Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958 - SECT 144

Penalties on persons placing buildings or encroachments on sewers13

144. Penalties on persons placing buildings or encroachments on sewers13

Every person who knowingly erects or places any building wall bridge fence or
other structure or any obstruction annoyance or encroachment in upon over or
under any sewer vested in the Board and every person obstructing filling in or
diverting any sewer or drain vested in the Board without the previous consent
in writing of the Board shall in addition to any other proceeding to which he
may be liable therefor forfeit and pay to the Board a penalty of not more than
10 penalty units for every such offence, and in cases of a continuing offence
after any conviction shall be liable to a further penalty of not more than 1
penalty unit for each day after notice thereof from the Board. Such sums may
be recovered by action at law or in a summary way. Nothing herein contained
shall extend to prevent or impede the maintenance repair or renewal of any
building wall bridge fence or other structure under which a sewer or drain has
been constructed, but so nevertheless that the same do not injure or obstruct
the said sewer or drain.