Diagram requirements for Private Drain Certificates (s461 Local Government Act 1974)

Section 461(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 states that a Private Drain Certificate is to be lodged together with such plans (if any) as the District Land Registrar (now the Registrar-General of Land/RGL) requires.

The RGL requires a private drain to be graphically depicted either:

  1. On a plan capable of deposit under section 224 of the Land Transfer Act 2017; or
  2. On a diagram by a licensed cadastral surveyor that is fully dimensioned and depicts the relationship between the drain and the boundaries of the affected parcels.

This will ensure the private drain is accurately recorded on the register to the same standard as other interests such as easements.