Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Act Amendment Act of 1915 (6 Geo v No. 32) (Qld)

7142 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. Metropolitan Water Supply, d·C., Amendment Act. 6 GEO. V. No. 32, WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. 6 Geo. V. An Act to Amend "The Metropolitan Water and No. 32. THE METRO- Sewerage Acts, 1909-1912," in certain partI- POLITAN WATER culars. SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE [ASSENTED TO 29TH DECEMBER, 1915.J BE ACT AMENDMEN: it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty~ ACT OF 191;,. by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same~ as follows :- Short titJe and 1. (1.) The short title of the Principal Act as enacted construction. by section one thereof, and the said short title wherever it is mentioned in Schedule V. thereof, is repealed; and the short title" The Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Act of 1909" is substituted therefor. This Act may be cited as "The MetropolitanWaterSupplyandSewerageAct Amendment Act of 1915." It shall be read as one with "The Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewera,qe Act of 1909,"* herein called the Principal Aot. The Principal Act and this Act may together be cited as "The Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Acts j 1909-1915." aCmonensedqmueennttsi. al ActT:- he following amendments are made in the Principal (2.) In the definitions of "Board" and" District" in section two, in section six, in the last paragraph of section seven, in sections eighty, eighty-one, and one hundred and sixteen, and in clause twenty-eight of the Third Schedule, after the word" Water" the word" Supply" is inserted. Amendment 2. The following amendments are made in section of". 4. four of the Principal Act :- The definition of" Drain" is repealed, and the follow- ing definition is inserted in lieu thereof:- Drain. " Drain"- (1) Any drain from and used for the drainage of one building only or of land within the same curtila o oe , ' or * 9 Edw. VII. No. 12, supra, page 4419.

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. 1915. Metropolitan Water Supply, &;c., Amendment Act. (2) Any combined drain used with the sanction of the Board for the drainage of two or more buildings belonging to one owner or to different owners; or (3) Any drain for draining any group or block of premises by a combined operation under an order of the Board. The definition of "Sewer" is repealed, and the following definition is inserted in lieu thereof ; - "Sewer"-Any sewer or underground channelsewar. vested in and under the control and manage- ment of the Board which is not a drain as herein defined; also any drain, branch, or portion of a drain laid between a sewer and the boundary line of any allotment or curtilage, or for any part of the distance between a sewer and the boundary line of any allotment or curtilage; the term does not include- (a) Any natural watercourse or natural stream into which sewage is received or discharged, or in which sewage Hows; or (b) Any open water-channel or water-table in or upon any road; or (c) Any open or underground channel vested in any Local Authority and used for carrying off storm water. The following words are added to the definition of C' Works" ;_ The term includes any tramway, quarry, gravel pit, or coal-mine vested in or under the control of the Board. 3. To the list of Shires set forth in section seven of Amendment the Principal Act, after tlIe words "Enoggera (divisions of s. 7. 1 and 2 only)," the words" Kedron (so much of the parish of Kedron as is described in the Order in Council extend- ing the District, dated the 23rd day of January, 1913)" are inserted; after the words "Balmoral" and "Toombul" respectively the words "(divisions 1 and 2 only)" are repealed. 4(1.) Subsection one of section ten of the PrincipalAmendmellt Act is repealed, and the following subsection is inserted in of s. 10. lieu thereof;- (1.) "The ratepayers of the District shall elect eight ratepayers to be members of the Board. For the purposes Al

