Bare ActsThe Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998

Section 155

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(1) All house-drains whether within or outside the premises to whkh a d or ivate they beloiig and all private latrines and cess-pools within the mur;ici~ality shall bc ceau-pools. under the coiltral of the municipality but shall be kept and maintained in proper order at the expense of the owner of the premises to which the same belong and in conformity with the by-laws made by the Council in this behalf. (2) The Commissioner shall on application from any owner or eccupier of a building or owner of a private street shall arrange for connection of the applicents' drain with any pub1 ic drainase system maintained by the n~unicipality on collect ion of Such fees and in accordance with the by-laws: provided that the Commissioner shall provide such consection only for build-- ings with plans dulv apnroved by him. r i -- - 4' - ---- _ ___ 2 ---- (3) No owner or occupier oi any buildiilg shall allow or cause to be allowed ~ i n y drarnage water from any dram, latrine or 'from ally other portion of the building under h ~ s occupation to any public street, or place where thre is a public drainage system maintained by the municipality : Provided that wherein a mvnicipality , there is a sewerage syslem, every owner of a building in the municipality shall connect the sewerage disposal of the bullding to municipal sewerage system aria shall not continue any other system of dispcsal already in existence in that building.

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