Water Supply Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Offences and Penalties
30. Pollution of waterworks
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who deposits or allows to be deposited any earth, material or liquid in such manner or place that it may be washed, fall or be carried into the waterworks, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.
waterworks
“waterworks” means all catchment areas, reservoirs, dams, weirs, tanks, cisterns, tunnels, filter beds, conduits, aqueducts, mains, pipes, meters, fountains, standpipes, sluices, valves, hydrants, pumps, prime movers and all other works, or apparatus used or constructed for the collection, storage, conveyance, supply, measurement or regulation of water and which have been constructed by or on behalf of the Government and belong to or are under the control or management of the Authority or which are used or constructed by the Authority.
If any earth, material or liquid is allowed to remain so deposited after the Authority has given notice in writing to such person (which notice may be given in the manner provided by section 8(3)), requiring such earth, material or liquid to be removed, or the continuing deposit of any such earth, material or liquid to cease, such person is liable to a further penalty of $300
for each day during which the offence continues.
Any person who washes or bathes in, or throws into any waters, rivers, or streams forming part of the waterworks, or washes, throws or causes to enter therein any creature, dead or alive, or anything whatsoever, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting —
any method of cultivation of lands which is in accordance with the principles of good husbandry; or
the reasonable use of oil or tar on any highway maintainable at public expense, so long as all reasonable steps are taken for preventing the pollution of any part or any water of the waterworks.
Terms defined in s 2
waterworks
Defined · s 2“waterworks” means all catchment areas, reservoirs, dams, weirs, tanks, cisterns, tunnels, filter beds, conduits, aqueducts, mains, pipes, meters, fountains, standpipes, sluices, valves, hydrants, pumps, prime movers and all other works, or apparatus used or constructed for the collection, storage, conveyance, supply, measurement or regulation of water and which have been constructed by or on behalf of the Government and belong to or are under the control or management of the Authority or which are used or constructed by the Authority.
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