Water Restriction Regulations (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Regulations 1957. No. 13.

Regulations under the Building and Services Ordinance

1924-1942.*

I ALLEN FAIRHALL, the Minister of State for the Interior hereby make 924-1942.

, the following Regulations under the Building and Services Ordinance

Dated this twenty-fourth day of December, 1957.

ALLEN FAIRHALL

Minister of State for the Interior.

WATER RESTRICTION REGULATIONS.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Water Restriction Regulations, citation.

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears— Definitions.

" authorized person " means a person appointed by the Secretary to the Department of the Interior to be an authorized person for the purposes of these Regulations;

" garden " includes a shrubbery or other place in which plants, trees

or shrubs are grown;

7566/57.—PRICE 3D.

" lawn " includes a grassed area;

" prohibited hours " means hours other than—

(a) the hours from six o'clock in the morning to ten o'clock

in the morning; and

(b) the hours from four o'clock in the afternoon to nine

o'clock in the afternoon.

in addition to any other conditions imposed by regulations under the su$& tot 3. The supply of water by the Commonwealth in the Territory is subject, conditions

Building and Services Ordinance 1924-1942, to a condition that water so may be used supplied shall not be used for watering, during prohibited hours, a lawn or aTawn'o"^ garden otherwise than by means of a movable hose, or other movable sarden. object, held in the hand.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24th December, 1957.

Penalty for 4. A person shall not use, or permit the use of, water, being water

watering a

garden or	supplied by the Commonwealth, for watering, during prohibited hours, a
lawn during
prohibited	garden or lawn otherwise than by means of a movable hose, or other
hours.	movable object, held in the hand.

Penalty: Fifty pounds.

Right of 5.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an authorized

entry of

authorized	person may, at any time, enter upon land and inspect the land for the
person.	purpose of ascertaining whether or not a contravention of the last preceding regulation is taking place or has taken place.

(2.) An authorized person shall not, during the hours from sunset to

sunrise—

(a) enter upon land otherwise than by the normal means of entering

upon the land; or

(b) having entered upon land, proceed to inspect the land unlesi he has notified, or taken all reasonable steps with a view to notifying, the occupier of the land of his presence and identity.

Hindering or	6. A person shall not hinder or obstruct an authorized person in the
obstructing
authorized	exercise of the right conferred by the last preceding regulation.
person.	Penalty: Fifty pounds.
certificate
Production of	7.—(1.) The Secretary to the Department of the Interior shall issue to
of identity.	every authorized person a certificate stating that he is an authorized person. (2.) An authorized person who enters upon land in pursuance of these Regulations is not authorized to remain on the land if, on request by the occupier of the land for production of the certificate so issued to him,
the authorized person does not produce the certificate.

By Authority: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.