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STREET DRAINAGE AND BUILDING ACT 1974

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1 PART I PRELIMINARY-1. Short title, application and commencement.
2 PART I PRELIMINARY-2. Savings.
3 PART I PRELIMINARY-3. Interpretation.
4 PART II STREETS-4. Maintenance and repair of public streets.
5 PART II STREETS-5. Power to make and improve streets.
6 PART II STREETS-6. Power to take land adjoining new streets for building purposes.
7 PART II STREETS-7. Power to acquire to be in accordance with law relating to compulsory acquisition.
8 PART II STREETS-8. Local authority may recover cost of new street or of widening, opening, etc., of public street.
9 PART II STREETS-9. Private persons making new streets.
10 PART II STREETS-10. Approval of plans to expire.
11 PART II STREETS-11. Paving, etc. of private streets.
12 PART II STREETS-12. Declaration of public street.
13 PART II STREETS-13. Private streets may be declared public street.
14 PART II STREETS-14. Widening of private streets.
15 PART II STREETS-15. Repair of private streets.
16 PART II STREETS-16. Notice on person causing private street to be in a dangerous or defective condition.
17 PART II STREETS-17. Payments to be made before erection of buildings in respect of street works.
18 PART II STREETS-18. Determination of the amount to be deposited and the date of completion.
19 PART II STREETS-19. Local authority may execute and cause to be properly carried out street works.
20 PART II STREETS-20. Refund of deposit when street works have been completed.
21 PART II STREETS-21. Refund of deposit when building operations are not commenced.
22 PART II STREETS-22. Preparation of scheme for building.
23 PART II STREETS-23. Regular line of street may be prescribed.
24 PART II STREETS-24. Local authority in certain cases may take possession of land within the regular line of street.
25 PART II STREETS-25. Provision of footways, etc.
26 PART II STREETS-26. Local authority may put up lamp-posts and lamps.
27 PART II STREETS-27. Situation of water-pipes, etc., to be altered at the expense of the local authority.
28 PART II STREETS-28. Where road is injured by excavation local authority may repair and recover expenses.
29 PART II STREETS-29. Names of streets.
30 PART II STREETS-30. Designation of fire-hydrants.
31 PART II STREETS-31. Numbers on houses.
32 PART II STREETS-32. Doors not to open outwards.
33 PART II STREETS-33. Projections from houses not to be allowed.
34 PART II STREETS-34. Projecting verandahs, etc., may be made in streets not less than 40 feet wide.
35 PART II STREETS-35. Sky-signs.
36 PART II STREETS-36. Hedges and trees bordering streets to be trimmed.
37 PART II STREETS-37. Prevention of grass fires.
38 PART II STREETS-38. Trees not to be planted within twelve feet of street.
39 PART II STREETS-39. Taking up pavement.
40 PART II STREETS-40. Prohibition of laying rails, mains, pipes, etc., along streets.
41 PART II STREETS-41. Precautions against accident. Bars to be erected across streets during repairs and lights placed at night.
42 PART II STREETS-42. Materials not to be deposited without permission.
43 PART II STREETS-43. Dangerous places to be repaired or enclosed.
44 PART II STREETS-44. Duty of owner or occupier to keep street clean.
45 PART II STREETS-45. Watering streets.
46 PART II STREETS-46. Obstruction.
47 PART II STREETS-47. Depositing dirt on streets, etc.
48 PART II STREETS-48. Interpretation, sections 46 and 47.
49 PART III DRAINS-49. (Deleted).
50 PART III DRAINS-50. Local authority to construct and maintain drains and water-courses.
51 PART III DRAINS-51. Local authority may recover cost of improving and making drains etc.
52 PART III DRAINS-52. Prohibition against building unless provision made for drains, etc. and compliance with any notice or order.
53 PART III DRAINS-53. Local authority to repair and alter and may discontinue surface and storm water drains, etc.
54 PART III DRAINS-54. Cleansing and emptying surface and storm water drains, etc.
55 PART III DRAINS-55. Penalty for making unauthorised drains into public canal or stream.
56 PART III DRAINS-56. Rain-water pipes not to be used as soil-pipes.
57 PART III DRAINS-57. Water pipes, etc., not to be used as ventilating shafts.
58 PART III DRAINS-58. Interpretation.
59 PART III DRAINS-59. Local authority may require removal or alteration of urinals.
60 PART III DRAINS-60. (Deleted).
61 PART III DRAINS-61. Ventilating pipes to sewers.
62 PART III DRAINS-62. (Deleted).
63 PART III DRAINS-63. (Deleted).
64 PART III DRAINS-64. (Deleted).
65 PART IV BACK-LANES-65. Local authority may acquire land for part of back-lane.
66 PART IV BACK-LANES-66. State Authority may order back-lanes to be laid out.
67 PART IV BACK-LANES-67. Local authority may recover cost of acquisition for and laying out or construction of back-lanes.
