Building Proclamation No. 624/2009

The proclamation, to ensure public health and safety, establishes the minimum national standard for the construction or modification of buildings or alteration of their use.
Part 4 lays down the discipline regarding Water Supply and Sanitation. These include: Art 36 - facilities for Physically Impaired Persons; Art 37 - Supply: Any building intended for occupancy by people shall be provided with adequate water supply, shall have adequate distribution and storage system and shall comply with health standards, shall be accessible for inspection and testing; Art. 38 - The owner of a building shall provide a sewerage installation when sewage is produced; Art. 39 - Control of Objectionable Discharge: No person may cause or permit sewage discharged from any sanitary fixture to enter any water drain or constructed watercourse, river, stream, street or any other site, and any drainage water to enter a sewerage installation; Art. 40. Industrial Effluent; Art. 41. Non-Water Borne Means of Sanitary Disposal; Art. 42. Storm Water Disposal - the owner of the site shall provide acceptable means for the control and disposal of accumulated storm water an to absorb part of the run off water within the site. Art. 43. Refuse Disposal