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Health Act 1956

Powers and duties of local authorities - Sanitary works

27A: Grants and subsidies for refuse disposal works, sewerage works, and water supplies

You could also call this:

"Government help for councils to pay for water, rubbish, and sewerage projects"

The government can pay money to local councils to help with the cost of certain projects. You might see these projects in your community, such as public water supplies, refuse disposal works, and sewerage works. The Minister decides how much money to give to each council for these projects.

The government considers the Auckland Regional Authority to be a local authority, so it can also get money for these projects. The Minister gets to decide how much money to give to each local authority.

You can find more information about changes to this law by looking at the Health Amendment Act 1987.

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Part 2Powers and duties of local authorities
Sanitary works

27AGrants and subsidies for refuse disposal works, sewerage works, and water supplies

  1. There may from time to time be paid to any local authority, out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose, towards the cost of the investigation, planning, and construction of public water supplies, refuse disposal works, sewerage works, and works for the disposal of sewage by the local authority such sums by way of grant, subsidy, or otherwise as the Minister may think fit in the particular case.

  2. For the purposes of this section, the term local authority includes the Auckland Regional Authority.

Notes
  • Section 27A: replaced, on , by section 11(1) of the Health Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 10).