Water and Sewerage Act (Chapter 54:40).
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
The 86 sections of the Act are divided into a Title and five Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Water (III); Sewerage (IV); General and Miscellaneous (V).
Part III is divided into the following headings: Responibility for Water (sects. 42-46); Conservation and Protection of Water Resources (47-54); Acquisition of Water Rights (55-56); Miscellaneous and General (57-60). Part IV is divided as follows: Preliminary (61); Responsibility for Sewerage, Sanitation and Works and Fittings in Buildings (62-63); Construction and Operation of Sewerage Works (64-66); Payment of Certain Works (67-68); Sanitary Constructors (69); Miscellaneous (70).
The five schedules of the Act contain up to 48 pages of additional rules: Provisions Applicable to By-laws under Part III (I); Compulsory Purchase Order (II); General Provisions Applicable to the Authority under Parts III and IV of the Act and to be incorporated in Orders relating to Water Purveyors and in Licences Granted under section 44 of the Act (III); Provisions Applicable to the Authority Under Part III of the Act and to be Incorporated in Orders Relating to Water Purveyors and in Licences Granted under Section 44 of the Act (IV); Provisions Applicable to the Authority under Part IV of the Act (V).
The First Schedule contains rules relative to the confirmation by the Minister of by-laws made by the Authority. In Schedule 2 rules for a compulsory purchase order for the purchase of land or water rights by the Authority under section 71 (1) are formulated: Form, contents, procedure, compensation and arbitration. Provisions of Schedule III relate to powers of the Authority and purveyors of licences to abstract water for industrial purposes under section 44 in relation to the construction of waterworks. Provisions of Schedule 4 formulate more rights and duties of water purveyors under section 44. Provisions of Schedule 5 outline rights of the Authority with respect to the construction, maintenance, preventing of misuse etc. of sewerage facilities.
Part III is divided into the following headings: Responibility for Water (sects. 42-46); Conservation and Protection of Water Resources (47-54); Acquisition of Water Rights (55-56); Miscellaneous and General (57-60). Part IV is divided as follows: Preliminary (61); Responsibility for Sewerage, Sanitation and Works and Fittings in Buildings (62-63); Construction and Operation of Sewerage Works (64-66); Payment of Certain Works (67-68); Sanitary Constructors (69); Miscellaneous (70).
The five schedules of the Act contain up to 48 pages of additional rules: Provisions Applicable to By-laws under Part III (I); Compulsory Purchase Order (II); General Provisions Applicable to the Authority under Parts III and IV of the Act and to be incorporated in Orders relating to Water Purveyors and in Licences Granted under section 44 of the Act (III); Provisions Applicable to the Authority Under Part III of the Act and to be Incorporated in Orders Relating to Water Purveyors and in Licences Granted under Section 44 of the Act (IV); Provisions Applicable to the Authority under Part IV of the Act (V).
The First Schedule contains rules relative to the confirmation by the Minister of by-laws made by the Authority. In Schedule 2 rules for a compulsory purchase order for the purchase of land or water rights by the Authority under section 71 (1) are formulated: Form, contents, procedure, compensation and arbitration. Provisions of Schedule III relate to powers of the Authority and purveyors of licences to abstract water for industrial purposes under section 44 in relation to the construction of waterworks. Provisions of Schedule 4 formulate more rights and duties of water purveyors under section 44. Provisions of Schedule 5 outline rights of the Authority with respect to the construction, maintenance, preventing of misuse etc. of sewerage facilities.
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Long title of text
An Act to provide for the development and control of water supply and sewerage facilities in Trinidad and Tobago and matters of sanitation incidental thereto; the promotion of the conservation and the proper use of water resources; and for the establishment of an Authority to administer the several purposes aforesaid and matters connected therewith.
Date of text
Notes
Edition authorized by Law Revision Order 1/1980.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official Gazette 1980, pp. 1-105.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No