68 PART IV BACK-LANES-68. Declaration of back-lane as public street.
69 PART IV BACK-LANES-69. General provisions as to back-lanes.
70 PART V BUILDINGS-70. Notice of new buildings.
70A PART V BUILDINGS-70A. Earthworks.
70B PART V BUILDINGS-70B. Order to review safety and stability in the course of erection of building.
70C PART V BUILDINGS-70C. Revocation of approval of any plan, specification and permission.
70D PART V BUILDINGS-70D. Inspection of erection of building at any stage and taking of sample for analysis.
71 PART V BUILDINGS-71. Penalty for failure of building or earthworks.
72 PART V BUILDINGS-72. Demolition or removal of unauthorised building.
73 PART V BUILDINGS-73. Penalty for letting out and sale of unauthorised building.
74 PART V BUILDINGS-74. Modification or waiver of by-laws.
75 PART V BUILDINGS-75. Land to be set apart for back-lane.
76 PART V BUILDINGS-76. Prohibition of building on insanitary ground.
77 PART V BUILDINGS-77. Buildings over public sewers, etc., not to be erected without consent of local authority.
78 PART V BUILDINGS-78. Removal of roofs and walls made of combustible materials.
79 PART V BUILDINGS-79. Erection of compartments, galleries, lofts, etc., in buildings.
80 PART V BUILDINGS-80. Movable shed not to be erected without permission.
81 PART V BUILDINGS-81. Local authority may cause drains to be made for premises which are not properly drained.
82 PART V BUILDINGS-82. Hoardings to be set up during building operations.
83 PART V BUILDINGS-83. Powers as regards buildings in ruinous and dangerous state.
84 PART V BUILDINGS-84. Power to shut up and secure deserted buildings.
85 PART V BUILDINGS-85. Building to which public has access.
85A PART V BUILDINGS-85A. Periodical inspection of buildings and slopes.
86 PART V BUILDINGS-86. Nuisances liable to be dealt with summarily under this Act.
87 PART V BUILDINGS-87. Notice requiring abatement of nuisance.
88 PART V BUILDINGS-88. On non-compliance with notice, nuisance order to be made.
89 PART V BUILDINGS-89. Order for demolition of house unfit for habitation.
90 PART V BUILDINGS-90. Execution of order for demolition.
91 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-91. Mandatory order.
92 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-92. Provision as to appeal against order.
93 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-93. Proceedings where owner is unknown.
94 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-94. In case of urgency order may be made ex parte.
95 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-95. Protection of the State Authority and officers from personal liability.
96 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-96. Indemnity by local authority.
97 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-97. Power to enter upon lands for the purposes of this Act.
98 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-98. Power of any authority to enter on lands adjacent to works.
99 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-99. Any local authority in executing works to provide alternative roads, etc., where existing ones are interrupted, etc.
100 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-100. Penalty for obstructing any authority in its duty.
101 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-101. Compensation damages and costs to be determined by court.
102 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-102. Where occupier defaults owner may execute work.
103 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-103. Exemption of agent who has no funds in hand.
104 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-104. Recovery of expenses and costs payable by owners.
105 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-105. Recovery of expenses and costs by instalments.
106 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-106. Proceedings for recovery of arrears.
107 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-107. Attachment.
108 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-108. Application of proceeds.
109 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-109. Title conferred by purchase at sale under section 106.
110 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-110. Cost of proceedings for recovery of arrears.
111 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-111. Power to stop sale.
112 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-112. Application to court.
113 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-113. Security to be given.
114 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-114. Liability of transferor.
115 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-115. Proceedings if an occupier opposes the execution of works.
116 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-116. Disposal of matters and things removed by local authority.
117 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-117. Licences to be discretionary.
118 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-118. Notices, etc.
119 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-119. Receipts and notices may be given by officer authorised thereunto.
120 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-120. Service of notices.
121 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-121. Default in compliance with notice. General penalty.
122 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-122. Court for trial of offences.
123 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-123. Prosecution.
124 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-124. Employee of authority may demand names and addresses in certain cases.
125 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-125. Power of arrest.
126 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-126. Saving of prosecutions.
127 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-127. General penalties.
128 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-128. Damage to property of local authority to be made good in addition to penalty.
129 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-129. Inaccuracies in documents.
130 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-130. Evidence.
131 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-131. Evidential provisions.
132 PART VI MISCELLANEOUS-132. Improvement Service Fund.
133 PART VII BY-LAWS-133. By-laws.
134 PART VIII REPEALS, TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, ETC.-134. Repeals, transitional provisions, etc.
135 PART VIII REPEALS, TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, ETC.-135. Power of State Authority to make transitional provisions, etc.
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