Protection
of fout- tains, wells and pumps.
Regulations relating to the use of water from springs, walis, etc.
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(b) is so polluted, or is likely to be so polluted, as to be injurious or dangerous to health, or is otherwise rendered unfit for human consumption or injurious or dangerous to health. the Authority may cause a notice to be served upon the owner of the premises upon which such spring, well, pool, pond, watercourse, swim. ming pool or other source exists or, where the owner is absent from the Colony or cannot be readily found or ascertained by the Authority or is under disability, upon the occupier thereof requiring him, within, such time as may be specified in such notice, to close, permanently or tem- porarily, such spring, well, pool, pond, watercourse, swimming pool or other source, or to take such other steps as may appear to the Authority to be necessary to prevent injury or danger to health of persons drink- ing or using such water.
(2) If any person on whom a notice is served under the provisions of subsection (1) fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof-
(a) such person shall be guilty of an offence; and
(6) the Authority may execute, or cause to be executed, such work as may be necessary for the purpose of preventing injury or danger to health, and may recover any expenses thereby ino- curred from the owner of such premises or, where the owner is absent from the Colony or cannot be readily found or ascet- tained by the Authority or is under disability, from the occupier thereof.
25. Any person who-
(a) does any wilful act whereby any fountain. well or pump
damaged; or
(b) by reason of any act or neglect, causes or permits the water of any fountain, well or pump which is used, or likely to be used, for buman consumption or domestic purposes, or for manufacturing food or drink for human consumption, to be come polluted or fouled,
shall be guilty of an offence.
26. (1) The Authority may make regulations prescribing or pro- viding for-
(a) the prohibition or control of the use of water from any spring. well, pool, pond, watercourse, swimming pool or other souted. the use of which is likely to be injurious or dangerous to health;
(b) the disinfecting or purifying, and the maintenance in a whole- some condition, of water from any such spring, well, pool. pood, watercourse, swimming pool or other source.
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(2) Nothing in subsection (1) or in section 24 shall be taken to apply to any waterworks within the meaning of the Waterworks Ordin- (Cap. 102). ance, or taken or construed to the prejudice of the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance, 1955.
(68 of 1955).
to contain
27. (1) Where it appears to the Authority that there is, or is likely Control of to be, upon any premises any accumulation of water, whether waste of water likely otherwise, likely to contain larvae or pupae of mosquitoes, the Authority as or may, whether such accumulation of water is presently found to exist pupac of or not, cause a notice to be served upon the occupier, or, where the mosquitoes, occupier is absent from the Colony or cannot be readily found or ascer- mined by the Authority or is under disability, upon the owner, of such premises requiring him, within such time as may be specified in the notice
(a) to remove such accumulation of water, if existing; or
(b) to take such other steps as may be specified in the notice to prevent any or any further such accumulation of water upon such premises; or
(c) to take such other steps as may be specified in the notice to prevent the existence of larvae or pupae of mosquitoes upon such premises.
(2) If the person upon whom a notice is served under the provi- rious of subsection (1) fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof -
(a) such person shall be guilty of an offence; and
(6) the Authority may remove, or cause to be removed, any such accumulation of water and may take such other steps as may be necessary to satisfy the requirements of such notice, and may recover any expenses thereby incurred from such person. (3) Where, in any accumulation of water on any promises, larvas pupae of mosquitoes are found, the occupier of such premises or. where the occupier is absent from the Colony or cannot be readily found or ascertained by the Authority, the owner thereof shall be guilty of an offence,
(4) The Director of Medical and Health Services and any public officer authorized by him in that behalf may, in addition to the Authority, exercise any of the powers vested in the Authority by the provisions of subsections (1) and (2).
28. (1) The Authority may make regulations to promote the de- Regulations struction of mosquitoes or the prevention of the breeding thereof.
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(2) Any regulations made under subsection (1) may be of general quitoes. application or limited to particular districts, areas, premises or types
classes of premises.