7144 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. Metropolitan Water Supply, &c., Amendment Act. 6 GEO. V. No. 32, of the election of members by ratepayers the following provisions shall apply." (2.) In subsection two of the said section, the words " The first and" are repealed, and the words "The Governor in Oouncil may designate some person to perform the duties of secretary for the purposes of the first election" are also repealed. (3.) In subsection three of the said section, all words from and including the words "except in the case of the first election," to the end of the said subsection, are repealed. Amendment 5. In paragraph (b) of section twelve of the Principal of s. 12. Act, before the words "the total sum" the words "save as hereinafter mentioned" are inserted, and the following words are added to the said paragraph; " Provided that the sum of one thousand. two hundred pounds per annum shall be made available for payments to the members under this provision; and any balance of such sum remaining at the end of the year, by reason that certain members have not become entitled to be paid their respective maximum amount of fees, shall be distributed amongst those members who, having drawn the maximum amount of fees, have attended further meetings without payment in proportion to the number of such further meetings so attended by them respectively." Amendment 6. ffhe following subsections are added to section of s. 16. sixteen of the Principal Act ; - (3.) (i.) Except in the case of any officer or servant who is appointed by the Board under a special agreement in writing containing the terms and conditions of service and employment, all officers and servants of the Board appointed pursuant to this Act shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board. (ii.) The President may discontinue the employment of any officer or servant of the Board whenever in his opinion the services of such officer or servant are no longer required in connection with any of the works or business of the Board; Provided that the President shall report the matter at the next meeting of the Board thereafter. (4.) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore con- tained, the President shall have the power from time to time to employ any officer or servant for any temporary purpose, and fix his emolument, whenever in his opinion it

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWEHAGE. 7145 1915. Metropolitan Water Supply, &c., Amendment Act. is necessary so to do for the purpose of expediting the business of the Board, and at any time to dispense with the services of any such temporary officer or servant. 7. In subsection two of section twenty-seven of the Amendment Principal Act, the words "the sanction in writing of the of s. 27 (2). said Water Authority" are repealed, and the words "the approval of the Governor in Council: Provided that- (a) Notice in writing shall be given by the Board to the said Water Authority of its intention to construct such weir or execute any such other work, and such notice shall be accompanied by a plan of the proposed works; and Cb) The Governor in Council, in exercising his powers under this subsection, shall have due regard to the representations of the said Water Authority with respect to the construction of any such works." are inserted in lieu thereof. 8. After subsection two of section thirty-four of the Am~ ndment Principal Act, the following subsection is inserted:- of s. :a4. (2A.) Whenever in the opinion of the Board it is expedient for the execution of this Act and facilitating the :execution and management of the works and business of the Board, the Board may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, construct, acquire, purchase, contract for the use of, work, maintain, and manage- (a) Any tramway; (b) Any coal-mine; (c) Any quarry; (d) Any gravel pit. Any such tramway may be constructed, worked, and managed in, upon, across, over, or under any road, reserve, Qr navigable stream. The Board may use and employ upon any such tramway locomotive engines propelled by steam or other locomotive power and rolling-stock to be drawn and }lropelled thereby. 'fhe Board may carry for hire upon any such tramway .for the public, passengers, goods, live stock, and maLerial, .at such rates as shall be fixed by by-laws of the Board

714G WATE,R SUPPLY AND SEWEHAGE. Metropolitan Water Supply, &c., Amendm,ent Act. 6 GEO. V. No. 32, made under this Act (which by-laws the Board is hereby empowered to make), and in so doing shall have no further liability than the liability of stage coach proprietors and common carriers under the laws of Queensland. Amendment 9. (1.) Subsection two of section thirty-five of the of B. 35. Principal Act is repealed, and the following subsection is inserted in lieu thereof :-' (2.) Before the Board or such person breaks up any road, the Board shall give to the Local Authority con- cerned notice in writing, specifying the proposed work~ its exact location, and the date on which the work will be commenced, not less than forty-eight hours before beginning such work, except in cases of· emergency which justify the omission to give such notice, in which cases the notice shall be given as soon as conveniently may be, being not more than forty-eight hours after beginning the work or after the necessity for it has arisen. (2.) In paragraph (a) of subsection six of the said section, the word "three" is repealed, and the word " six" is inserted in lieu thereof. (3.) Paragraph (a) of subsection seven of the said section is repealed, and the following paragraph is inserted in lieu thereof:- (a) Keeps it broken longer than is reasonably necessary, or fails within seven days after fill- ing in the opening to make good such road 01" to carry away all surplus materials, and the rubbish occasioned by the operations, to the satisfaction of the Local Authority concerned, or further, in the event of the trench sinldng at any time within six months next ensuing,. and attention having been called to such. sinking. Amendment 10. Section thirty-eight of the Principal Act is of s. 38. repealed, and the following section is inserted in lieu thereof:- Local Authoritie~ to give pa. rticular~. [38.] (1.) Every Local Authority shall, when and s()o often as required by the Board, furnish to the Board, irr the form' required by it, all such information and particulars as are at its disposal, with respect to any surveys of lands or alignments of roads, or the situation, level, fall, and condition of any works made or constructeCl by it or under its control.

