Public Health (General Sanitation) Regulations (ACT)
Regulations under :the Public Health Ordinance
. 1928-1930.
I FRANK .ANS1'EY, 1fi11istel· of State for Henlth, for and on , behalf of the :Minister of St.ate for Home Affairs, in pnrsunnec of the powers conferred hy the Seat of GotJe'l'nmen/. (Adminis/.mtion.) 0Hliua.nce l!J30 nne! the P.nblic li ealfh OnH1wnce 192R-1930, hereby make the following ltegnlntim1s to come h1to opernt.ion forthwith.
Dntr.d this twelfth day of December, One thousand uine Jmndre•l nnd thirty.
FRANK ANSTEY
for :Wiinister of State for Home Affairs.
J•UDUC HEALTH (GENERA.L SANITATION) UEGUI,:\'l'IONS.
PAnT I.-PREI.IliiiNAllY.
Short Iillo,
1. These ;Regulations may he cited as t.he Public Health (General Sanitation) Regulations.
l'nrtR. 2. Tlwse Regulations nre divided into I'nrts, as follows:-
P ,IJlT l.--Preliminnry. P,\R'r II.-Snuitation.
PAR'!' IlL-Sanitary Conveniences.
PART IV.-:Miscellaneous.
3. The Publin Henlth (Gmieral Sanitation) Uegnlnti'ons madn oll the 30t.h day of N ovembm·, 1929, under the Public Health Or<liunncc
1928 nrc herchy re]Jr.nled.
Jlrfinltlous. 4. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears- " Approved'' menus approved by the Director-General or an authorized person ;
" Chemical closet" means a closet in which, or ip counc.xion with which, thoro is a fixnd ot· moyable 1'ecnptnclc of watertight. matcriul conhtining a · chemical wl1ich cHcct.ivol.Y and cout.inuonsly muintnius in a sterile and inodorous condition ull. excreta deJlositcd therein;
" Closet-" means any structure whatsoever used for the JllirJlOSe ofor in <:onnoxion with the reception of excreta i
"Domestic bird , includos any fowl, duck, goose, turkey, guinea
fowl and pigeon; .
" Minister " nwans the ,Minister of .State for Health;
"Night-soil" includes all human excrementitious or faecal
matter, human urine and matters mixed with both or either
of them;"Oc<:upicr" includes t.he person having the charge, mtmugd- mcnt or control of premises or land, and iu the cnso of n l10use wlti<:h is let out iu seilat·atc tenements, Ol' in tho case of u lodging-house which is let to lodgers, the person receivi11g the r<>nt JHlynble by the tenm1ts or lodgers, either on his own nccount or as the agent of anot.ltel' person, and also includes any person in ocmqmtion of the snrfacn of auy land belong- ing t.o t.hn Commonwealth, notwithstnll<ling nny want Ol' dcfent of title to ocCU}>y the lnml;
Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel-also accessible at " Owner." menus tl1e owner, whether jointly or severally, of nny promises or lund, .or the autl10rized agent, ,manuger or SU}JCrintcndent. of t.he owner, and i11 ·the cnse .of mor.t.gnged premises both the mortgagot• and the mortgngce, nnd includes
u lessee;
";Premises" .indudcs all hnilclings nnd st.ntctnres and any lands
. witl1in the cmti.lnge tliCreof; . "Public place" means any road 01' ot1u~r plncc wl1ich the publie
nrc on titled to use ;
"Hduse" llll':tll~ dung, otr1d, gnrbnge, dC'nd nuimnls, or any
matter whieh is unwholl'Rome ot· from which any offC'nsin·
odom uri scs ;
"SanitnrJ' eom·(.micmces" menus ,\,ater-doscts, earth closets,
priYies nnd rce<'ptacles for the disposal of night-soil, and
indudcs urinals; ·
"Sn}Jtic tnuk" means llliJ' tank or series of timks through which sewage is passed, and in which it is det.11ined for the purposes of sedimeutatiou, disiutcgr11tion Ol' digestion;
"the City Aren" menus the Cit.y Aren as defined iu the Oify
1l1·ea Leases (J?·di·nc!llce 1924-1929;
"the sewer11gc system" means the sewerage system. provided by
or under the nutbority of the Commonwealth;
"to dispose of," in relation to 11 dcall animal, menus effectively to bnrn, bury to 11 depth of a.t least three feet, or othrrwise to remove by any other ·approYed method-.
