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CAP. 354]

Waste Disposal (Livestock Waste) Regulations

[1988 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

WASTE DISPOSAL (LIVESTOCK WASTE) REGULATIONS

L.N. 79/88

67/90

(Cap. 354, section 33)

[11 March 1988]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation

1.

These regulations may be cited as the Waste Disposal (Livestock Waste) Regulations.

Interpretation

2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "channel" means a conduit, pipe, or trench used for the movement or passage of

liquid livestock waste in, on or outside livestock premises;

"collection container" means any container, bin or other receptacle provided by the collection authority, or a person licensed under section 10 of the Ordinance, at a designated place of collection for the purpose of collecting livestock waste generated or produced in or on livestock premises; "collection vehicle" means any vehicle provided by the collection authority, or a person licensed under section 10 of the Ordinance, designed or adapted for the purpose of transporting livestock waste to a designated place of disposal; "composting" means a natural, artificial, chemical or biological degradation process whereby heterogeneous organic matter decomposes into simple or stable compounds by the action of micro-organisms and "composted" shall be construed accordingly;

"designated place of collection" means a place designated by the Director as a place where solid livestock waste generated or produced in or on livestock premises is to be conveyed and collected for transportation to a designated place of disposal;

"designated place of disposal" means a place designated by the Director as a place to which livestock waste is to be transported for disposal, and includes a livestock waste treatment plant not situated in or on livestock premises;

"enclosure" means an area in or on livestock premises enclosed by a fixed structure on at least 3 sides (with or without a doorway), roofed over and made of wood or such other materials as the Director may approve; "heterogeneous organic matter" includes solid livestock waste;