Section 125

If the contents of any cesspool or septic tank soak therefrom or overflow, the local authority may by notice require the person by whose act, default or sufferance the soakage or overflow occurred or continues, to execute such works, or to take such steps by periodically emptying the cesspool or septic tank or otherwise, as may be necessary for preventing the soakage or overflow:

Provided that this section shall not apply in relation to the effluent from a properly constructed tank for the reception and treatment of sewage, if that effluent is of such a character and is so conveyed away and disposed of, as not to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance.

Provision as to soil pipes and ventilating shafts.