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Duly of

Occupier

where

refuse

chute is not provided.

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conditions of such agreement unless the parties thereto express ly agree to the contrary-

(i) all refuse storage containers shall be constructed of such material and shall be of such design and capacity as the Council shall approve, and shall be maintained at all times in good repair and serviceable condition to the satisfaction of the Council;

(ii) each refuse storage container shall be kept in a storage chamber, and shall be so scated as to be capable of easy removal therefrom by means of a wheeled under-carriage or other device approved by the Council;

(iii) save as otherwise required for cleaning or repair, cach storage chamber shall be kept locked and shall be opened only at such times as may be required for clearance of the refuse storage containers by the public refuse collection service or by a public officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the Council for the purpose of inspection; and

(iv) there shall be provided and maintained for the use of public refuse collection vehicles a clear and sufficient means of access to each storage chamber at all times at which such vehicles call for the purpose of collecting refuse.

19. (1) Where any premises are not provided with a refuse chute, the occupier of such promises or any part thereof shall provide a sufficient number of dustbins, not being less than one, and shall plac therein all of the house refuse, excluding dangerous refuse, accumulated from such premises or such part thereof during each period of twenty- four hours. Each such dustbin shall be made to the satisfaction of de Council and shall be-

(a) constructed of strong impervious material:

(b) cylindrical in shape, or tapered towards the bottom, with

smooth internal surfaces;

(c) fitted with a hooped rim in such a manner as to prevent the

bottom of the bin resting on the ground:

(d) fitted with handles on opposite sides in such a manner that the

bin may easily be lifted by hand:

(e) provided with a close fitting lid or cover so as to prevent the emission of dust or stench therefrom or the access of lies thereto; and

(f) of a capacity not exceeding three and a quarter cubic feet.

(2) Every such dustbin shall at all times be maintained in good repair and in a clean condition to the satisfaction of the Council, and shall be kept properly covered save when required to be opened for the purpose of using it.

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(3) The occupier of such promises or such part thereof shall, at least once in every twenty-four hours, deliver, or cause to be delivered, to a public refuse collection loader at a public refuse collection vehicle all of the contents of every dustbin provided in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1).

Containers

20. No person shall, without reasonable excuse, permit a receip- Refuse acle containing refuse of any kind to remain in a streel or public place not to for a period exceeding five minutes whilst awaiting the arrival of a remain in public refuse collection vehicle.

PART IV.

Dangerous refuse and trade refuse.

21. Notwithstanding anything contained in by-law 16 or 18. no person shall put, or cause to be pul, any dangerous refuse or any liquid joo a refuse chute or into a dustbin used for house refuse.

street or public place.

Dangerous refuse not 10

be put into chutes or dusibins.

22. The occupier of any premises or any part of any premises in Disposal of which there is any dangerous refuse shall deliver, or cause to be dangerous

refuge. delivered, all of such dangerous refuse into the personal charge of a public refuse collection loader at a public refuse collection vehicle:

Provided that, having regard to the quantity of such dangerous refuse or to its nature, such loader may refuse to accept it, in which case such occupier shall report the fact to the Council, which may direct the manner in which the same is to be disposed of.

23. (1) The occupier of any premises or any part of any premises Disposal of

in which there is any trade refuse muy, with the consent of the Council, trade refuse. dispose of such refuse by putting it into any refuse chute which may be provided in such premises.

(2) Where any premises are not provided with a refuse chute and where the Council has refused its consent to the disposal of any trade refuse by putting it into a refuse chule, the occupier of the premises or part of any premises in which there is any trade refuse shall dispose of the same by putting it into distbins, which he shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to a public refuse collection loader at a public refuse collection vehicle:

Provided that. having regard to the quantity of such refuse or its nature, such loader may refuse to accept it, in which case such occupier shall report the fact to the Council which may direct the manner in which the same is to be disposed of.