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Quality of
water,
Annual empty-
ing of swim. ming pools.
Life saving and first aid attendants.
General repair and cleanliness of swimming pool, equipment and premises.
(b) in the case of an open air swimming pool. not less than
once in every six hours.
11. Every licensee of a swimming pool shall cause the water therein to be maintained at all times to-
(a) a standard of purity, not less than B. coli absent in one
hundred cubic centimetres of water; and
(6) a standard of clarity, such that a black and white object, not less in size than four inches square or, if such object is round, four inches in diameter, placed on the bottom of the swimming pool at the deepest point is clearly visible from the surface of the water; and
(c) a standard of hydrogen-ion concentration, not greater
than PH7,0.
12. Every licensee of a swimming pool shall cause the pool to be emptied of water and thoroughly cleaned not less than once in every year and at such other limes as the Director may require by notice in writing served upon the licensee.
13. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), every licensee of a swim- ming pool shall cause to be in attendance at the pool, at all times during which the pool is open to bathers, not less than two life saving attendants.
(2) The Director may upon application modify or waive all or any of the requirements of this regulation in any particular case.
(3) In paragraph (U), a "life saving attendant" means a per- son possessing a valid certificate of competency in life saving and first aid issued by an association approved by the Director and certifying a standard of competency not less than that of a holder of the bronze medallion of the Royal Life Saving Society,
14. (1) Every licensee of a swimming pool shall cause the swimming pool, all machinery, equipment and fittings ancillary thereto, all sidewalks or open spaces surrounding the same and all dressing, shower, bathing, washing or latrine accommodation provided thereat to be, at all times, maintained in proper repair. in a clean condition and free from noxious matter.
(2) If, in the opinion of the Director, any swimming pool has become, or is likely to become, injurious to bealth by reason of any structural defect or want of repair or by reason of defective filtration or purification plant, the Director may cause a notice in writing to be served upon the licensee thereof requiring him-
(a) to carry out, within such time as may be specified in the notice, such work as may be necessary to remove the risk of injury to health; and
(b) if it appears to the Director to be necessary, to close such swimming pool until such work has been carried out to his satisfaction.
15. (1) No person shall spit in any swimming pool or on any part of the premises pertaining thereto, except into a latrine or into a spittoon or other receptacle provided for the purpose.
(2) Where spittoons or receptacles are provided, the licensee of the swimming pool shall cause each such spittoon or receptacle to contain a disinfectant fluid and to be cleansed, and the fluid renewed, not less than once in every twenty-four hours.
(3) Save as otherwise permitted in writing by the Director, every licensee of a swimming pool shall cause one or more notices, prohibiting spitting and written in English and Chinese, to be con- tinuously displayed in a conspicuous place near the swimming pool and in or near any changing room.
16. Every licensee of a swimming pool at which bathing costumes or towels are supplied to bathers shall cause each such costume or towel to be sterilized, by immersion for not less than thirty seconds in boiling water, after each occasion upon which it is used by any bather.
17. (1) No person shall enter any swimming pool while knowingly suffering from any cutaneous or communicable disease.
(2) Save as otherwise permitted in writing by the Director, every licensee of a swimming pool shall cause the provisions of paragraph (1) to be continuously displayed in the form of a notice, written in English and Chinese, in a conspicuous place near the swimming pool.
18. (1) Every licence issued under these regulations shall be renewable annually on the Isı day of April.
(2) The grant or renewal of any such licence shall be subject to the payment in advance to the Treasury of a fee of one hundred and fifty dollars; or where the licence is issued after the 30th day of September in any year, a fee of seventy-five dollars.
(3) Where the Director is satisfied that any such licence has been lost or destroyed, the Director may upon payment of a fee of five dollars issue a duplicate thereof.
19. (1) Any person who-
(a) contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 4 or 9 or of paragraph (1) of regulation 15 or paragraph (1) of regulation 17 or of regulation 20; or
Prevention of spitting.
Sterilization of bathing costumes and towels.
Exclusion of persons suffering from certain diseases.
Faes.
Offences and penalties.