Cap 123I reg 44 Materials for drains, etc. (BUILDING (STANDARDS OF SANITARY FITMENTS, PLUMBING, DRAINAGE WORKS AND LATRINES) REGULATIONS; BUILDINGS ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	123I	Title:	BUILDING (STANDARDS OF SANITARY FITMENTS, PLUMBING, DRAINAGE WORKS AND LATRINES) REGULATIONS	Gazette Number:
Regulation:	44	Heading:	Materials for drains, etc.	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) Covered drains (except covered drains provided for the carriage of sub-soil water) and covered sewers shall be made with good sound pipes of glazed earthenware, stone ware, concrete, cast iron or other approved material.
(2) Drains and sewers above the ground shall be laid with cast iron pipes or other approved materials. (L.N. 361 of 1980)
(3) All pipes used in the construction of any drain or sewer shall-

(a) be of true bore;

(b) have smooth internal surfaces; and

(4) Cast iron sewage pipes shall be protected against rust and corrosion by a suitable asphaltic coating.
(5) Earthenware, stone ware and concrete pipes shall-

(a) in the case of pipes with a diameter not exceeding 150 mm, have a thickness equal to not less than one-ninth of the diameter of the pipe; and

(b) in the case of pipes with a diameter exceeding 150 mm, have a thickness equal to not less than one-twelfth of the diameter of the pipe. (L.N. 294 of 1976)