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(b) the requirements concerning the hours for opening and closing of the swimming bath and the maximum number of persons who may use the same, as prescribed by the Council under by-law 14, are complied with;

(c) the water in the swimming pool is nat illuminated by any form of electric lighting situated below the level of the upper surface of the water;

(d) no electrical equipment, cables or fittings shall come in contact with or be placed in such a position as to be likely to come in contact with the water in the swimming pool; (c) no electrical equipment, cables or fittings shall be placed in such a position as to be capable of being touched by the hand of any person in the swimming pool or standing on the side-walks of the swimming pool;

(A) an attendant shall be on duty at the swimming pool at all times when it is open for swim- ming;

(g) on and after 1st May, 1954, every attendant required under paragraph (f) shall be in possession of certificates of competency in life saving and first-aid to the satisfaction of the Council. The certificate for life saving shall not be of a lower standard than that of the bronze medallion of the Royal Life Saving Society and shall be supplemented by a refresher course taken annually. The certi- ficate for first-aid shall be a certificate issued under the authority of the St. John Ambulance Association:

(4) the name of the swimming pool attendant together with his photograph and a copy of his certificates of competency in life saving and first-aid shall be registered with the Council and another copy exhibited in a prominent position at the swimming pool,"

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The principal by-laws are amended by the addition after Addition by-law 15 of the following new by-laws-

"Penalty.

Citation

1054-

16. Any person who acts in contravention of or fails to comply with by-law 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 10A shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.

17. These by-laws may be cited as the Swimming Pools By-laws."

Made by the Urban Council this 30th day of March, 1954-

7. Stolitley

Secretary.

Approved by the Legislative Council this 14th day of April.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

14th April, 1954-

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Deputy Clerk of Councils.

Explanatory Note.

It is necessary that at all times there shall be some person responsible for ensuring that the by-laws are complied with. The effect of by-law

2 is that where the individual licensee is prevented from supervising the swimming pool, then any person who thereafter maintains it, is acting in contravention of by-law 2 of the principal by-laws, unless the licensee has obtained the prior authority of the Council to delegate control to another person.

By-law 3 defines the responsibilities of the licensee and also, ta prevent any accidents, prohibits the use of electrical equipment bath in and year a swimming pool. The by-law also requires that an attendant, qualified in life saving and first-aid, shall be on duty at a swimming pool at all hours when it is open for swimming.

By-law 4 stipulates the penalty for contravention of certain of the by-lawa.

(Secrecariat 59/3231/49)

of new by-laws 16 and 17.