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. 1915. Metropolitan Water Supply, &c., Amendment Act. Every Local Authority shall, when and so often as is required by the Board, in the form required by it, give particulars of any ascertained levels of any road in which it is proposed to lay any pipe, sewer, or drain. Any Local Authority acting in contravention of this subsection shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. (2.) ""\Vith respect to roads the ascertained levels of which have been furnished by a Local Authority to the Board, the Local Authority shall give to the Board at least seven days' notice, in writing, of its intention to perma- nently alter the level of any ~uch road in which any work of the Board is placed, and shall state the extent of the proposed alteration. rThereupon the Board may alter the -situation of such 'work, and the cost of so doing shall be a debt due by the Local Authority to the Board: Provided that ordinary maintenance and repairs and ordinary wearing down of the surface of a road shall not be deemed to be an alteration of the ascertained levels, and in all such cases the Board shall, when required by t.he I,ocal Authority, adjust the surface boxes of valves, hydrants, and other fittings to the level of tlie surface of the road at the cost of the Local Authority. (3.) In the event of the Board requiring the per- manent level of any road which has not been fixed, the Board shall apply to the Local Authority for such level, and the Local Authority shall, \vithin two months from ihe date of the receipt of such request, furnish such level. If the Local Authority fails to supply the Board with such level within the time specified, then, in the event of ihe Local Authority altering the road at any time there- after to its permanent level, the Board shall alter the situation of its worlu; in such road, and the cost of so doing shall be a debt due by the Local Authority to the Board. (4.) In the event of the Board failing to lay its main pipes to suit the permanent level of any road after being supplied with the same by the Local Authority, the Board shall raise or lower such mains and services at its own cost upon receiving notice from the Local Authority of the intention to form the road in question to its permanent level. (5.) In the event of the Board constructing a main -pipe or doing any other work in a road without first ascer- taining the rermanent level from the Local Authority, the 7147

7148 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. Metropulitan Water S1tpply, &c., Amendment Act. 6 GEO. V. No. 32, cost of any alteration to any such main pipe or work when the road is being formed to the permanent level shall be borne by the Hoard. (6.) The Local Authority shall be consulted by the Board as to the position in which scour-pipes are to be laid in any road; and if the same are not placed in a position approved by the Local Authority, the cost incurred in the removal of the 8ame at any time shall be horne hy the Board. Exoneration of Local (7.) The Local Authority in whose Area any works AULhority. undertaken by the Board are in progress is herehyabsolved from all liability in respect of any injury or damage occasioned in consequence of such works. Application of Mines Regulation Acts. 11. After section thirty-eight of the Principal Act the following section is insel'ted : - [38A.] All main sewers and shafts thereto while under construction shall he deemed to he mines within the meaning of " The Mines Regulation Acts, HnO to 1912,"* and the provisions,..of the said Acts shall be applicable to such works, with, however, such limitations and modifica- tions as the Governor in Council may from time to time declare by Order in Counci1. • Moreover, the Governor in Council may, under Part v. of the said Acts, make rules applicable to such works, to come into force forthwith upon the puhlication of the same in the Gctzette. oAfms. e 4 n 1 d . ment Princ 1 i 2 p . alInActs, uahlslecwtioorndstwfroomofansdectiinocnlusfiovretY· o- ofnteheof, vothrde "Brishane" to the end of the suhsection are repealed, amI the followings words are inserted in lieu thereof :- Brisbane General Hospital, six million gallons; Hospital for Sick Children, three million gallons; :Mater lIisericordire Hospital and Queensland Blind,. Deaf, and Dumh Institution, each two million five hundred thousand gallons; Lady Bowen Hospital, Lady Larnington Hospital,. and Wattlebrae Infectious Diseases Hospital,. each one million gallons; Friendly Societies' Hospital, five hundred thousand gallons. * 1 Geo. V. No. 24 and 3 Geo. V. No. 5, supra, pages 2241 and 5673.

