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PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE, 1960. | |

(No. 30 of 1960).

Conservancy BY-LAWS, 1960.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15 and 29 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, 1960, the Urban Council has made the following by-laws-

PART I

Preliminary.

1. These by-laws may be cited as the Conservancy By-laws, 1960, and shall come into operation on the day appointed for the commence- ment of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance. 1960.

2.

These by-laws apply to the urban areas only.

3. In these by-laws, save where the context otherwise requires- "Council" means the Urban Council;

"conservancy service" means a service provided under section 16 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, 1960, for the removal and disposal of excretal matter;

"excretal matter" means excretal matter of any person, but does not

include such matter after maturation;

“premises" means buildings and structures appurtenant thereto, but does not include any temporary structure used solely for dwelling pur- poses unless such temporary structure is used in connexion with any industrial undertaking within the meaning of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, 1955;

"temporary conservancy service" means a conservancy service provided

for a period not exceeding thirty days. "water-borne sanitation” includes waterclosets and urinals.

PART II

Waterclosets and urinals.

4. The owner, or, if the owner is absent from the Colony of compartments cannot readily be found, the occupier, of any premises or part of any premises in which a watercloset or urinal is installed shall cause the

to be constructed

of impervious floor of any compartment in which such watercloset or urinal is installed to be constructed of or paved with smooth, hard, impervious material and shall at all times keep the same in good condition and repait..

material or paved.

premises

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5. The occupier of any premises or part of any premises in which Duties of watercloset or urinal is installed shall-

occupier of

(a) at all times, maintain such watercloset or urinal in a clean and having

wholesome condition:

(b) at all times, ensure an adequate supply of water for flushing

purposes; aud

(c) if the compartment in which such watercloset or urinal is installed is ventilated by a mechanical ventilating system. cause such system to be maintained in good working order.

water-borne senitation.

obstruction

6. No person shall insert or permit to be inserted into any water- Prevention of closet or urinal any matter which is not easily soluable in water or which is likely to prevent or obstruct the proper operation thereof.

PART III.

Dry latrines.

7. (1) In any premises or part of any premises in which water- borne sanitation is not provided, the occupier of such premises or such part thereof shall provide not less than one sanitary pail or container for every twenty-five inmates of such premises or such part thereof.

(2) Save where the same is supplied by the Council, every such sanitary pail or container shaft-

(o) be of a size suitable to its purpose;

(6) be constructed of smooth impervious material; and

(c) have either a close fitting lid or cover, or be enclosed in a box of structure, so made as to prevent the emission of smell therefrom or the access of flies thereto and constructed to the satisfaction of the Council.

(3) Every such sanitary pail or container and all fittings or appliances appurtenant thereto shall, at all times, be maintained in good repair and in a clean and wholesome condition to the satisfaction of the Council by the occupier of the premises, or the part of the prem- ises, in which it is installed.

PART IV.

Conservancy.

to water- closets or urinals.

Day of occupier of premises not having water-borne Baltation.

1. (1) Subject to the provisions of this by-law, no person shall Disposal of dispose of any of the contents of any sanitary pail or container from contents of any premises or any part of any premises except through the agency of sie.

sanitary palls. A conservancy service.