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Explanatory Note.
(This Note is not part of the by-laws, but is intended to indicate their general purport).
These by-laws replace, with amendment, the existing Laundries By-laws :
2. Under the existing By-laws, cach separate set of premises used by a public laundry is required to be registered as a separate laundry. This procedur: is considered unrealistic, and these by-laws provide that every laundry boslaa raust be licensed and that all outside reception and delivery depots belonging in say licensed laundry business must be registered, Control of the premises n which any public laundry is maintained is ensured by a requirement that licence will not be granted unless plaos of the premises are submitted to the Council and approved and unless certain matters relating to the lighting, ventil tion and construction of the premises are to the satisfaction of the Council
3. In addition to the introduction of the revised system of licensing aud registration already mentioned, these by-laws make provision for the following acw matters-
(2) the prevention of the spraying of water by means of mouth-spraying :
devices onto clothes which are being ironed;
(b) the prevention of the access of vermin to laundries; and
(<) a requirement that persons employed in laundries must be vaccinated
against smallpox,
4.
A detailed Comparative Table is annexed to this Note,
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
By-laws.
Corresponding
existing by-laws.
I
Citation.
Z
3
L
5
6
Remarks,
1
3, 4, 9(4) and
9(6) in part
5
Application,
Interpretation. "Laundry has been defined.
The system is changed from one of registation to one of licensing coupled with registration of premises used for storage, reception and delivery of articles.
New. This provides for approval of plans.
This provides greater flexibility in the control of laundry premises.
New. This controls the alteration of laundry. premises after the grant or renewal of a licens
This provides for general cleanliness. The quiremeal that laundries must be limewasbol regularly is omitted. Section 14 of the Publk Health and Urban Services Ordinance, 1960 provides power to require limewashing to b done when necessary.
By-laws.
Corresponding existing by-laws.
9
6 in part
10
6 in part
11
9(2)
12
B(1)
13
9(6) in part
บ
10
13
16-
17
18
19
10
a A
23
24
TA
Remarks.
By-law 6 of the existing By-laws controlled the use of laundries for dwelling purposes and for cooking. The provisions as to these two matters have been separated. By-law 7 of the existing By-laws (which relates to watchmen) is absorbed in the new by-law 9.
This prohibits the keeping of animals and poultry in laundries. The prohibition with respect to poultry is new.
This relates to the communication of disease through laundries and covers the purpose of the existing by-law 8(1) of the Laundries By-laws in a more flexible manner. The provisions of the existing by-law 8(2) and (3) are omitted,
This contains the provisions now contained in by-law 946) of the Laundries By-laws relating to the prevention of contamination of dean clothing by contact with dirty clothing. The existing by-law 9(3) is omitted,
To control spitting in laundries.
New. To prevent the use of mouth-spraying methods of damping clothes during ironing.
New. To prevent the access of vermin to
laundries.
New. To require laundry staff to be vaccinated against smallpox.
New. To provide for the general cleanliness of reception and delivery depois.
New. To require the registration of outside reception and" delivery depots connected with laundries.
To provide for the payment of fees. The existing fee for registration becomes the fee for the licence and is increased from $60 to $80 and a nominal fee of $5 is imposed for registration of depots under by-law 19. A fee of $5 for replace ment of lost or destroyed licences is also pre- scribed.
Offences and penalties.
New. To provide for the bringing of proceed- ings.
Transitional provisions,
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