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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 67

(c.) The licensed drainlayer or licensed plumber shall provide sufficient lights and take all other measures necessary to ensure that the safety of the public or of road traffic is not endangered during the carrying-out of the work, and shall indemnify the local authority against any loss or damage which it may suffer or be put to by reason of any work done by him or on his behalf, or of any failure on his part or on the part of persons employed by him to comply with the provisions of these regulations.

(d.) The licensed drainlayer or licensed plumber shall pay to the local authority the cost of repairing any damage which may be done by him or caused by any work done on his behalf to any roadway, footpath, or sewer, or other property of the local authority.

(e.) The work shall be done by the licensed drainlayer or licensed plumber personally or under his personal supervision, or by some other licensed drainlayer or licensed plumber, but in every case the licensed drainlayer or licensed plumber to whom the permit has been issued shall be responsible to the local authority that the work shall be done in accordance with these regulations.

Notice for inspection.

(f.) The licensed drainlayer or licensed plumber shall give to the Engineer notice in writing whenever the work is ready for inspection, and no such work shall be covered up or enclosed until the Engineer has given to the licensed drainlayer or licensed plumber a notice that the work has been inspected, tested, and approved, and on completion of the whole work a final certificate as herein prescribed shall be given by the Engineer.

(g.) Whenever in the opinion of the Engineer the work, on the final inspection specified in the last preceding paragraph, is found to be defective or in any way contrary to these regulations so that further inspections are necessary, the licensed drainlayer or licensed plumber shall pay to the local authority a fee of 5s. for every such further inspection.

Faulty work to be removed.

(h.) Whenever the Engineer has notified the owner that any work or material in regard to which a permit has been issued is faulty or not in accordance with these regulations, the owner or authorized agent of the owner shall cause such faulty work or material not in accordance with these regulations to be removed or repaired.

GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO DRAINAGE.

Permit for common drain.

10. No person shall conduct the sewage or waste liquids from two or more houses to any sewer or sewage-tank or outfall by means of one drain common to each of such houses until the owner or owners of such houses has applied for and obtained the sanction of the local authority; and the local authority may withhold such sanction or may grant such sanction subject to any conditions it may think fit as to the construction, cleansing, and maintenance of any such common drain, and as to the cost of such construction, cleansing, and maintenance; and the local authority may take control of any such common drain and declare it to be a public drain, notwithstanding that it has been constructed at the cost of the owner or owners of the houses served by such drain.

Local authority to supervise sewer connections.

11. No person shall connect any drain to any sewer or other receptacle for sewage which is the property of the local authority unless such person is an officer appointed by the local authority to make or supervise the making of such connection, or unless he is acting under the direction of such officer.

Conditions in regard to trade wastes.

12. (1.) No person shall cause or permit any waste liquids or refuse products from any manufacturing process owned, managed, or controlled by him to discharge into any drain or sewer unless the sanction in writing of the Engineer has been obtained.