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Powers of owners and occupiers of buildings or lands to drain into municipal drains. — (1) The owner or occupier of any building or land within the municipal area shall be entitled to cause his drains to empty into a municipal drain: Provided that he first obtains the written permission of the Chief Officer and complies with such conditions as the Chief Officer may, subject to the provisions of bye-laws, if any, prescribe as to the mode in which and the superintendence under which the communications are to be made between drains not vested in the Council and drains which are so vested. (2) An appeal shall lie to the Council against any order of the Chief Officer under sub-section (1), if made within fifteen days of the receipt of such order.