Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or, the
rules or bye-laws made thereunder or any usage, custom or
agreement, where, in the opinion of the Chief Municipal Officer -
(i) any trade premises are without sufficient means of
effectual drainage and treatment of trade effluent; or
(ii) the drains thereof, though otherwise not
objectionable, are not adapted to the general drainage
system of the municipal area; or
(iii) the effluent is not of specified purity,
the Chief Municipal Officer may, by notice, in writing, require the
owner or the occupier of such premises-
(a) to discharge the trade effluent in such manner, at
such times, through such drains, and subject to
such conditions, as may be specified in the
notice, and to cease to discharge the trade
effluent otherwise than in accordance with the
notice,
(b) to purify the trade effluent before its discharge
into a municipal drain and to set up for purifying
the trade effluent such appliances, apparatus,
fittings and plants, as may be specified in the
notice,
(c) to construct a drain of such material, size and
description, and laid at such level, and accordingto such alignment, and with such fall and outlet,
as may be specified in the notice,
(d) to alter, amend, repair or renovate any
purification plant, existing drain, apparatus,
plant-fitting or article used in connection with
any municipal or house-drain.
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