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On-site Sewage Disposal Systems Regulations (N.S. Reg. 194/2007)

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Nova Scotia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Waste disposal Waste management Hazardous waste Certification Inspection Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations enact the Environment Act. For the purpose of the present Regulations “on-site sewage disposal system” means a system for disposing of sewage that is not directly connected to a central sewage collection and treatment system or a municipal system. The Regulations apply to any lot shown on a plan or instrument of subdivision that must be submitted to a development officer for approval by a municipality and is proposed to be serviced by a system. The text – consisting of 40 sections – deals with the following aspects: activities designated as requiring approval, systems on lots being subdivided, minimum lot size requirements, system application and approval, review of application for approval, reason for refusal of approval, installing a system, certificate of installation, auditing and inspecting systems, holding tanks, cluster systems, certificates of qualification and list of installers.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.ns.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environment Act (S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 1).

Legislation | Canada | 1994 (2017)

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX