24.02(1)A medical officer of health, a public health inspector or a public safety inspector may issue a written order to the owner of an on-site sewage disposal system requiring the owner to uncover the on-site disposal system or a portion of the system to allow it to be inspected to determine compliance with this Act and the regulations or the approval given under section 24.

24.02(2)Subject to subsection (6), if a medical officer of health, a public health inspector or a public safety inspector determines that an on-site sewage disposal system does not comply with this Act or the regulations or does not comply with an approval given under section 24, he or she may issue a written order to the owner of the on-site sewage disposal system or to the person who holds a licence under subsection 23(1) requiring that person to take any action necessary to comply with this Act and the regulations or the approval, as the case may be, including the removal, installation, construction, repair or replacement of the on-site sewage disposal system.

24.02(3)A person to whom an order is directed under this section shall comply with the order.

24.02(4)A person shall not cover an on-site sewage disposal system that is the subject of an order made under subsection (2) until a medical officer of health, a public health inspector or a public safety inspector has inspected the system for compliance with the order.

24.02(5)A person who holds a licence under subsection 23(1) shall pay the fee prescribed by regulation for an inspection conducted under subsection (4) and for any additional inspection required until the medical officer of health, the public health inspector or the public safety inspector determines that the on-site sewage disposal system complies with this Act and the regulations and the approval given under section 24.

24.02(6)A public safety inspector shall not issue an order under subsection (2) in respect of a health hazard.