P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 596
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Any person who upon the taking effect of this act may be throwing, discharging, pouring or dumping sewage or industrial waste or any other refuse into any waters, regardless of whether he started or continued doing so under a former act, shall cease to do so upon receipt of a final order therefor issued by the Secretary; Provided, however, That no such final order shall be issued until after one year from the date the undesirable pollution thus caused was determined, and notice thereof was served on said person to correct the situation; except that the term of one year shall not apply where, in the judgment of the Secretary, there is an urgent menace to the public health.
History —May 1, 1950, No. 142, p. 378, § 6.