P.\.RT 11.-SANITA'l'ION.
5. A person shall uot convey nny ref11se, or cause nny l'efuse to (!onvcynncc of
he nonvcycd tlll'ongh, in Ol' upo11 any public pl11cc except in a vehicle •·cfu•r.
or receptuele. properly CO\'et·rd to the satisfaction of the lVIedicnl Officer
of Health, or, if the refuse is moi:;t or cont11ins nny liquid, except in uunpproved covered "'lltertight vrl1ide Ol' l'ecPplllele !lO cOllStructed liS to
pt·evcnt the es!:upt! of tlw contents tl~ereof, · 6 . .A. }JerSOll shall 110t place, CHI'I'J' or huvc in or llllO!l ai1y vehicle l'nrrlnr,o or foml
ot' rece1Jt11cle which contuins refuse, or whieh has contained refuse and ~~.:~'ln~l~ or
l~as not since been thoroughly pmified, mir food for .!nnnan cousump- :::;;:,'~~-";,'"
hon, or any recept.ncle mwd for the rccPptlOn or Cllrrwgc of any such
food. ·
7.-(1.) .·\ ]Jl'rson shall 110t, without the WJ'illcn permission of tlw Kccplugnt
lVfcdic11l Officer of Health, keep or prrmit any 11nimal, other tlwu !I ~~~~~lit~l~<l •. cat Ol' dog·, to be ltrpt withiu a ilistuncp of foi'ty fePt from nny ch\·c>lling lwuse, )wspital 01' school huil.ding. . (2.) The owner of 1111.}' laud where Rnimals are kept shall, wl1eu
so reqnil'<~d by the 1\ledic:nl Offic:r1· of Health, pro\·ide snell stabling OI'other aceommodntion for t.lwsc 1111imnls as tl10 :Medical Oflicer of Hc!nlth
tl1inks suitable. . · (3.) .In the City Area a person shall not, without the writteu pennis-
sion of the lVIedi<:nl Offic<•J· of Hraltl1, keep, Ol' c:ause Ol' }Jm·mit to be
kept, lillY domestiu birds, except in s<>cnrely fe11ced yards OJ' runs h11ving
nn nrea of 110L less thnn two lmnrlrecl squnre fret nnd so fenced ns lo
pre\'ent. their escape:Provided thut, wl1c>1'e mot·c thni1 leu birds tu·0 kept at nuy one time, there shnll he all addit.iounl spm:c of one lnmdrocl squ11rc feet
for eYCl'J' fiye bii·ds in PXC!PSS of thnt lllllllUel'.
( 4.) Every sne11 y11rd or run sh11ll be 11 cle11r lwl'nt,y-fiyc fcrt from 1111,\' dwel1ing·lwusc, hospital 01' sdwol building, nml tl10 :Medioni Ofllcer of Health may, upon l'ensonable noti'ce·to the occupier of any prO])erty on which t.he yurd or ruu is situated, require t.lw occupier to remove
or nlter the yard or run so that no ]lart !.hereof shnll be within
twenty-five feet of any dwelling house, hospital or school building,
( 5.) A lwusc, shelter or e·rcc:tion for the keeping of any domestic birds shall not be erected or placed within twentycfivo feet of any
d\\'elling house, hospital Ol' school building.
(6.) The occn]Jier of any Jll'OJWI'ty OJl which an;-,' a11imal or domes~ic lJird is kept or housed, shall cause tho place of keeping to be thol·ong·hl:,• clennsecl us often liS is neee11s11ry for the pm·pose of keeping- the place
in n elc11n, wlwlesome and s11nitnry state and condition.
