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Power to examzne and test sewer etc., belzeued to be defective.-( I) Where it appears to the Authonty that the1e are rea~onable grounds for believing that a pnvate sewer 01 cess-pool IS m such cond1t10n ·a~ to be prejudicial to public health 01 to be a public nUI~ance or that a pnvate sewer communicat- ing directly or indirectly with .:t se\"er of the Authonty is so defective as to admit sub-soil water or gnt or other matenal, 1t may examine Its condition and for that purpose rna) apply .my test, not being a test by water under pressure and if It deems necessary, open the ground (2) If on exanunation, the sewer or cess-pool is found to be m proper condition, the Authonty shall, as ~oon ,as pos~ible, re-instate any ground which has been opened by Jt (3J If, the sewer or ce~~-pool so cxanuned ~~ found to ue defective. the Au tho! ity may for1 hwith stop us lunctiOnmg or di~connect Jt from' the sewer of the Authonty, 01 require the owner or occupier to take remedial action as directed and within such time as may be spec1fied by the · Authonty and in any such event the Authority may recover the cost incurred by it from the owner or occupier, as the case may be, r ' ~ I ( / ! ~~ . / l I I I J I j •-.( I 97 CHAP1ER VTII GENERAL PROVISIONS