Situation of Cesspools.
Disposal of conteala.
Capacity,
Construction.
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PART VI.
Cesspools.
69. No cesspool shall be situated-
(a)
within sixty feet of any spring, stream of water or well, the water from which is used, or likely to be used, for drinking or domestic purposes or for the manufacture or preparation of articles of food or drink for human consumption or for the cleansing of vessels used in the manufacture or the preparation of such articles; or
(b) within fifty feet of any building in which any person resides or
works.
70. Every cesspool shall be so situated that there shall be adequate means for removing its contents without carrying them through any building in which any person resides or works.
71. (1) Every cesspool shall have such minimum capacity as shall be determined by the Building Authority in the manner prescribed by paragraph (2).
(2) (a) The cesspool shall be of such capacity as to be capable of storing the quantity of soil and waste discharged thereto during a period of one month.
(b) The quantity of soil and waste discharged shall be calculated at the rate of thirty gallons thereof for each day for each person using or likely to use the soil fitments or waste fitmeots installed in the building for which the cesspool is provided. (3) For the purposes of this regulation, the number of persons using or likely to use the soil fitments or waste fitments installed in any building shall be determined by the Building Authority.
72. (1) Every cesspool shall be-
(a) constructed of-
(1) brickwork in cement mortar;
(ii) concrete grade III. or
(ii) other approved material;
(6) so constructed and finished as to be impervious to liquid either
from the inside or the outside:
(c) covered with a re-inforced concrete cover;
(d) provided with adequate access for cleaning purposes; and (e) adequately ventilated.
(2) The internal faces of every cesspool shall be rendered with cement mortar.
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PART VII.
Testing of drainage works.
works and
73. (1) The registered contractor appointed in respect of any Testing of drainage works shall, on the completion of such works, but before any drainage creaches in which drains or sewers have been laid are filled in, apply, procedure in writing, to the Building Authority for such works to be tested. thereupon.
(2) On such application the Building Authority may inspect and lest the drainage works and shall-
(a) if he is satisfied with the result of such test, notify the registered
contractor appointed in respect thereof accordingly; or
(6) if he is not so satisfied, order such work to be carried out as may be necessary to cause such works to comply with these regulations.
(3) An order made under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) shall be in writing and shall specity-
(a) the work to be carried out; and
(b) the period of time within which such work must be carried out.
(4) After the expiry of the period specified in any auch order, the Building Authority shall again inspect and test the drainage works and. where, by reason of any failure to comply with such order, more than one further inspection and test is necessary, shall inspect and test such works such number of times as may be necessary and. when he is satisfied with the results of any test, shall notify the registered contractor appointed in respect of such works accordingly.
(5) In respect of every inspection and test made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4), the registered contractor appointed in respect of the drainage works shall pay the prescribed fee.
(5) If the Building Authority does not test any drainage work within four days of the receipt of an application therefor under paragraph (1), the trenches in which any drains and sewers have been laid may be filled in.
74. Save where a trench in which drains or sewers have been laid Power of is filled in pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6) of regulation 73, Building
Authority if a trench in which drains or sewers have been laid is filled in before to require the Building Authority has, under regulation 73, notified the registered drainage
trenches to contractor appointed in respect of the drainage works that he is satisfied
be opened. with the result of a test, the Building Authority may require such registered contractor to open and uncover the drainage works in order to enable him to carry out an inspection and test.