If you interfere with drains in a way that is against the law, you are doing something wrong. This is called unlawful interference with drains. You can find more information about this in the Local Government Act 1974, but this specific part of the law was repealed, which means it is no longer in effect, by section 46 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1992, which you can read about on the legislation website.

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486: Operation of drainage works, or

"Old rule about managing drainage systems is no longer in effect."

488: This Part to be subject to Resource Management Act 1991, or

"This part of the law must follow the Resource Management Act 1991 rules."

Part 27Regional drainage
Offences

487Unlawful interference with drains (Repealed)

Notes

Section 487: repealed, on 1 July 1992, by section 46 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 42).