S.L. 10.11 Art. 25Overflow of water.

(1) The rain falling on the yard and the overflow of water tanks shall, whenever possible, discharge on to the gutter of the roadway by means of a ten point one centimetres glazed pipe, to which the provisions of regulations 16 and 19 shall apply, or into the road culverts when so ordered by the Sanitary Authority.

(2) The yard or yards of a house shall be paved with smooth slabs of stone properly jointed or with other suitable material, and given the slope necessary to carry any water that may fall on the surface on to the outlet drain mentioned in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation.

(3) Should the yard be allowed to be drained into the sewer or into a cesspool, its surface shall be drained on to a gully trap suitably situated and regularly connected with the drains.

(4) The Superintendent of Public Health may allow the yard or yards of a house to be drained in any other manner which he may consider suitable in any particular case.