It shall be the duty of every local authority to maintain, cleanse and empty all public sewers vested in them, subject, however, to their right under the next succeeding section to recover in certain cases the expenses, or a part of the expenses, incurred by them in maintaining a length of a public sewer.
Section 23: General duty of local authority to maintain public sewers.
Public Health Act 1936 · 1936 c. 49View on legislation.gov.uk
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Part II: Sanitation and Buildings.
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