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  • Premises To Be Sewered

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    (1) Whenever, in the opinion of the local authority, an adequate water-supply is available, every residential, institutional, business and public building shall be provided with a plumbing system and sanitary fittings discharging into- a) a public sewer (if available); or b) if a public sewer is not available, into a septic tank or a conserving-tank…

  • Interpretation Of Terms

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    “anti-siphon pipe” means any pipe provided in conjunction with a trap in the sanitary fitting to prevent unsealing of the trap by siphonage or black-pressure; “business building” means any building occupied for the transaction of business or for the rendering of professional services, and includes any building occupied for the display or sale of goods,…

  • Position And Accessibility Of Soil-Pipes

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    (1) If soil-pipes and soil-ventilation pipes are placed inside a building within ducts, such ducts shall be provided with approved access. (2) No soil-pipe or soil-ventilation shall be placed inside a kitchen, pantry, shop or business premises where food is, or is proposed to be, stored, prepared or sold unless, at the sole discretion of…

  • Access To, And Replacement Of, Cisterns And Tanks In Roof Structures And Enclosed Positions

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    Every cistern or tank situated within a roof structure or in any other enclosed position shall be so installed as to be readily accessible for purposes of maintenance or replacement of such cistern or tank.

  • Access To Pipes And Connexions

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    (1) All means of access to pipes and connexions shall be readily accessible so as to enable the plumbing system to be effectively cleansed. (2) Any part of the plumbing system which might be exposed to possible damage shall be adequately protected.

  • Access Generally

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    Means of access, such as access-eyes, for cleaning and inspection shall be provided— a) at the foot of each waste-stack or soil-stack; and b) at each change of direction or gradient of waste-pipes and soil-pipes; and c) at every junction of waste-pipes and soil-pipes; and d) in such other position as shall make all waste-pipes…

  • Silt-Traps And Catch-Basins

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    Silt-traps and catch-basins, when installed, shall be designed so as to retain effectively the silt or any other material which may cause clogging of the sewer or drain, and shall be placed so as to be readily accessible for clearing.

  • Location Of Gullies, Grease-Traps And Stable-Traps

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    (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), all gullies, grease-traps and stable-traps shall be located in the open air or, if beneath a roof, in a place permanently exposed to the open air, and shall be at all times readily accessible for the purposes of cleaning or maintenance. (2) Every floor in a factory,…

  • Intermediate Traps In Sewers

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    No tap other than the trap required to serve a soil-water fitting directly shall be permitted between such fitting and any sewer with which it is connected.

  • Seal Preservation Of Traps

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    A water-tap shall be placed over every trapped gully which is connected to a sewer and which does not receive the discharge from a waste-water fitting.