(7.) Wlwre nny n;\·imnl or bird cle\·clops any contagions or iuft•ct.ions disease injlll'ious to lnunun beings, f.lJc pCI'HOU keeping the animal or
hird or ('.llusing or permitting the. animal or bird to he kept :>lw\1
| fortlnvit.lJ cnmc sucl• hird. o•· animal to be dcstt·oyt·d: | · |
ProYidt•d that, where 11 dog is affect£>d with the ll,}'dlltid disease parasitt•,. it slwll he eonsidered snfficiPJJt eomplinnce wil11 this sub- l'(•gnlation wh£>11 t•urativc · treat.inr.nt., to tlw sntisfnetion of the l\feclienl Ofliccr ·of Henlt.h;·ll!ls hePn llllplied to· thc.dog.
8. 'l'lll' owner o1· occupier of any premises ot· l11nd sll!lll not kc•eJ>·, Kec1,1,.1!
Ol' permit Ol' sutl'r1· to J'emain, on the ]ll'emisel! or land, any matter olfm••lvc mollrr
whatsoenn• whieh is mmholesomc or from whit•h nn offl•usi,•c smell r,~~~~~~wrllln~t
nri.Res, or any mattc1· or ll1ing in such a c:ondition, or usl'd or kept 1,11
SUCh. a .Ulat)llel'1 liS to he dangerous, injmiOUS 01' ]ll'ejudiciaJ to henlfh .
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| Drnlnngc, &c., | 9. The owner of any stable, cow-yard, horse-yard Or· cattle-shed· chal·, within one montl1.afte1' the service upon him of a notice by the Director-General, requiring him so to .Jo- |
of slilhlr-<;.
(a) where the stnble, yard or shed has not a floor impervious to
wate1· and rats-cause the stable, yard or shed to be sufficiently llavcd, flagged or floored with stone, concrete or otlter material impervious to water and rats; and
(b) whct·e the stable, yard or shed is not sufficiently drained- ctmsc it to be so drained and to have proper sewer connexions where }H'acticablc.
| Olcun~lnll o! | 10.-(1.) The occupier or owner of any premises 01' laud which contains n stable, horse-yard, cow-yard or cattle-shed, shalT provide an approved box or bin for tlw reception of all dung or 1·efusn in the ~table, yard or shed, and shall, if the stable, yard or shed is used as wch, cause it to be cleansed daily. | |||
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| (2.) The occupier of the premises or land shall cause all such dung o1· refuse to be disposed of in accordance with the directions of the Medical Officer of Health, and in such a manner as to prevent the breeding of flies, and, if not rcmO\'ed immediately, to be placed in tho box or bin provided iu pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation. | ||||
| ( 3.) The occupier of the premises or land shall cause the box or bin provided in pursuance of sub-regulatiqn (1.) of this regulation to be kept covered, and, if used, to be emptied and c:leansed once at least in each 'iveek, or at more frequent intervals if the Medical Officer of Heahl1 so requires, and shaH not at m1y time allow flies to breed in the box or bin or allow Uw [JOx to become insanitary. | ||||
| Jlrcmi!IE'S to lm | 11.-(1.) The occupier, or, where there is no occupier, the owner of any premises or land, sltalllceep the premises or land, as the case may bo, and all cellars, stables, sheds, out-buildings and sa1iitary conveniences | |||
| knpl clean. | ||||
| I.JClongiug to the JH'emises or in the curtilage thereof in a cleanly | ||||
| condition and fl-ee from any accumulation of decomposing organic .fluid m· solid mntlcr or stagnant water, and shall, when 1·equired in wl'itil1g by tlw Medical Officer of Health ·or an authorized officer, carry out to thr. satisfaction of the :Medical Officer of Health or authorized officer, within the time specified in the requisition, such cleansing operations as nrr. specified in t.he requisition: | ||||
| Pr~viclcd tlmt 11othing in this sul)-regulation shall prevent the occupier of the premises or land from storiug garden manure thereon in }JUrsuance of mld subjeet to the conditions of a permit issued by the | ||||
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| (2.) Where the occupier or owner, as the case may be, ·l1as not at the 0xpiratiou of the time specified in the requisition caused the cleansing operations to be carried out, the Medical Officer of Health or authorized officer may carry out the operations and recover the cost. thereof from the occupier or owner, as the case may be, in any Court of competent jmisdiction. | ||||