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. 7149 1913. Metropolitan Water Supply, d':c., Amendlllent Act. In subsection three of the said section, after the word " hospital" insert the words "or any public gardens under the control of a local authority within the area under the jurisdiction of the Board." " In paragraph (c) of subsection four of the said section, the words" drinking fountains and horse-troughs'~ are repealed. After the said paragraph the following paragraph is inserted :- (cc) Supplying any drinking fountains and horse troughs established for the use of the inhabi. tants and paid for out of any Local Fund. 13. (1.) In section forty-three of the Principal Act, Ame~ dment after the words " domestic purposes," the words " construct ~ts,. 43 a~ d and fix or" are inserted. (2.) In subsection three of section forty-four of the Principal Act, before the word "authorise," the words " construct and fix or" are inserted. 14. (1.) In subsection one of section forty-six of the Ame~ dment Principal Act, the words" in lieu of making and levying of s. 46. water rates or ot,herwise" are repealed, and the words "under a contract in that behalf" are inserted in lieu thereof. The following words are added to the said subsec- tion :-" The minimum amount so fixed shall be deemed to be a water rate, and the consumer who is supplied under the contract shall be deemed to be a ratepayer in respect of such water rate." In subsection three of the said section, before the word" Payment," the words " Subject to the provisions of subsection one hereof with respect to the payment of a minimum amount as and by way of a water rate" are inserted. (2.) The amendments of the said section forty-six herebv made shall be deemed to have becn inserted in the Principal Act at the date of the commencement thereof, and to that extent this Act shall have retrospective operation. 15. The following provision is added to section forty- knendment nine of the Principal Act:- "f s. 49. (3.) The Board shall, where practicable, lay its main pipes in and along such part of the road as is mutually agreed on by the Local Authority and the Board; and

7150 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. Metropolitan Water Supply, &c., Amendment Act. 6 GEO. V. No. 32, when in any case a mutual agreemont cannot be arrived at, the matter shall be referred to the Minister, who shall decide as to the position of such pipes, and his decision shall be final. Amendment 16. (L) In the first paragraph of subsection one of of s. 53. section fifty-three of the Principal Act, before the words "The Board," the words "In addition to and without prejudice to the powers of the Board to sell and supply water by measure under n, contract as provided in section forty-six of this Act" are inserted. In subsection two of the said section, after the word "occupier," the words" as the case may be, receiving the water," are jnseded. The following words are added to the said subsec- tion :-" 'rhe minimum amount so prescribed shall be deemed to be a water rate." (2.) The following subsection is added to the said section fifty-three :- (3.) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Board may refund the whole or any part of money paid by any person in respect of a charge made in connec- tion with the fixing of a meter on any land, and may in its books of account write off any such charge against persons, which have not been paid, if the Board determines that such charge !'hall no longer be made. (3.) The foregoing amendments. <?f the said section fifty-three hereby made shall be deemed to have been inserted in the Principal Act at the date of the commence- ment thereof, and to that extent this Act shall have retrospective operation. Amendment 17. At the end of subsection two of section eighty- of s. 87. seven of the Principal Act, the following words are added :-" notwithstanding that connections with such main pipe are not yet laid in such lands." Amendment 18. In suusection (iv.) of the proviso to section of s. 88. eighty-eight of the Principal Act, the words "which is rateable under the Local Authorities Act" are repealed. Ameutlment 19. At the end of the first paragraph of section of s. 94. ninety-four of the Principal Act, the words" or with such modifications thereof as may be approved by the Auditor- General" are inserted.

