Western Australian Consolidated Acts

COUNTRY TOWNS SEWERAGE ACT 1948

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title and commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  

   PART II -- Sewerage areas  

   4.      Constitution of sewerage areas  

   PART III -- Administration  

   9.      Minister may delegate his powers  

   PART IV -- Vesting of property, and the construction and maintenance of works  

   11.     Corporation may construct works  
   23.     Altering sewers  
   23A.    Extension of sewerage works to land not subject to a charge  
   24.     Corporation to keep sewers cleansed  
   25.     As to ventilators, etc.  

   PART V -- The protection of works  

   27.     Duty to keep fittings in repair  
   28.     Fittings not to be connected or disconnected without notice  
   29.     Power to enter and examine whether water is wasted, etc.  
   30.     Protection of fittings  
   31.     Power to enter on land and fix fittings  
   32.     Penalty for using unauthorised fittings  
   33.     Penalty for not repairing fittings  
   34.     Penalty for destroying valves, etc.  

   PART VI -- Connections to property  

   35.     Owners and occupiers to make and attach property sewers to public sewers  
   36.     Corporation may make property sewers and attach ventilators in default of compliance with orders  
   37.     Persons liable for payment for compulsory drainage may agree to pay by deferred payments  
   39.     Property sewers to be cleansed  
   40.     Notice to be given to the Corporation before commencing or continuing sanitary work  
   41.     Inspection by Corporation  
   41A.    Notification of building or alteration  
   42.     No construction over sewers except by consent  
   43.     Inspection of communicating property sewers  
   44.     Penalty for giving use of property sewer without permission  
   45.     Where separate properties are drained by a common property sewer each to be liable  
   46.     Agreement with Corporation  

   PART VII -- Sewerage charges  

   61.     Objection to entry in records  
   62.     Review of decision of Corporation on objection  
   63.     Review of refusal to extend time for service of objection or notice  
   63A.    New matters raised on review  
   63B.    Written reasons for certain determinations to be given and published  
   64.     Objections against and review of valuations  
   65.     Objection not to affect liability to pay the charges  
   65A.    Corporation to amend records and assessment consequent on objection or review  

           Division (1) -- Generally  

   75.     Who is liable for charges  
   76.     Payment by mortgagee  
   77.     Charges apportioned on the occupier, etc., quitting  
   78.     Persons liable to be resorted to in succession  
   79.     How charges may be recovered  
   80.     Records to be evidence  

           Division (2) -- Power of sale  

   82.     Application and expiry of this Division  
   83.     Land may be sold for arrears of charges, etc., remaining unpaid for 5 years  
   84.     Conditions for exercise of power of sale  
   85.     Contents of notice  
   86.     Fixing of time for sale by auction  
   87.     Advertisement for sale  
   88.     Right to pay charges  
   89.     Power to transfer or convey land  
   90.     Statutory declaration  
   91.     Functions of Corporation and Registrar relating to transfer or conveyance  
   92.     Combination of all lands of same owner  
   93.     Application of purchase money  
   94.     Receipt a discharge  
   95.     Power to sell after advertisement lapses if sale not made within a year  
   96.     Power to transfer land to Crown  
   97.     Discharge of liability on sale of land  
   98.     Saving provision  

   PART IX -- By-laws  

   102.    Minister may make by-laws  

   PART X -- Miscellaneous  

   104.    Notices  
   105.    Service of notices when name of owner or occupier unknown  
   106.    Notices binding on persons claiming under owner or occupier  
   108.    Saving of civil remedy  
   109.    Contribution between owner and occupier  
   110.    Obstructing Corporation or officers in performance of duty  
   111.    Penalty for refusing to give up possession of works  
   113.    Prosecution of offences  
   114.    Corporation may be represented by officer  
   118.    Proof of ownership or occupancy  
   119.    Certificate of chief executive officer of the Corporation evidence of certain facts  
   120.    Power to suspend certain provisions of local government Acts  
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