Ordinance No. 36 of 1931.

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16. Where in any food factory any part of a floor to which the licence relates is used for sleeping purposes, such part shall be parti- tioned off from the remainder of the floor to the satisfaction of the Council; and no part of the trade shall be carried on and no storage of raw materials or finished products shall be permitted in the part so partitioned off for sleeping purposes.

B. Aerated Water Factories.

1. For the purpose of these by-laws the term "aerated waters' shall mean any liquid intended for human consumption which is impregnated with carbon dioxide or oxygen or both under pressure, but shall not include any intoxicating liquors as defined in the Liquors Ordinance, 1931,

2. No premises shall be used for the manufacture of aerated waters unless such premises have been licensed by the Council.

5. Licences shall be renewed annually in January.

4. Such premises shall comply in all respects with the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance, 1935.

5. No water shall be used in any aerated water factory whether for the manufacture of aerated waters or for any other purpose except such as is derived from waterworks as defined in the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, and is laid on to the premises, provided that the Council may give permission for the use of water from any other source for any purpose for which such water is required. All water used for the manufacture of aerated waters shall be subjected to such purifica- tion as the Council may require.

6. All utensils and machinery used in the manufacture and packing of aerated waters shall be kept in a cleanly condition

7. No aerated water factory shall be used for any other purpose except with the permission of the Council.

8. The manufacture of aerated waters shall not be carried on in any part of a building which is used for domestic purposes.

9. No animals except cats shall be kept in any aerated water factory.

10. No drain inlet shall exist in any part of any premises actually used for the manufacture of aerated waters.

11. Every aerated water factory shall be provided with adequate kitchen, ablution, urinal and latrine accommodation to the satis- faction of the Council.

12. Every aerated water factory shall, between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. and at any other time by order in writing from the Council, be open to the inspection of any Food Officer specified in such order.

13. All premises in which the work of manufacturing aerated waters is carried on shall have their floor surfaces on ground surfaces of non-absorbent material finished off smooth, and their walls rendered to a height of seven feet with cement-mortar or other non-absorbent material, or be otherwise constructed and maintained to the satis- faction of the Council.

14. Every aerated water manufactory shall be adequately lighted and ventilated to the satisfaction of the Council, and the ground sur- faces shall be paved with a layer of not less than six inches of good lime-concrete or not less than three inches of cement-concrete com- posed of one part of cement, three parts of sand and five parts of stone broken to pass through a one inch ring, and the surface thereof shall be rendered smooth and impervious with a layer of asphalt or cement-mortar of not less than half an inch in thickness or of such other material of such nature and thickness as the Council may approve.

15. Every room or other part of every aerated water manu- factory in which the actual work of manufacturing aerated waters is carried on shall have the interior surfaces of the walls and ceilings or roofs limewashed throughout during the months of January and July each year.

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