Materials
for pipes.
Commexions
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(2) Where a rain water pipe provided for the carriage of surface water from a verandah or balcony discharges to the side channel in street or is, in accordance with paragraph (1), connected to a rainwate pipe which so discharges, the internal diameter of the rain water pipe from the verandah or balcony shall be not more than one and a balt incbes.
34. (1) Every soil pipe, waste pipe, anti-syphonage pipe, ventila ing pipe, over-flow pipe and every pipe connected with any drain provided for the carriage of foul water shall be-
(a) circular in shape; and
(b) constructed of cast iron, steel, copper or other approved
material.
(2) Every rain water pipe shall be constructed of cast iron, copper, asbestos cement or other approved material.
(3) All such materials shall be sound and Ires from defects.
35. Every connexion of a soil pipe, waste pipe, anti-syphonage of pipes, etc, pipe, ventilating pipe, rain water pipe or over-flow pipe with any other pipe, or with a trap, gutter of other fitting, as the case may be, shall be made in a manner suitable to the nature of the materials of which such pipe and such other pipe or trap, gutter of other fitting are constructed. and so as to be watertight.
Fixing of pipes.
Pipes in ducts
Eaves gutters.
36. (0) Every soil pipe, waste pipe and rain water pipe shall securely fixed to the wall of the building for which it is provided.
(2) Any hole which is made in any floor or wall in order to admit any such pipe shall be properly filled in and sealed round the pipe.
37. Where a soil pipe, waste pipe, anti-syphonage pipe, ventilating pipe, or rain water pipe is fixed in a duct within a building, acces panels shall be provided of such size and so situated that adequate access is available to all pipe connexions within the duct.
38. (1) Eaves gutters shall be-
(a) made of cast iron or other approved material;
(b) fixed at a gradient not less than one in one hundred; and
(c) properly connected to rain water pipes.
(2) The size of eaves gutters shall be calculated at the rate of ont square inch of cross sectional area of gutter to every seventy-five square feet of borizontal roofed-over surface.
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PART IV.
Drainage works.
39. Every building shall be provided with such pipes, drains and Croimage of channels as are necessary for the disposal of all foul water and surface building. water from the building.
40. (1) Drains and private sewers, provided for the carriage of Disposal of foul water, shall, where there is a public sewer provided for the carriage foul water. of foul water at a suitable level and position within one hundred feet of the boundary of the lot on which the building, for which such drains or private sewers are provided, is erected, be conected to such public
sewer.
(2) Where there is no such public sewer, the Building Authority may, by order in writing, require the owner of any building to provide
a septic tank or, if the Building Authority thinks fit, a cesspool,
41. (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), all surface water from Disposal of
a building shall, if there is a public sewer, provided for the carriage of surface water, surface water, at a suitable level and position within one hundred feet
of the building, be conducted, by means of rain water pipes and drains provided for the carriage of surface water, to such public sewer or. where there is no such public sewer, shall be conducted, to the satisfac- tion of the Building Authority, to a public channel provided for the carriage of surface water or to the side channel in a street.
(2) Where there is no such public sewer and no public channel or side channel in a street, such surface water shall be conducted, to the satisfaction of the Building Authority, to a stream course or nullah,
42. No pipe provided for the carriage of surface water from a building shall discharge across the surface of any footpath in a street.
Pipes carry-
ing surface water not to discharge across surface
of toolpath.
43, Drains provided for the carriage of sub-soil water may be Disposal of connected to a private or public sewer provided for the carriage of sub-soil surface water or to a drain provided therefor.
water.
44. (1) Covered drains (except covered drains provided for the Materials for carriage of sub-soil water) and covered sewers shall be made with good drains, etc. sound pipes of glazed earthenware, stone ware, concrete, cast iron or other approved material,
(2) Drains and sewers above the ground shall be laid with cast iron pipes.
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