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWEI~ AGE. 7151 1915. Metropohtan Water Stlpply, &c., Amendment Act. 20. In the second paragraph of section ninety-five of Amen~ mpnt -the Principal Act, the words "initialled by the chairman of 8. 90. at a meeting of the l~ oard at which the amendment is made, with the date of such amendment," are repealed, and the words "authorised by the Board. 'rhe date of such authorisation shall be recorded in the ratebook" are inserted in lieu thereof. 21. T n subsection three of section ninety-seven of Amendment -the Principal Act, the words "as bet'ween owner and of 8. 97. . .occupier" are repealed, and the words "between owner and ()ccupier solely as between themselves" are inserted in lieu thereof. 22. In subsection one of section ninety-nine of the Amendment "Principal Act, the words "(whether under this Act or by of s. 99. -contract or otherwi . se)" are repealed. 23. The following provisions are added to section one Amendment hundred and two of the Principal Act;- of s. 102. Whenever any person sells any land within the Notice of 't;i]l.Strl.Ct, he sha11gI'Ve not"ICe In WrI 't" mg oJ. c. suhc sIa e t 0 the ltaranndsfoerr of Board, specifying the name and address of the purchaser. subdivision. Whenever a person who is the owner of rateable land within the district subdivides the same, he shall forthwith .give notice in writing, accompanied with a plan of sub- division, to the Board; and whenever any such person 'sells any such subdivided land, he shall give like notice, :specifying the name and address of the purchaser. Any person liable for rates under this Act who fails to give notice as aforesaid shall continue to be liable for all sums accruing by way of rates upon such land, in the same manner as if he were still the owner t.hereof. 24. In the first paragraph of section one hundred Amendment and four of the Principal Act the words "in the Gazette of s. 104. and " are repealed. 25. Section one hundred and five of the Principal Amendment Act is repealed, and the following section is inserted in of s. 105. Heu thereof;- . [105.J (1.) Whenever any land has been sold in pur- Recovery of suance of the Local Authorities A . ct for the non-payment orantelasncdhasroglded ()f local rates, the President may certify in writing to the by Local R egl.strar 0 f the I.' hs t rl . Ct c our . t t hat a certam. speCl' fied Authority. amount is due to the Board for arrears of rates or other moneys under this Act in respect of such land. Upon receipt of such certificate the said registrar, after deducting

7152 WA'l'ER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. Metropolitan Water Supply, d:c., Amendment Act. 6 GEO. V. No. 32, from the proceeds of such sale all expenses incurred. therein, shall pay to the Local Authority and the Board. the amounts due and owing to them respectively, and the balance only, if any, shall belong to the persons who- would, if no sale had taken place, be entitled to receive the rents and profits of the land: Provided that if the amount remaining in the hands of the registrar, after- deduction of expenses as aforesaid, is not sufficient to pay in full the sums so owing to the Local Authority and the· Board, the said amount shall be divided between the Local Authority and the Board in proportion to the sums afore-· said respectively due and owing to them. (2.) "Whenever any land put up for sale in pursuance- of the Local Authorities Act for non-payment of local rates has been bought in by the Local Authority, the President may certify in writing to the Chairman of the· Local Authority that a specified amount is due to the Board for arrears of rates or other moneys under this Act, in respect of such land. Upon receipt of such certificate the Local Authority shall pay the amount therein certified to be due to the Board after allowance of a reasonable- proportion of the expenses incurred by the Local Authority in relation to the acquirement of the land; and in. case of default as to what amount should be so allowed for expenses. the same shall be decided by the Registrar of the District Court, whose decision shall be final and binding on the Local Authority and the Board. Amendment of s. l'.lO. 26. In paragraph Ca) of section one hundred and twenty of the Principal Act, the words "other than" are repealed, and the words "including so much of the iliver Brisbane as extends for a distance of two miles up stream from the weir below the Mount Crosby Pumping Station, but otherwise not including" are inserted. Amendment of s. 124. 27. The following subsections arc added to section one hundred and twenty-four of the Principal Act:- or (c) Turns or causes to enter into any sewer of the Board, or any drain communicating there- with, any rain water or storm 'water, or any other matter which, in the opinion of the Board, is of such a nature as may injuriously affect such sewer or the sewerage works of the Board, or such drain, or endanger the safe working of the same, or may injuriously affect the disposal or treatment of the sewage there- from; or

