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Health Act 1911
Div 3The exercise of ministerial control
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Division 3 — The exercise of ministerial control
39. Powers of Minister 19
Part III — Financial
40. Power to levy general health rate 21
41. Sanitary rate 22
42. Supplementary rates 23
44. Borrowing powers 23
45. Special loan rate 25
46. Application of rating provisions of *Local Government Act 1995* 26
47. Health rate to be regarded in determining borrowing powers 26
48. Time for giving notice of rate may be extended 27
49. Accounts and audit 27
52. Financial adjustment 27
Part IV — Sanitary provisions
Division 1 — Sewerage and drainage schemes
53. Sewers vested in local government 29
54. Power of local government to construct and maintain sewers 29
55. Governor’s approval necessary to all schemes 30
56. Power to do acts preliminary to formulating scheme 31
57. Notice of plans and specifications 31
58. Objections 32
59. Copies of plans and specifications to be available for inspection 33
60. Conditions on which Minister may recommend scheme to Governor 33
61. Apportionment of costs and maintenance of joint schemes 34
62. Powers of local government in carrying out works 34
63. Recovery of cost of limited schemes from owners of premises served 36
63A. Interpretation 37
64. Agreements for recouping costs and paying maintenance in case of limited schemes 37
65. Power to acquire land 40
66. Duty of local government where street broken up 40
67. Interfering with works of other authorities 41
68. Alteration of sewerage works 41
69. Ventilating shafts etc. may be attached to walls and buildings 42
70. Maps of systems to be kept 42
71. Sewers to be kept cleansed 42
Division 2 — Connection of premises to drains and sewers of local government
72. Owners or occupiers may be compelled to connect premises when works complete 43
73. Notice to owner or occupier to carry out installation of fittings 44
74. Where local government makes installations it may enter into agreements with persons responsible for payment of cost 45
75. Right of owner or occupier to connect drains with sewer 45
76. Owner or occupier of land outside district may connect sewer on conditions imposed by local government 46
77. Restrictions on construction or alteration of certain drains and fittings 46
78. Owner or occupier responsible for cleaning private drains 47
79. Obstructing or encroaching on sewers 47
80. Local government may enforce drainage of undrained houses 48
81. Owner may be required to connect premises with public sewer 49
82. Buildings without drains 50
82A. Where local government makes connections with sewers it may enter into agreement with person responsible for payment of cost 51
83. Making sewers and drains under private land 51
84. Recovery of expenses incurred by local government 53
85. Dwelling‑houses on low lying land 53
86. Filling up low lying land 54
87. Stagnant water holes 55
88. Stagnant water in cellars etc. 55
89. Paving and asphalting of cellars 56
90. Brickmaking and other excavations to be fenced 57
91. Storm water to be allowed its natural channel 57
92. Unauthorised building over sewers and under streets 58
93. Injurious matter not to pass into sewers 58
94. Chemical refuse, steam etc. not to be turned into sewers 59
Division 3 — Disposal of sewage
95. Disposing of sewage 59
96. Communication of sewers with sewers of adjoining district 60
97. Dealing with land appropriated to sewage purposes 60
98. Punishment for placing sewage in streets etc. 61