40Application of Subdivision

#### 40 Application of Subdivision 40 Application of Subdivision > > (1) This Subdivision applies to such models of the following sewage management facilities as are generally available for purchase by retail— > > > > > (a) wet composting closets, > > > > > (b) waterless composting closets, > > > > > (c) septic closets, > > > > > (d) septic tanks, > > > > > (e) holding tanks and collection wells used for the receipt and storage of effluent (other than those intended to be emptied after each use, such as chamber pots), > > > > > (f) waste treatment devices designed to comminute or macerate and discharge sewage to a sewerage system, > > > > > (g) waste treatment devices that receive and treat sewage before discharging effluent to a common effluent drainage scheme, > > > > > (h) waste treatment devices that treat sewage using a specific process to produce biosolids and disinfected effluent to a standard suitable, either separately or in combination, for recycling by surface or sub-surface irrigation or by internal or external household use, > > > > > (i) any other kind of sewage management facility specified in a notice published in the Gazette by the Secretary for the purposes of this section. > > > (2) However, this Subdivision does not apply— > > > > > (a) to a sewage management facility intended to treat— > > > > > > > (i) sewage of a non-domestic nature, or > > > > > > > (ii) sewage from premises normally occupied by more than 10 persons, or > > > > > > > (iii) an average daily flow of sewage exceeding 2,000 litres, or > > > > > (b) to the part of a sewage management facility that consists of a drain connected to the facility, or > > > > > (c) to any other component of a sewage management facility that is specified in a notice published in the Gazette by the Secretary of the Ministry of Health for the purposes of this section.