MOSQUITO PREVENTION (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

MOSQUITO PREVENTION (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

MOSQUITO PREVENTION (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

(Cap. 132, sections 28 and 149)

[22 March 1935.]

1. These by-laws may be cited as the Mosquito Prevention
(Urban Council) By-laws.

1A. In these by-laws 'Council' means the Urban Council.

1B. These by-laws apply to the Urban Council area only.

2. The occupier of any land or premises, and in the case of
unoccupied land or premises, the owner thereof shall keep such
land or premises in such a state as not to favour the existence or
propagation of mosquitoes and in particular shall-

(a)keep the said land or premises clear of empty tins or other
disused or unused matter or receptacles capable of retain-
ing water and prevent the accumulation of such matter or
receptacles except in a place suitable for their disposal and
in such a manner that they are not liable to retain water;

(b)prevent the formation anywhere therein of pools or of
waste or stagnant water or sullage, and prevent the making
of any excavation on the said land likely to retain water,
without the previous permission of the Council in writing;

(c)keep clean any cistern, water-butt or other receptacle used
for the storage of water, and keep the same covered or
protected in such a manner as to prevent the breeding of
mosquitoes therein.

3. (1) Except under and in accordance with a permit issued
by the Council and subject to such conditions as may be deemed
expedient, no person shall grow Sai Yeung Choi, Ung Choi or any
other form of crop the cultivation of which is deemed by the Council
to be favourable to the existence or propagation of mosquitoes.

(2) The Council may revoke any permit the holder of which
fails to comply with the conditions specified on the permit or with
the requirements of by-law 4.

4. The conditions under which alone it shall be lawful to grow
Sai Yeung Choi, Ung Choi or any other form of crop the cultivation
of which is deemed by the Council to be favourable to the existence
or propagation of mosquitoes, shall be-

Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Chapter 132-see section 149(1)
of that Ordinance.





(a)the whole of the land under cultivation shall be at such a
level as to be self-draining towards a stream, water-course,
nullah, drain or other outfall to the satisfaction of the
Council;

(b)beds under cultivation shall not exceed 900 mm in width
and shall be maintained at all times during cultivation at a
height of not less than 150 mm above the surrounding
ground;

(c)there shall be no irrigation channels nor raised banks of
any kind whatsoever on the land under cultivation;

(d)paths between beds under cultivation shall not be overlaid,
either wholly or in part, by means of stones or other
material;

(e)the land under cultivation shall be maintained at all times
in such a manner as to prevent the formation of any
collection of water whatsoever.

5. No bamboo or other scaffolding shall be erected or main-
tained in which there is any exposed cavity capable of retaining
water.
15 of 1935. Schedule A. G.N.A. 19/49. 30 of 1960. L.N. 89/79. 10 of 1986. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Action with regard to mosquito nuisance. G.N.A. 19/49. G.N.A. 19/49. L.N. 89/79. Scaffolding.

15 of 1935. Schedule A. G.N.A. 19/49. 30 of 1960. L.N. 89/79. 10 of 1986. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Action with regard to mosquito nuisance. G.N.A. 19/49. G.N.A. 19/49. L.N. 89/79. Scaffolding.

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