drain definition

drain means (subject to Section 219(2) of the 1991 Act) a drain used for the drainage of one building or any buildings or yards appurtenant to buildings within the same curtilage;

drain means that portion of the drainage installation that conveys sewage within any premises;

drain means a system or a line of pipes, with their fittings and accessories such as manholes, inspection chambers, traps, gullies, floor traps used for drainage of buildings or yards appurtenant to the buildings within the same curtilage. A drain includes an open channel or conveying surface water or a system for the removal of any liquid.

Examples of drain in a sentence

• Drain and clean the water heater as recommended by the manufacturer.

• B.2 Drain clearance method other than using backhoe (JCB) shall include removing manually all floating plants, wild grass and weeds found within the drain by racking or pulled out by hand where applicable.

• The schedule of rates for Drain Cleaning, Grass Cutting and Road Sweeping works are set out in Appendix E hereto.

More Definitions of drain

drain means (subject to paragraph (3)) a drain used for the drainage of one building or of any buildings or yards appurtenant to buildings within the same curtilage;

drain means a line of pipes including all fittings and equipment such as manholes, inspection chamber, traps, gullies and floor traps, used for the drainage of a building or a number of buildings, or yards appurtenant to the buildings within the same cartilage and includes open channels used for conveying surface water;

drain means any drain, together with its appurtenances, used for the drainage of one building only, or of premises within the same curtilage and made merely for the purpose of communicating therefrom with a cesspool or other like receptacle for drainage, or with a sewer into which drainage of two or more buildings or premises occupied by different persons is conveyed and includes any pipe or channel whether opened or closed, used or intended to be used for drainage of land;

drain means to lower the surface water or groundwater elevation, either temporarily or on a permanent basis.

drain means any natural watercourse opened, or proposed to be opened, and

drain means that portion of a drainage installation on any premises, other than a soil-water pipe, waste-water pipe, ventilation pipe or anti-siphonage pipe, which is vested in the owner of the premises and which has been laid in the ground and is used or intended to be used for conveying sewage to a connecting sewer, a common drain, a conservancy tank or a septic tank situated on the premises;

drain means that portion of the drainage installation which conveys sewage within any premises;