Execution of works for protection of water

(1) A licensee may on any land belonging to him or over or in which he has acquired the necessary easements or rights, construct and maintain drains, sewers, watercourses, catchpits and other works for intercepting, treating or disposing of any foul water arising or flowing upon that land, or for otherwise preventing water which belongs to it or which it is for the time being authorised to take, from being polluted. works protection (2) Where a licensee is proposing to construct any drain, sewer or watercourse for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, it may carry the drain, sewer or watercourse under, across or along any street and such statutory provisions with respect to the breaking open of streets as are applicable to the licensee shall, apply accordingly.