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Subject
to such conditions as may be prescribed by bye-laws
made in this behalf, the owner or occupier of any premises
having a private drain, or the owner of any private
drain within New Delhi may apply to the Chairperson
to have his drain made to communicate with the municipal
drains and thereby to discharge foul water and surface
water from those premises or that private drain:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall entitle
any person -
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to discharge directly or indirectly into any municipal
drain -
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any trade effluent from any trade premises
except in accordance with bye-laws made
in this behalf; or
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any liquid or other matter the discharge
of which into municipal drains is prohibited
by or under this Act or any other law; or
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| (b) |
where separate municipal drains are provided for
foul water and for surface water to discharge
directly or indirectly -
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foul water into a drain provided for surface
water; or
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except with the permission of the Chairperson,
surface water into a drain provided for
foul water; or
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to
have his drains made to communicate directly with
a strom-water overflow drain. |
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| (2) |
Any person desirous of availing himself of the provisions
of sub-section
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shall give to the Chairperson notice of his proposals,
and at any time within one month after receipt
thereof, the Chairperson may by notice to him
refuse to permit the communication to be made,
if it appears to him that the mode of construction
or condition of the drain is such that the making
of the communication would be prejudicial to the
drainage system, and for the purpose of examining
the mode of construction and condition of the
drain he may, if necessary, require it to be laid
open for inspection.
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The
Chairperson may, if he thinks fit, construct such parts
of the work necessary for having a private drain made
to communicate with a municipal drain, as is in or under
a public street and in such a case, the expenses incurred
by the Chairperson shall be paid by the owner or occupier
of the premises, or as the case may be, the owner of
the private drain and shall be recoverable from the
owner or occupier as an arrears of tax under this Act.
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