1988 Ed.]
Waste Disposal (Livestock Waste) Regulations
[CAP. 354
A 3
[Subsidiary]
"in situ composting" means composting initiated or assisted by the movement of livestock, machinery or other mechanical apparatus in or on those parts of livestock premises in which livestock waste is generated or produced by that livestock;
"liquid livestock waste" means—
(a) the urine of any livestock; or
(b) any livestock waste which flows, spreads or otherwise behaves as a liquid; or
(c) the mixture of any liquid with solid livestock waste whether or not that liquid originates as livestock waste, has been treated under regulation 8(2) or contains any solids in suspension; or
(d) any pigwash contaminated by livestock waste; or
(e) any liquid used to bathe or wash livestock contaminated with livestock waste; or
(f) any liquid used to wash or clean any livestock premises contaminated by livestock waste;
"properly constructed" means properly constructed in accordance with a standard specified in a Code of Practice relating to livestock waste and of such materials and of such design or type as may be prescribed in that code;
"properly dried" means properly dried in accordance with a standard specified in a Code of Practice relating to livestock waste;
"public sewer" has the same meaning as has in the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 358);
"saline waters" means the waters adjacent to the coast of Hong Kong;
"soakaway-pit" means a pit or sump properly constructed in or on livestock premises for the purpose of allowing liquid livestock waste generated or produced in or on those premises to percolate into the adjacent ground or subsoil without any overload or overflow occurring, and includes any adits, pipes or trenches used in conjunction therewith to increase the rate of percolation;
"solid livestock waste" means—
(a) the manure of any livestock, whether or not that manure has been mixed with other materials or composted; or
(b) liquid livestock waste from which the liquid has been drained, separated or removed; or
(c) the properly dried sludge or other solids produced by the treatment of liquid livestock waste under regulation 8(2);
"storage bag" means any bag or other similar article of sufficient strength and durability as the Director may approve provided by a livestock keeper for the purpose of—
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