(1) The Minister may
make by-laws prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this
Act or any relevant Act to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be
prescribed, for the purposes of the performance by the Minister of functions
under this Act or any relevant Act.
(2) By-laws made under
subsection (1) shall be subject to any regulations made under this Act or a
relevant Act and where any such by-law is in any respect inconsistent with or
repugnant to any such regulation the regulation shall prevail and the by-law
shall be read and be construed and have effect accordingly.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (1), by-laws made under that subsection may —
(a)
amend by-laws made under a relevant Act; or provide that those by-laws shall
be deemed to have been made under this Act, or do both;
(b)
provide for the due management and use of water, works, water services, water
resources and property of the Minister;
(c)
include measures for the protection of works, water services or water
resources, and for preventing or remedying the waste, misuse, undue
consumption, fouling or contamination of, water;
(d)
regulate or prohibit the deposit of anything likely to cause fouling or
contamination in, or within a prescribed distance of, any works, water
services, watercourse, surface water or underground water;
(e)
provide for the construction, provision, maintenance, repair and cleansing of
works and water services;
(f)
control or limit the use of, or interference with, any watercourse or the flow
of water;
(fa)
prohibit, impose restrictions on or otherwise regulate the use of water;
(g)
regulate the flow or require the disinfection, cleansing or other treatment of
wastewater or other substances, discharged into or otherwise entering any
works, reservoir, water services or watercourse.
[Section 34 amended: No. 25 of 1985 s. 10; No. 110
of 1985 s. 8; No. 24 of 1987 s. 6 3 ; No. 73 of 1995 s. 20 5 and 41; No. 32 of
1997 s. 18; No. 57 of 1997 s. 126(1); No. 39 of 1999 s. 11(7); No. 67 of 2003
Sch. 2 cl. 75; No. 38 of 2007 s. 108 and 135; No. 25 of 2012 s. 82 and 109.]
[ 35. Deleted: No. 73 of 1995 s. 21.]