PUBLIC CONVENIENCES (CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR) (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

PUBLIC CONVENIENCES (CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR) (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

PUBLIC CONVENIENCES (CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR)
(URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

ARRANGEMENT OF BY-LAWS

By-law Page

1. Citation. . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 2
2. Application ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 2
3. Interpretation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 2
4. Fees for use of compartments in certain public latrines ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 2
5. Conduct in public conveniences ... ... ... ... ... ...---... ... ... ... BN 2
6. Use and protection of water systems ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 3
7. Segregation ofthe sexes ... ... ... ... ., . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 3
8. Communicable diseases ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 3
9. Power to direct persons to leave public conveniences ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 3
10.Offences and penalties ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 4
11.Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought ... ... ... ... ... BN 4
12.Saving ... ... ... ... ...---... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BN 4





PUBLIC CONVENIENCES (CONDUCT AND
BEHAVIOUR) (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

(Cap. 132, section 35)

[3 March 1961.1

1. These by-laws may be cited as the Public Conveniences
(Conduct and Behaviour) (Urban Council) By-laws.

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

3. (1) In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise re-
quires-

'communicable disease' means any form of tinea infection,
pediculosis, scabies, smallpox, any venereal disease or any
generalized skin infection, trachoma and any other disease
which the Council may. from time to time, declare to be a
communicable disease for the purposes of these by-laws;

'Council' means the Urban Council;

'latrine' includes a watercloset, urinal, dry latrine and any other
sanitary equipment or installation for the reception of human
excretal matter;

'public convenience' means any latrine, bathhouse or wash house
which is provided for the use of the public and managed by the
Council.

(2) Whenever the Council declares any disease to be a corn-
municable disease for the purposes of these by-laws, a notification of
such declaration shall be published in the Gazette.

4. Any person who uses a coin-operated compartment in a
latrine which-

(a) is provided for the use of the public; and

(b) is managed by the Council,

shall pay a fee of 10 cents in respect of such use.

5. No person entering or using any public convenience shall-

(a)by forcible or improper means, or for any improper pur-
pose, enter any watercloset, bathroom or compartment
therein which is occupied by any other person, or otherwise
knowingly intrude upon the privacy of any other person
using any such watercloset, bathroom or compartment;

Note:These By-laws are deemed to have been made pursuant to section 35 of
the Ordinance as amended by the Public Health and Urban Services
(Amendment) Ordinance 1969-see Ordinance 48 of 1969. s. 15.





(b)wilfully and improperly soil or damage any staircase, floor,
passage, wall, door, bath, seat or any other fitting therein;

(c)wilfully mark or deface any part of the structure or fittings
thereof, or, save with the permission in writing of the
Council, affix any bill, placard or advertisement thereon;

(d)loiter in, or use for any purpose other than the purpose for
which it is intended, any watercloset, bathroom or other
compartment therein, or loiter in or obstruct any entrance,
exit, staircase or passageway therein;

(e)engage in any quarrel, fight or other noisy or disorderly
behaviour;

spit, except into a receptacle provided for such purpose or a
latrine or into a channel or drain provided for the carriage
of sewage, sullage, waste water or excretal matter; or

(g)leave any litter in any compartment or passageway or on
any staircase therein.

6. No person shall-

(a)use, otherwise than for flushing purposes, or take away for
use elsewhere, any water contained in or supplied to a
flushing system in a public convenience;

(b)use, otherwise than for personal cleansing or the washing
of clothes, or take away for use elsewhere, any water con-
tained in or supplied to a shower-bath, wash-hand basin
or stand-pipe in a public convenience; or

(c)interfere in any way with a water supply system in a public
convenience.

7. (1) No male person, other than a child under the age of 5
years who is accompanied by a female relative or nurse, shall, in any
public convenience, enter any part thereof which is allocated for the
use of female persons.

(2) No female person, other than a child under the age of 5 years
who is accompanied by a male relative or male nurse, shall, in any
public convenience, enter any part thereof which is allocated for the
use of male persons.

8. No person knowingly suffering from any communicable
disease shall enter or remain in any bathhouse or wash house which
is provided for the use of the public and managed by the Council.

9. The attendant of any public convenience may direct any
person whom he, or any of his assistants, finds to be contravening any
of the provisions of these by-laws to leave such public convenience.





10. Any person who-

(a) contravenes by-law 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8. or

(b)fails to comply with any direction given to him under the
provisions of by-law 9,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction
to a fine of $250.

11. Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment
relating to the prosecution of criminal offences and without prejudice
to the powers of the Attorney General in relation to the prosecution
of such offences, prosecutions for an offence under any of the provi-
sions of these by-laws may be brought in the name of the Council.

12. The provisions of these by-laws, other than the provisions
of by-law 9, shall not apply to any act done by the attendant of any
public convenience, or by any of his assistants, which is necessary
for or incidental to the proper execution of the duties of such
attendant or assistant in or about the public convenience.
G.N.A. 28/61. L.N. 23/73. L.N. 19/77. 10 of 1986. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. Fees for use of compartments in certain public latrines. L.N. 23/73. Conduct in public conveniences. Use and protection of water systems. L.N. 19/77. Segregation of the sexes. Communicable diseases. Power to direct persons to leave publics conveniences. Offences and penalties. L.N. 23/73. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought. Saving.

G.N.A. 28/61. L.N. 23/73. L.N. 19/77. 10 of 1986. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. Fees for use of compartments in certain public latrines. L.N. 23/73. Conduct in public conveniences. Use and protection of water systems. L.N. 19/77. Segregation of the sexes. Communicable diseases. Power to direct persons to leave publics conveniences. Offences and penalties. L.N. 23/73. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought. Saving.

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