SEPT. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2341

Drainage and Plumbing.—Regulations under the Health Act, 1920.
[H. 98.]
JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 3rd day of September,
1923.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by
section one hundred and thirty-two of the Health Act, 1920
(hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), and of all other powers
enabling him on that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General
of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and
consent of the Executive Council of that Dominion, doth hereby
make the following regulations prescribing the conditions to be
observed in the construction of approved drains, septic tanks, sanitary
conveniences, and sanitary appliances:
And whereas, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred
by section one hundred and thirty-three of the said Act, the operation
of any regulations may, if so provided therein, be wholly suspended
until they are applied by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to
any part of New Zealand, it is hereby provided that these regulations
are suspended as provided in the said Act.
REGULATIONS.
PRELIMINARY.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Drainage and Plumbing
   Regulations.
   Definition.
2. In these regulations, except where the contrary intention
   appears,—
   “Approved” means approved by the Engineer or other officer
   of a local authority authorized by such authority to perform
   the duties of the Engineer:
   "By-law” includes these regulations :
   “Drain” means every drain or sewer neither vested in the
   local authority nor under the control of nor maintained by
   the local authority:
   “Engineer” means the Engineer appointed by the local
   authority to carry out the duties under these regulations ;
   and includes any Sanitary Inspector or other officer of the
   local authority authorized by such authority to inspect the
   work of a drainlayer or of a plumber as defined in these
   regulations, or to do on behalf of the local authority any
   of the duties assigned to the Engineer in these regulations:
   "Sewage-tank” means any fixed receptacle for the reception
   and disintegration of the solid matters in sewage, and includes
   septic tank:
   "Sewer” means every sewer or drain vested in the local autho-
   rity or under control of or maintained by the local authority :
   "Storm-water drain” means any drain, passage, pipe, or
   channel for the removal of surface water, ground water, or
   rain-water:
   Duty of owner of building to provide drainage.
3. The owner or occupier of any building shall provide for such
   building suitable and sufficient drains to carry away the whole of the
   sewage and household waste waters to such sewer or sewage-tank or
   other outfall as the Engineer may lawfully direct.
4. The person on whose behalf any building is erected, added to,
   rebuilt, altered, or repaired, or on whose behalf any drain or other
   sanitary convenience or sanitary appliance is established, constructed,
   altered, or repaired, shall cause the provisions of these regulations to
   be observed in respect to such building, drain, sanitary convenience,
   or sanitary appliance; and he shall be liable to a penalty as hereinafter
   provided for any breach of these by-laws in respect of such building,
   drain, sanitary convenience, or sanitary appliance, notwithstanding
   that under these by-laws any drainlayer or plumber or other person
   may also be liable to a penalty in respect of the same breach of these
   by-laws.