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. 7153 1915. Metropolitan Water Supply, &c., Amendment Act. (d) Turns or causes to enter, or allows or suffers to be turned or to be caused to be entered,any foul water or other foul liquid, from any premises connected with the Board's sewers, into any open gutter or· underground drain, channel, or sewer not connected with such sewers: Provided that the entry of such foul water or other foul liquid into the Board's sewers is not prohibited by the Board.. 28. In section one hundred and twenty-six of the Amendment Principal Act, the word "wilfully" is repealed, and the of s. 126. words "without any lawful excuse (the proof whereof shall be upon him)" are inserted in lieu thereof. .. 29. After section one hundred and thirty-seven of the Principal Act, the following sections are inserted:- [.137 A.] Every Registrar of Titles shall permit the Free search in. secretary or other authorised officer of the Board, free of R~~ is~ : ar of charge, to make searches of, and to make copies. of or Titles. extracts from, any books, plans, and documents registered in the registry relating to land situated within the district. [13713.J The secretary or other authorised officer of Freesea h in. the Board shall be entitled at all reasonable times, free of~~ ~ ~: me charge, to inspect any record in the office of the Hegistrar registry. of the Supreme Court for the purpose of ascertaining the names of corporations and joint stock cQmpanies, of trustees in. estates or trusts, and of executors and administrators in estates, ana make and take all such copies of or extracts from such record as. he may deem necessary. 30. In subsection one of section one hundred and Amendm nt thirty-nine of the Principal Act, -the words "debt due by of s. 139. him" are repealed, and the words "a debt due by him as a water rate" are inserted in lieu thereof. 31. In subsection one of section one hundred andA~ endm_ nt fifty-four of the Principal Act, the words" but subsequent of s. 154. to" are repealed, and the words "and shall rank pari passu with" are inserted in lieu thereof. In subsection two of the said section, the words "in the Gazette, and" are repealed. 32. The following amendments are made in the Second ~ SehdiI nt; Schedule of the Principal Act :_ 0 c. (1.) The following provision is added to clause eleven :-" Polling day shall always be a Saturday."

7154 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. Metropolitan Water Supply, &c., Amendment Act. 6 GEO. V. No. 32, (2.) In clause seventeen the form of ballot-paper is repealed, and the following form is inserted in lieu thereof:- D ADAMS, CHARLES D BROWN, THOMAS D DOE, JOHN D GIBBS, FREDERICK D MILLS, FREDERICK D ROE, RICHARD D SMITH, J AMES D THOMPSON, HENRY D WILSON, ANDREW " (3.) In clause twenty-five the words" strike out from his ballot-paper the name of every candidate for whom he does not intend to vote" are repealed, and the words "mark his ballot-paper by making a cross in the square opposite the name of each of the candidates for whom he votes" are inserted in lieu thereof. In the proviso to the said clause the words "strike out the names of the candidate or candidates other than the candidate or candidates" are repealed, and the words " mark the ballot-paper by making a cross in the square opposite the name of each of the candidates" are inserted in lieu thereof. (4.) Subclause (iv.) of clause twenty-eight is repealed, and the following subclause is inserted in lieu thereof :- (iv.) Has no cross in a square opposite the name of a candidate or has fewer crosses or more -crosses in such squares than the number of members to be elected. - AofmSeonh.dmIleln. . Third 33 S . chTedhuelefoolflothweinPgrinacmipeanldAmcetn: ts- are made in the (1.) In clause twenty-six the words" one hundred" are repealed, and the words "two hundred" are inserted in lieu thereof. (2.) In subclause three of clause thirty-one, the words "the Gazette and" are repealed. (3.) In subclause two of clause thirty-two, the words " in the Gazette and" are repealed.

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. 7155 1915. Metropolitan Water Supply, &c., Amendment Act. 34. '1'he following amendments are made III the Ammdment. ~Fourth Schedule of the Principal Act :_ of Sch. IV. (1.) In clause thirteen, after the words "stamping of fittings," the words "and of drainage apparatus and sanitary conveniences" are added, and after the word "fittings" where it secondly occurs the words "and of drainage apparatus and sanitary conveniences" are added. (2.) After clause seventeen, the following clause is inserted :- [17A.] Subject to any regulations of the Department Pro:visionof of Public Health, the provision, establishment, construc- ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ n­ tion, ~ ituation, and use of sanitary conveniences upon any prenllses. The said subclause shall be deemed to have been inserted in the Principal Act at the date of the commence- ment thereof, and to that extent this Act shall have retrospective operation. (3.) The following words are added to clause twenty- two, namely-" taking into due consideration any water rates made and levied." (4.) In the first IJaragraph of clause thirty-six, after the words" in every case," also in subclause (a) of the said clause, after the word "amount," the words "as a water rate" are respectively inserted. The amendments of the said clause thirty-six hereby made shall be deemed to have been inserted in the Prin- cipal Act at the date of the commencement thereof, and to that extent this Act shall have retrospective operation.