Pollution in catchment areas and water reserves, Minister’s powers to prevent
12 Pollution in catchment areas and water reserves, Minister’s powers to prevent
For preventing the pollution of water within a catchment area or water reserve, the Minister shall have all the powers and authority of a local government within the meaning of and under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911, including power to make and enforce local laws under that Act, as if the catchment area or water reserve were a district for the purposes of that Act, and the Minister were the local government for that district.
[Section 12 amended: No. 25 of 1985 s. 88; No. 73 of 1995 s. 62; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 57 of 1997 s. 43(1); No. 38 of 2007 s. 23; No. 8 of 2009 s. 42(2); No. 19 of 2016 s. 101.]
Part IIA — Control of catchment areas
[Heading inserted: No. 81 of 1976 s. 6.]
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