Discharges into sewerage and drainage systems
300A Discharges into sewerage and drainage systems
A water supply authority must not grant a discharge approval unless it is in accordance with—
the regulations, and
the water supply authority’s discharge policy.
A water supply authority’s discharge policy—
must be made in accordance with the regulations, and
may specify the kinds of substances that do not require a discharge approval or for which a discharge approval must not be granted.
The regulations may make provision about the following—
the regulation and prohibition of the discharge of substances into a water supply authority’s sewerage system or drainage system,
discharge approvals,
discharge policies, including—
that the Minister may determine matters that must be addressed in a discharge policy, and
the circumstances in which the Minister’s approval of a discharge policy is required.
In this section—
discharge approval means an approval to discharge substances into a water supply authority’s sewerage system.
discharge policy, of a water supply authority, means a policy about the discharge of substances into the water supply authority’s sewerage system.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
, The regulations may make
, the regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Gumly Gumly Private Irrigation District Board of Management (General) By-law 1997 · Regulation
- Hay Private Irrigation District Board of Management (Water Rights) By-law 1999 · Regulation
- Moira Board of Management (General) By-law 1989 · Regulation
8 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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