— Licensing and other provisions related to

sanitary plumbing and drainage plumbing

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(4) The heading to Part IV and the heading "Sewerage - Plumbing and House Connections" immediately after it are deleted and the following heading is inserted instead -

Part 4— Sewerage and drainage ".

(5) The heading to Part V is deleted and the following heading is
inserted instead -

Part 5— Certain fees ".

(6) The heading to Part VI and the heading "General" immediately
after it are deleted and the following heading is inserted instead -

Part 6— General ".

4.            By-law 2 amended

By-law 2 is amended by deleting the definitions of the terms referred to in the following Table.

Table "Anti-siphonage vent" or	"Internal Closet"
"back vent"	"Public House"
"External W.C."	"Relief Vent"
"Educt Vent"	"Slop Hopper"
"Flat"	"Stack"
"Interceptor Trap" (or	"Water Seal" (or "Trap
"Boundary Trap")	Seal")
"Induct Vent"	"Yard Gully"

5.            By-law 8A inserted

61             In Part 3, before by-law 9, the following by-law is inserted

8A.	Requirements for sanitary plumbing and drainage plumbing
(1)	A person who carries out sanitary plumbing or drainage plumbing shall ensure that the plumbing is carried out in accordance with the requirements specified in by- law 16.1 of the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage
and Drainage By-laws 1981.
Penalty: $2 000.
(2)	Despite sub-bylaw (1), if there is any conflict or inconsistency between a provision of ASINZS 3500.2.2:1996 specified in by-law 16.1 of the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage By-laws 1981 and a provision of these by-laws, the latter provision prevails.
(3)	A person who carries out sanitary plumbing or drainage plumbing shall ensure that the design operating conditions of pipes and other fittings, as specified by the manufacturer, are not exceeded. Penalty: $1000.

6.           By-laws repealed and headings deleted

(1) By-laws 51 to 56, 58, 59, 61 to 69, 72 to 87, 95 to 128, 133 to
173, 177 to 196, 198 to 206 and 208 to 223 are repealed.

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(2) Any heading that appears immediately before a by-law repealed
by sub-bylaw (1), or each such heading if there is more than
one, is deleted.

7.      Schedule A repealed

Schedule A is repealed.

KIM HAMES, Minister for Water Resources.