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Excretal
matter not to
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95. (a) No excretal matters shall be emptied, dis-
be deposited charged, deposited or placed in, or conveyed to, over, or upon
any gully, drain, sewer or any inlet thereto.
elsewhere
than in the
conservancy boats.
Conservancy
boats shall not land excretal
matter in the Colony,
Definition of
excretal
matters.
Sanction of Council necessary for erection of public latrines.
Council may
upply to
(6) No excretal matters removed from any premises situated within the districts specified in Section 86 shall be emptied, discharged, deposited or placed in or conveyed to any place other than the conservancy boats provided for that pur- pose.
(c) No excretal matters shall be brought from any pre- mises or place situated outside the districts specified in Section 86 to any premises or place situated within the said districts.
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96. Excretal matters which have been placed in conservancy boat shall not be landed at any place within the Colony including New Kowloon but excluding the rest of the New Territories.
97. In the foregoing provisions the term 'excretal matters' shall include nightsoil and urine.
Public Latrines.
98. (1) No public latrine shall be erected until the sanction of the Urban Council in writing has been obtained.
(2) The Council shall not incur any legal liability in respect of having granted such sanction, nor shall such sanction protect the owner of any public latrine from any liability to an injunction or other legal proceedings should the latrine be at any time so conducted as to become a nuisance, or its erection be contrary to agreement or be otherwise wrongful.
99. When, in the opinion of the Council, additional Government public latrine accommodation is required in any locality upon for additional unleased Crown Land, the Council may apply in writing to the Governor, through the Colonial Secretary, specifying the site upon which it desires the erection of a public latrine, and the accommodation to be provided by such latrine.
public latrines.
Notification
of intention
to erect
public latrine.
Objection
to erection
of public
latrine.
100. If such application is approved of by the Governor a notification shall be published, in English and Chinese, in three successive numbers of the Ciazette, specifying the site and notifying that the Government proposes to erect thereon a public latrine.
101.--(1) If any owner or occupier of property in the immediate vicinity of such site objects to such erection, such objection must be sent in writing to the Colonial Secretary so as to reach his office not later than one week after the publica- tion of the last of such notifications.
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(2) Such objection must state the reasons and specify the property with regard to the ownership or occupation of which such objection is made and the interest therein of the objector.
102. If such objection is so duly made and is not with- Resolution drawn the Government shall not be entitled to claim the im- of Legisla
tive Council munity conferred by section 103, unless, after such objection where
objection has been considered, a resolution of the Legislative Council is made, is passed approving of the site and the erection thereon of such latrine.
granted or
103. Where such resolution as is mentioned in section No injunc 102 has been passed or where no objection has been so duly tion to be made or has been withdrawn, no injunction shall be granted suit to be against the erection, continuance, or use of such latrine, nor brought in shall any suit be brought for damages or compensation in cases. respect of such erection, continuance, or use.
certain
104. The immunity with regard to injunction and suits Existing conferred by section 103 is hereby extended to all the Govern- public
latrines ment public latrines existing at the commencement of this protected Ordinance, as fully as if the resolution referred to had been from
injunction. passed in each case.
105. The Council shall have the control and management Council to of all Government public latrines erected under the provisions control
public of this Ordinance, or protected thereby, and any provisions latrines. relating to public latrines shall apply to all Government public latrines.
106. Nothing in this Ordinance contained relating to Saving of public latrines shall in any way be deemed to derogate from existing any existing rights or powers of the Government.
rights.
107. Every public latrine together with its fittings shall Public be kept at all times in a thorough state of repair.
latrines to
be kept in repair.
108. Every public latrine shall be kept, at all times, in Public a cleanly condition.
latrines to he kept clean,
109. While open to the public, every latrine shall have Attendant at least one able-bodied adult attendant constantly on duty to be
constantly therein.
on duty,
110. All the partitions, seats, floors and channels of Seats, every public latrine as well as all utensils therein, shall be floors, etc., thoroughly scrubbed at least once every day.
to be scrubbed daily.
111. The whole of the interior walls of every public Walls to be latrine shall be limewashed and any fittings made of wood shall whitewashed be tarred at least once every month.
and wood tarred monthly.
112. Fumigants of such description as may be approved Fumigants by the Urban Council shall be kept burning in every latrine to to kept while it is open to the public.
hursing.
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