| 0\·crctowdlng | 12. Whr.rc, in the O})inion of the .Medical Officer of Health, any dwclling-hm,1se is so overcrowded as to be dangerotis to the health of the imnatcs, tbc occupier of t.he house shall, ll'ithin such time as is speeified in an ordtn· ··in writing of the lviedical Officer of Ilcaltl1 served 1qlon the | |||
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| · Rnts nml | 13. The occli}Jier or, if there is no occupier, the owner of ~tny | |||
| vermiu. | premises upon which conditions favorable to the breeding and existence of rats, mice, flies, mosquitoes or other vermin exist, shall, within such time a11 is specified in au order in writing of the Medical Offiecr of Health, served upon the oetmpier or owner, as the case may be, remove | |||
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| Btructurnl | 14. Where, in the opinion of the lliedical Officer of Health, insanitary conditio11s exist on auy,remises by reason of any structural defect in the premises, the owner o the premises shall, within such time as is specified in an order of the Medical Officer of Health served upon | |||
| defects. | ||||
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| Premises unfit | 15. Where, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health, any building used as a dwelling-house is in such a condition as to be dangerous to the health of the inmates, the Medical Officer of Health | |||
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| habitation. | ||||
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| - | 16. A person shall not throw, cast or lay, or cause to be thrown, Dopoolt or |
cast or laid, in or UJ>Ou any public place, any refuse, soot, ashes, l'nhbiRll, ~~tW~~~P~!~es.
broken glass, night-soil, blood, filth, paper or rags, or any offensive,
noxious Ol' dangerous matter or thing.
| land of the Commonwealth, tlw owner of the animal shall cause- it <lent! nn rna · | 17. If any animal dies in any public place or on any unleased Dlspos11I1ot L9 |
to be immediately dispoEed of, and where any animal dies on any
other land, the occupim· of such land shall so dispose of the carcass:
Provided that, where, in tl10 opinion of the Directo1·-Gcneral, it is necessary or clcsimble in the interests of public health or con- venience, the Direc:t.or-Gencral may cause the dead animal to be disposed of, and the owner of the dead animal shall, on demand, pay to the Director-General the amount fixed by him as the cost incurred by him in the disposal of the dead animal.
18. A person slwll not deposit night-soil or- refuse at any place DlapoMI or
unless- ~~g:~~~~~~
(a) The permission of the Medical Officer of Health so to do
has been fi1·st obtained;
(b) Such plaee is a night-soil depot or refuse depot established by the Commonwealth or other place approved by tlw Director-General; and
(c) The cliUrges, if nuy, fixed by the Director-General have bem1
paid.
19.-(1.) A person slmll not cast or place any dead animal, or any ProleeUon ot
| amma w1t 1 mtent to < row11 t c amma , mto any watercourse, sewer, &c. | · 1 ' 1 · 1 h • 1 • wnter-courscs, |
waterho1e, river, creek, storm-water drain or channel, canal or surface
guttm·.
(2.) The occupier or, if there is no occupier, the owner, of any
premises, shall not suffer filth of any kind o1· any offensive mattm; to
iss11e from the premises into any public place or into any watercourse,
waterhole, river, creek, storm-water drain or channel,' canal or surface
gutter.
(3.) The occupier or, if there is no occupier, the owner of any premises, shall not, wjthout the permission of the Director-Genernl, suffer any impme water to issue from the premises into any pulJlic place. or suffer or cause, by means of pipes; chutes, cl1annels or other eontrivances, impure water to flow from the premises into any wuter- eourse, waterhole, river, creel{, storni-water drain or channel, canal or surface gutter.
