Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH ACT (LOCAL AUTHORITIES' SEWERAGE UNDERTAKINGS) MODEL BY-LAWS

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Arrangement  
   3.      Interpretations  

   PART II -- Protection of water, grounds, works, etc., from trespass and injury  

   4.      Trespass within fenced-off area  
   5.      No dogs  
   6.      Littering  
   7.      Bill posting  
   8.      Nuisance  
   9.      Mining, explosions, etc.  

   PART III -- Licenses and permits  

   10.     Licence required  
   11.     Penalty  
   12.     Notices, applications, permits and inspection of works  
   13.     Delay  
   14.     Damage by plumber  
   15.     Change of address  

   PART IV -- Sewerage -- plumbing and house connections  

   16.     Procedure for connections to sewer  
   17.     Proof of connections having been made  
           18 Work carried under system of deferred payment  
   19.     Maintenance by local authority  
   20.     Fees for plans of drainage  
   21.     Plan to remain the property of owner  
           22 Notice and plan of intended new building or additions, etc., to existing building  
   23.     Work incidental to sewerage installations  
   24.     Use of drains  
   25.     Infectious disease  
   26.     Prohibited discharges  
   27.     Trade waste  
   28.     Discharge by agreement with local authority  
   29.     Steam exhaust  
   30.     Sub-soil water  
   31.     Fittings, etc., to be above flood level  
   32.     Inspection -- tests -- maintenance  
   33.     Testing  
   34.     Plumber to provide materials for tests  
   35.     Defective materials, fittings, etc.  
   36.     Maintenance by licensed water supply and Sanitary plumber  
   37.     Maintenance by occupier  
   38.     Materials  
   39.     Testing  
   40.     Workmanship  
   41.     Protection of workmen, etc.  
   42.     Concrete  
   43.     Cement mortar  
   44.     Use of concrete  
   45.     Cement rendering  
   46.     Separate or combined drains  
   47.     Size of drains  
   48.     Materials  
   49.     Interceptor traps  
   50.     Inspection chambers  
   51.     Inspection openings  
   52.     Gratings  
   53.     Drain openings not in Use  
   54.     Inserting junctions  
   55.     Fixtures  
   56.     Risk of back flow  
   57.     Seepage drains  
   58.     Pipe trenches  
   59.     Position and line  
   60.     Oblique junctions  
   61.     Connection to sewer  
   62.     Gradients  
   63.     Depth of drains  
   64.     Laying drains  
   65.     Drains under buildings  
   66.     Stoneware and concrete pipes  
   67.     Cast-iron pipes  
   68.     Trapping of inlets  
   69.     Water seal  
   70.     Yard gullies  
   71.     Sealed disconnector traps  
   72.     Provision of grease, petrol and oil traps  
   73.     Construction of grease traps  
   74.     Grease trap ventilation  
   75.     Size of grease trap  
   76.     Outlet pipes from grease traps  
   77.     Construction of petrol and oil traps  
   78.     Construction of silt traps  
   79.     Vents on main house drain  
   80.     Vents on branch drains  
   81.     Size of drainage vents  
   82.     Materials, etc., for drainage vents  
   83.     Vent supports  
   84.     Vents in outbuildings  
   85.     Length of unvented waste pipes  
   86.     Anti-siphonage vents  
   87.     Height of vents  
   88.     Vents near chimneys  
   89.     Combining of vents  
   90.     Pipe clips, etc.  
   91.     Attachment to walls  
   92.     Supporting of vents  
   93.     Vents adjoining high buildings  
   94.     Down and relief venting  
   95.     Fixture units  
   96.     Sizes of soil, waste, combined waste and drain pipes  
   97.     Sizes of vents  
   98.     Waste pipes  
   99.     Soil pipes  
   100.    Combined pipe system  
   101.    Connections to drain  
   102.    Internal cocks  
   103.    Pipes through roof  
   104.    General  
   105.    Material  
   106.    Minimum permissible gradient  
   107.    Junctions  
   108.    Sealing of pipes  
   109.    Pipe clips, etc.  
   110.    Concealment of pipes  
   111.    Concealed standing wastes  
   112.    Provision for inspection and cleaning  
   113.    Inspection openings on soil pipes, etc.  
   114.    Lead pipe  
   115.    Wrought iron pipe  
   118.    Wrought iron pipe to lead pipe  
   117.    Brass or copper pipes  
   118.    Lead pipe to cast-iron pipe  
   119.    Sheet-iron pipe to cast-iron pipe  
   120.    Sheet-iron pipe to wrought-iron pipe  
   121.    Sheet-iron pipe to lead pipe  
   122.    Welded joints  
   123.    Vent pipe to external closet pan  
   124.    Outlet fittings to fixtures  
   125.    Waste pipes to troughs  
   126.    Fixtures to be trapped  
   127.    Position of traps  
   128.    Materials  
   129.    Depth of water seal  
   130.    Gratings  
   131.    Provision of water closets  
   132.    Airlocks for water closets  
   133.    Lighting and ventilation of water closets  
   134.    Lighting and ventilation of airlocks  
   135.    Water closets and airlocks  
   136.    Mechanical ventilation of water closets  
   137.    Floors, walls, etc., for water closets and slop hoppers  
   138.    Fixing closet pan  
   139.    Closet pans and seats  
   140.    Flushing apparatus  
   141.    Flush pipes  
   142.    Flushing apparatus other than cisterns  
   143.    Storage tanks  
   144.    Venting closet pans, slop hoppers and urinals  
   145.    Grouped external closets  
   146.    Urinals  
   147.    Internal urinals  
   148.    Treatment of floors  
   149.    Hose taps for urinals  
   150.    External urinals  
   151.    Flushing apparatus  
   152.    Flushing cisterns  
   153.    Flush pipes  
   154.    Flush valves for urinals  
   155.    Slop hoppers  
   156.    Ventilation, light, etc.  
   157.    Bib-cock over slop hopper  
   158.    Fixing sinks  
   159.    Galvanised sheet-iron baths  
   160.    Shower compartments  
   161.    Showers over baths  
   162.    Venting of lavatory basins  
   163.    Venting of kitchen sinks discharging into grease traps  
   164.    Lavatory basins and sSinks  
   165.    Bed pans, bottle slop sinks, bidets, dental units, glass washers, teapot washers and foot baths  
   166.    Bed pan and bottle slop sinks  
   167.    Bidets  
   168.    Dental units  
   169.    Glass and teapot washers  
   170.    Foot baths  
   171.    Safes -- where required  
   172.    Safe overflows  
   173.    Cistern overflows  
   174.    Discharge from Safe Overflows  
   175.    Existing floors under fixtures  
   176.    Existing fixtures and fittings, etc.  
   177.    Supply of water to fixtures  
   178.    Fixtures not connected with sewer  
   179.    Standard drawings for fixtures and fittings  

   PART V -- Rates and charges  

   180.    Sewerage rates  
   181.    Payment of rates for measured serage  
   182.    Annual fees  

   PART VI -- General  

           Division (1) -- Sewerage Services  

   183.    Sewerage services to non-rateable properties  

           Division (2) -- Offences and Penalties  

   184.    Gratuities prohibited  
   185.    Interference with pipes, etc.  
   186.    Penalties  

           Division (3) -- Miscellaneous  

   187.    Notice of intention to build  
           SCHEDULE A  
           Compilation table