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Hamilton Sewerage Act 1912.

Country/Territory
Bermuda (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1912 (1952)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Sewerage Institution Effluent waste water/discharge Waterworks Pollution control Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Act empowers the Corporation of Hamilton to construct and maintain a sewerage system in Hamilton. The Corporation shall construct and maintain works as are necessary to secure a proper outfall for sewage into the ocean and to lay sewers and pipes on the foreshore and in the bed of the sea to such distance seaward from high water mark as the Minister responsible for health and related matters may deem necessary to secure a proper dispersion of the sewage. The Corporation may acquire easements in respect of lands and shall compensate landowners for rights in land.

Full text
English
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