1986 Ed.] Commercial Bathhouses (Urban Council) [CAP. 132 By-laws
Provided that the provisions of this by-law shall not apply to (a) any attendant working in the bathhouse who enters any such room at the request of the occupant thereof or in an emergency; or
(b) any child under the age of 7 years who enters any such room which is occupied by a relative or his nurse.
14. [Cancelled, L.N. 84/84]
15. (1) No person knowingly suffering from a communicable disease shall enter or remain in any bathhouse:
Provided that a health officer may issue a certificate in writing to any such person exempting him from the provisions of this paragraph in any case in which such officer is satisfied that no danger to the public health is involved.
(2) Any person employed or working in a bathhouse shall, if so required in writing by a health officer, submit himself to medical examination at such time and place as such health officer may direct and if, after medical examination, a health officer is satisfied that such person is suffering from any communicable disease or is likely to communicate to any other person any communicable disease, such last mentioned health officer may notify such person in writing to that effect, and such person shall forthwith cease to work in the same or any other bathhouse.
(3) A notice given under paragraph (2) shall continue in force until cancelled by a further notice in writing by a health officer declaring such first mentioned notice to be cancelled.
(4) No person shall cause, or suffer or permit, any person, other than a person who has been duly exempted from the provisions of paragraph (1), whom he knows or has reason to believe to be suffering from any communicable disease to work in any bathhouse.
(5) No person shall cause, or suffer or permit, any person in respect of whom he knows or has reason to believe that a notice given under paragraph (2) is in force to work in any bathhouse.
(6) If it appears to the licensee of any bathhouse that any person therein, other than a person who has been duly exempted from the provisions of paragraph (1), is suffering from any communicable disease, the licensee may direct such person to leave the bathhouse.
16. (1) For the purpose of protecting the public health, the Council may, at any time, order that all bathhouses, or any specified bathhouse, shall be closed to the public for such period as may, in the opinion of the Council, be necessary.
(2) No person shall, for the purpose of bathing therein, enter any bathhouse in respect of which an order has been made under paragraph (1).
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[Subsidiary]
Persons suffering from
communicable diseases.
Power of Council to close bathhouses.
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