S.L. 549.22 Art. 4Agglomerations to be provided with collecting systems.

(1) The competent authority shall ensure that all agglomerations are provided with collecting systems for urban waste water according to these categories:

(a) those with a population equivalent of more than 15,000, and

(b) those with a population equivalent of between 2,000 and 15,000: Provided that the discharge of urban waste water into receiving waters which are considered "sensitive areas" as defined by the competent authority under regulation 6 shall ensure that collection systems are provided for agglomerations of more than 10,000 population equivalent: Provided further that, where the establishment of a collecting system is not justified either because it would produce no environmental benefit or because it would involve excessive cost, individual systems or other appropriate systems which achieve the same level of environmental protection shall be used: Provided further that the provisions of this subregulation shall apply as follows to:

(i) Marsa Land and Gozo-Main by the 1st May, 2004;

(ii) Malta South by the 30th June, 2004;

(iii) G]arb and Nadur by the 31st December, 2005; and

(iv) the rest of Malta by the 31st October, 2006.

(2) Collecting systems described in subregulation (1) shall satisfy the requirements of Annex I (A).