(4.) '\Vhere any animal dies in or upon the banks of any water- course, waterhole, river, creek, storm-water dr~in or channel, canal or surface gutter, the owner or person in charge of the animal shall forthwith, upon the fact becoming known to him, remove the carcass and so dispose of it Uf> to prevent the danger of any pollution of the watercourse, waterhole, tive1·, creek, storm-water drain or channel, canal
| or surface gutter. | · |
( 5,) Where an animal becomes bogged or caught on the banks of Ol'
in tho waters of any watercourse, waterhole, river, creek, storm-water
drain or channel, or canal or surface gutter, the owner o1· person in
| charge ~hall forthwith remove tho animal. | · |
20. A person shall not lmthe, wash or dip, or th1•ow, cast or place, Protection or
or cause to be thrown, cast or place any. rubbish, earth, stone, glass, wntcr oupplv.
paper or offensive mutter, or any animal or t-hing whatsor.vct·, in or
into any reservoh, dam Ol' water channel of the water supply system
of the Territory.
21. A porson shall not- Protection or
, • drinking
( a) break or damage, or remove any part of, any drmkmg fountains. · fountain;
(b) wash at a dril1king fountain; or
(c) place any offensive or obnoxious substance in or on any
drinking fountain. -
22.-(1.) A person camping or picnicking in any place shall not Sanitation In ' bb' h ' f h d connexlon
| d | opos1t any ru lS or orgame re use upon t e groun . | with camping |
(2:) Any such person shall bury under at least eight inches of soil, and plonloklng.
or effectively burn, any rubbish or organic refuse resulting from the
camp or picnic.
(3.) Any such person shall, if he is not within reasonable walking
distance o£ a public sanitary convenience, bury, or cause to be but:ied,
at least one hundred feet from any waterhole, creek, stream or any
collection of standing or running water, all faecal matter and m·inci
evacuated by him .
. Authori_sed by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel-also accessible at
( •l:) Tlw owner· o1· oecupie1' of nny l'lllllp Hhnll earry out such im;lnwtions with rcspPd lo the sanitary conditions an(\ dcanliuess of the camp lll) nrc gi\'<'11 by the :Mcclicnl Officer of Hr.nlth OJ' 1111 nnthorizccl officer.
A b1\tcment or 23. Whct·c nuy stable, cow-ynrd, horsc-ynrd, fowl-yard or J>igsty, Ot' ln~nnltnry
comllllon•. uuy eueloslll'e, plnc:c or thiug becomes iusnuitnJ·y, tl1e Medical Officm· ,
of Health may by notice in writing direct tho ownet• or occttpicr of the
pt·emisl's in which the stable, yard, pigsty, cnclosu1·e, plnce o1· thing is
situntcd to abate the iusanitary condition withiu seven dnys after
serviee. of the notice, aud the owJwr or occupier sl!Hll nbnte tl1e
i nsa u i tnry condition .aceorclitJgly. p,,n'J' III.-S.\Nl'rAnY OoN\'I~Nml\om;,
Sunllnry
coJt\'enlences 24. 'l'he owner of e\'cry Jll'cmises o1· of any occupied lnud shall instnll t11 ho lu•tnllcd. t.hercou IIPlll'OYe<l sanifliry rouYeniences of sneh size nnd il1 snch 11
sitnntion as the Director-Genernl thinks suitable.'l'muJiornry 25. A building o1· other work requiring the assembly of a number of ••nllnry
l ll b 1 ') , l '
nccommodntlon. l'Jnp oye<>s sl111 110t. c conuneueec unll smulnry nccommoc ntwn, sufficient nild suitable for use hy such employers nml in n<:cordmtcl'
wit.h these Rcgulntious, hns been provided.
Snultnr)'
l'On\·eniences
26. Where the snni t.m',Y eonwuiell<~l'S 011 nuy premises or occupied with m1 nppl'OYed septic hmk iustnllntiou or shall cousisl of an npproYed clu•miunl closet, or such otlteJ' method as the Dit·l•rtor-GcnClral approYeS slwll be mnployed for the reception and disposnl of ttight-soil.
not connccterl land m·c uot. coJim•rte<l with the sewentge system, they shall be eonnected wi lh aowem~o :;~yslcm. ~f,1~:::;c':.':.~~;~f~ hcfo1·c~ commencing the inRtallation of a Rcptic tank or chmninul closet. Tu•tnllntlon ot 27.-·(1.) The owner or occupier of any vrcmises or Janel shall, 011 tlw premises or lund, make lllJ]>lication in writiug· to thn J)irPctor-
Gcneral for 1]('1'111ission to make tlw installation.
