259. Special provisions regarding drainage of trade effluent.
- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the regulations made thereunder or any usage, custom or agreement, where in the opinion of the Chief Officer of a Municipality, any trade premises are without sufficient means of effectual drainage and treatment of trade effluent or the drains thereof, though otherwise unobjectionable, are not adopted to the general drainage system of the municipal area, or the effluent is not of specified purity, the Chief Officer may be written notice require the owner or occupier of such premises, -(a)To discharge the treated trade effluent in such manner, at such times, through such drains and subject to such conditions, as may be specified in the notice and to cease to discharge the trade effluent otherwise than in accordance with the notice.(b)To purify the trade effluent before its discharge into a municipal drain and to set up for purifying the trade effluent such appliances, apparatus, fittings and plant, as maybe specified in the notice.(c)To construct a drain of such material, size and description and laid at such level and according to such alignment and with such fall and outlet, as may be specified in the notice.(d)To alter, amend, repair or renovate any purification plant, existing drains, apparatus, plant fitting or article used in connection with any municipal or house-drain.
