Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911
Div 3The exercise of ministerial control
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Division 3 — The exercise of ministerial control
- Powers of Minister 19
Part III — Financial
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Power to levy general health rate 21
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Sanitary rate 22
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Supplementary rates 23
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Borrowing powers 23
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Special loan rate 25
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Application of rating provisions of Local Government Act 1995 26
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Health rate to be regarded in determining borrowing powers 26
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Time for giving notice of rate may be extended 27
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Accounts and audit 27
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Financial adjustment 27
Part IV — Sanitary provisions
Division 1 — Sewerage and drainage schemes
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Sewers vested in local government 29
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Power of local government to construct and maintain sewers 29
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Governor’s approval necessary to all schemes 30
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Power to do acts preliminary to formulating scheme 31
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Notice of plans and specifications 31
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Objections 32
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Copies of plans and specifications to be available for inspection 33
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Conditions on which Minister may recommend scheme to Governor 33
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Apportionment of costs and maintenance of joint schemes 34
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Powers of local government in carrying out works 34
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Recovery of cost of limited schemes from owners of premises served 36
63A. Interpretation 37
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Agreements for recouping costs and paying maintenance in case of limited schemes 37
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Power to acquire land 40
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Duty of local government where street broken up 40
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Interfering with works of other authorities 41
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Alteration of sewerage works 41
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Ventilating shafts etc. may be attached to walls and buildings 42
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Maps of systems to be kept 42
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Sewers to be kept cleansed 42
Division 2 — Connection of premises to drains and sewers of local government