( 2.) 'l'h!' a pplicn tion shall Ill' nccompnnied-
(a) in the c:nsc of a st•ptic tnnlc-hJ'-
(i) rom]>lete plaus nnd spccificntiom of the JH'O}JOsecl
worlr and comwxions tlwrelo;
(ii) ·a l1loc:k pltm, to seale, of the premises. and of tho
adjoining premises, public ways or j)htr.cs 011
whieh tltc propost'cl position of the septic tunk
nncl ffll counexions t.lwreto arc clea1·ly showu;
(iii) n statement of the mumtcr in wltich it. i!; )>I'Oposcd
to dispose of the effluent. waters; 1111d
{i1•) 11 statcmm1t of the unmher of pcrsm·Js J'C'sicling or
likely to reside on the premises_; or
( /J) in the ease o[ a chemical closet.-by-
(l) nn illustration or slwteh of the proposed l.y]Je;
(ii) n blor.k plan, to sr.alc, of the prcmis('S showing tlJC
proposed uosi tion of the clost•t;
(iii) n stutemcnt of the method by 'i·hich it is Jll'oposC'd
to dispose of the contents; 1111(\
(h·) n stntcment of. the m1mber of persons residing m·
lilwly to reside on the premises.
(3.) The Diroc.tor-Gcne1'11l may reqnirt! the owner or occupier to furnislt such other })artieulnrs in relation to the installation as tlw
Di 1'eotot·-Gencral requires. ( 4.) Upon consideration of the application and such other partieu- lnrs as may have been funiished, the Director-General mny grnnt or
J•dusc pel•mission to make tl1e hJ.stnllntion.
(5.) The owner, occupier or any other pcrsou shall not, without the
permi~sion of the Dircetor-Gcncrnl, erect nny closet m· ittsl.ull uuy SC}ltie tnnk or clll•mico.l closet, or alter the construction of an exist.i ng closrt
or septic tauk. . ·
no:Jhul~lug
of ~r(ltlr. tnnks, 28.-(1.) 1'11(' Dir<'elor-Gen<'ral may, by notice JHiblished in tlw sewerage system is proYidcd to be n scanmgiug district in which all work in couuexion with the desludgiug of septic tnnks, aud the> c>mptriug, rlcmJsing nncl J'ecltarging of cht•micnl closets shnll l1e pr1·fonnc>cl llJ', or undt•r the direction of the Director-Grm•rnl. &C". flllulfr., clC'clnre any parl of the Tel'l'itory outside !he nrcn iu whieh tl1P (2.) The orcupi<'r of the lnml served hy nny ~>neh tnuk or closet slwll pn,v to the Dirr.r.tor-Genernl, on dmnaml, the amount fixed by thP Director-General as the cost incurred by the Director-GcuC'rnl in thr <lesludgiJtg, em}Jtyi11g, cleansing OI' J'PCharging. (3.) The oceupiur of a~I,V lnml in a scuYeugi11g clistri<"l shall not
dcsludgu or cause to be desludged by any unauthorized pursou nuy septic tank, Ol' empty, clennse or refill, or cause lo bt• emptirrl, d!'nllscd o1· Tcfilled, nny chemical elosct. installed 011 the ·land, tml!'ss I he conse11 t in writi1ig of the Director-Gmw!'lll hns !Jee11 first obtai1!cd.
Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel-also accessible at
('J.) Whel'(' I;IH'h consent ha,.; lweu gi\'!!11 Ol' whc-rf•lnnd i:-; uol sit.uniPtl in n :<('1\\'0IIging district, tlw oe<m}Jic•r of the lnnd shnll, Hnhj(H!t tn thiH l't•gulntion, dcl<lndg<> tlw septic· tnnk o1• rmpt;}:a c•iC'nnst• m· rPfill the
ch<>micnl clo11et.
(5.) The times at which septic tanks shall be desludgod or chemical closets shall be emptied, olcnnsC'd or refilled shnll be determined by the Dircctor-Gencr11l in writing1 ancl tho occupier·of the lund shall dispose of nil sludge or chemical closet. contents in such placC's and in such manner ns tl1e Director-General in writ.ing directs.
