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Occupier of
building may
remove
household waste in certain
circumstances.
(Cap. 132.)
Collection of trade waste, livestock waste or animal waste and removal of livestock waste and animal waste.
Property in collected waste,
etc.
CAP. 354]
Waste Disposal
[1987 Ed.
12. (1) Notwithstanding section 11, it shall not be an offence under that section for an occupier of any building, or any person responsible for the management of any building, to remove household waste from any building if-
(a) the collection authority or any person holding a waste collection licence neglects or fails for a period of 48 hours to remove household waste for any building in respect of which the authority or person provides that service under section 9 or 10; or
(b) no such service for the removal of household waste is provided by a collection authority or a person holding a waste collection licence.
(2) Any waste removed under subsection (1) may be disposed of in any way permitted by law.
(3) Nothing in this section shall derogate from any regulations made under section 15 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance. (Amended, 10 of 1986, s. 32(1))
13. (1) If the collection authority is requested by the owner or occupier or person responsible for the management of any building or land to remove any trade waste, livestock waste or animal waste, the collection authority may remove it, and may recover from the person requesting the removal a fee not exceeding the cost of removal and disposal.
(2) The collection authority may by notice served on the owner or occupier or person responsible for the management of any stable, cow-house, pigsty, kennel, poultry farm or similar establishment require the removal from the premises of livestock waste, animal waste, bedding, straw or other waste.
(3) If, where a notice has been served under subsection (2), any person, who is required by the notice to remove any livestock waste, animal waste, bedding, straw or other waste from any premises specified in the notice, fails to comply with that requirement, he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000 and, in addition, if the offence is a continuing offence to a fine of $200 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued.
(Amended, 58 of 1987, s. 4)
14. All household waste, street waste, trade waste, livestock waste, animal waste and any matter obtained from the cleansing and emptying of pail latrines and the desludging of aqua privies and septic tanks, collected by the collection authority in the operation of any service provided under section 9 or section 13 or collected by a person licensed by a collection authority under section 10 shall-
(a) where the collection authority is the Urban Council, be the property of the Urban Council;
(b) where the collection authority is the Regional Council, be the property of the Regional Council; and (Replaced, 8 of 1986, s. 8)
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Occupier of
building may
remove
household waste in certain
circumstances.
(Cap. 132.)
Collection of trade waste, livestock waste or animal waste and removal of livestock waste and animal waste.
Property in collected waste,
etc.
CAP. 354]
Waste Disposal
[1987 Ed.
12. (1) Notwithstanding section 11, it shall not be an offence under that section for an occupier of any building, or any person responsible for the management of any building, to remove house- hold waste from any building if-
(a) the collection authority or any person holding a waste collection licence neglects or fails for a period of 48 hours to remove household waste for any building in respect of which the authority or person provides that service under section 9 or 10; or
(b) no such service for the removal of household waste is provided by a collection authority or a person holding a waste collection licence.
(2) Any waste removed under subsection (1) may be disposed of in any way permitted by law.
(3) Nothing in this section shall derogate from any regulations made under section 15 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance. (Amended, 10 of 1986, s. 32(1) )
13. (1) If the collection authority is requested by the owner or occupier or person responsible for the management of any building or land to remove any trade waste, livestock waste or animal waste, the collection authority may remove it, and may recover from the person requesting the removal a fee not exceeding the cost of removal and disposal.
(2) The collection authority may by notice served on the owner or occupier or person responsible for the management of any stable, cow-house, pigsty, kennel, poultry farm or similar establish- ment require the removal from the premises of livestock waste, animal waste, bedding, straw or other waste.
(3) If, where a notice has been served under subsection (2), any person, who is required by the notice to remove any livestock waste, animal waste, bedding, straw or other waste from any premises specified in the notice, fails to comply with that requirement, he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000 and, in addition, if the offence is a continuing offence to a fine of $200 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued.
(Amended, 58 of 1987, s. 4)
14. All household waste, street waste, trade waste, livestock waste, animal waste and any matter obtained from the cleansing and emptying of pail latrines and the desludging of aqua privies and septic tanks, collected by the collection authority in the operation of any service provided under section 9 or section 13 or collected by a person licensed by a collection authority under section 10 shall-
(a) where the collection authority is the Urban Council, be the
property of the Urban Council;
(b) where the collection authority is the Regional Council, be the property of the Regional Council; and (Replaced, 8 of 1986, s. 8)
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