29. The prodsions of tho Cm1bcrru Sewerage nml \Yater Suppl,y r.mullllon•ol Uegnlations slwll, so far as applicahlo, apply to the installation of wntm·- ~~~t~:-~~1~~~~~' closets discl1nrging ·to septic tanks and to the installntioi1 of chemir.nl connectlnl( wllh
closets: ~~g_uc tnnks,
P1·oyided that a closet (other thnn a wnter-closet) shall not l1e .
installed so that it is in or entered directly from any room,used fo1· the purpose of human hnbitat.ion or for the numufacture, preparation OJ' st.ol'iJJg of foocl for mn11, Ol' used as n far.tory, workshop or work- }llnce.
30. A chcmienl doset shall be directly ventilated by a ventilation Vcntllnthm of
pipent least three inches in diameter commnnicating directly witl1 the chemtrnlclo<cts.
outer air.
31. ~\ll connPxiOns with n septic tmik shnll be <:arriecl out in cmme<lons accordance with the pro1·i.sions of tliC' Canberra Se\I'Prnge awl Wute1· ~~~~~~~cplle Snpply Rognlntions as if they were eonnexious with t.he sewCJ·nge
system.
is not in nccordnnce wit11 the provisious of these Hcgulations shall, \'l;:.~j~,~\:~;;.~'· 1111 32. The OWJJeJ' of any premises npon whi<:h there is uny closet. which Clo•ot. not.Jn. when required hy the Dire<!tor-Gcuernl, alter, demolish or remove the
d'oset uud JH'ovid<·. n closet which is in acco•·dnnce therewith.· 33. Where, i 11 the opinion of the l¥Ieclical Officer of JlC'nlth, it is .Aitcrntlon•lo ncecsslll'.}' in the interests of henlth nnd decency that any existing :~:~'·onloneo.•, snnitnry conYeniencc or septic tank should be repnired, reconstructed or
removed, the oecn}Jier or, if there is no occmpier, the owner of tl10 premises or lnnd on w)lich tho convenience or sept.ic tank i!! situated shnll, on receipt of a 11oticc in writing from the :Medical Office1· of Health rcquiriug him to do so, forthwith cense· using thr. convenienee or septic tn11k, mul within snul1 time us is specifie<l in tlw notice, car1-y out sucl1 nltm:ations or repairs as the :Medical Office!' of Health specifics, or remo1·e the counnience or Rcptic tnnl( and fill i11 IIHJ' eesspit, and nn,y
g11ttc1' or drnin t:onncoted tlwrcwith.
· p,\RT IV.-}.fiscr:Lr.ANJ-:ons.
34. Service of nny notice, requisition, <lirection or order .under thcsr service or
Regulations shall be deemeu to have been duly effected if the notice, notice,,, .~c.
requisition, direction or 'order or .. n true cOp;)' thereof is- . (a) delivered to the person to whom it is directed, personally;
(b) deliverNl to· a pm·son RJJpaJ•ently over the age of sixteen yem·s on, and apparently a11 occUJlllnt of, tho premises of which the person to whom it is directed is t.he occupier m· an inmate;
(c) affixed in a p1•ominont. }Josit.ion ou the premises to which it
relates;_ or
(d) }JOSted by prepaid registered }JOSt to the }Jerson to whom it i11
directed nt his lust lml!Wll placw of abodC'.
35. Any p!,'rsou wl10 contm\'l~nes or fails to comply with any pro- Ponnllv ror
exceeding Fifty }lounds, or, where the offence .consists in the fnilurc to comply with un,Y notice, requisition, direction or order lnwfull~' gi,•en m1der these Regulations, to a pennlty not. exceeding One pound for each ·day during which the offence continues, unless it is }Jrovecl Hlflt ull <Inc diligenr.r. hns heon U-~ed to COllll)]y with tho JJot.icc, J'cquisit.ion, direction or order.
Yision of thesr RPgulat.ions shnll be guilty of an offence ngninst t-hese offences.
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