PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

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By-law Page

1. Citation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 2
2. Application ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 2
3. Interpretation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. . ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 2
4. General offences ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BT2
5. Restriction on trading and begging in precincts of swimming pool BT 3
6. Exclusion of adults from children's pools ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 3
7. Exclusion of adults from dressing rooms allocated to persons of the other sex BT 3
8. Personal hygiene ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 3
8A. Exclusion of persons suffering from certain diseases ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 4
8B. Power to exclude or remove certain persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 4
9. Opening and closing of swimming pool ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 4
10. Fees and charges ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...------BT 4
10A. Fees for the use of public address system ... ... ... ... ... ...---.. ... BT 5
10B. Fees for use of electronic timing equipment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 5
10C. Fee for use of gymnasium facilities... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 5
11. Power to make subsidiary orders ... ... ... .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... BT 6
12. Penalty for obstructing attendants or supervisors ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BT6
13. General penalties and power to remove offenders from swimming pool ... ... BT 6
14. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought ... ... ... ... ... BT 6





PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS (URBAN COUNCIL)
BY-LAWS
VA
(Cap. 132, sections 42 and 149)

[27 September 1957.1

1. These by-laws may be cited as the Public Swimming Pools
(Urban Council) By-laws.

2. These by-laws apply only to public swimming pools in the
Urban Council area.

3. In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise requires-

'attendant' means a person employed as an attendant at any
swimming pool;

'communicable disease' includes amoebiasis, cerebrospinal
meningitis, cholera, diphtheria, dysentery, enteric fever,
gastroenteritis, acute inflammation of the throat, infectious
hepatitis, leprosy, any form of tinea infection, tuberculosis,
poliomyelitis, pediculosis, scabies, scarlet fever, smallpox, any
venereal disease or any generalized skin infection, trachoma
and acute conjunctivitis;

'Council' means the Urban Council;

'plastic foam' means polystyrene and any other man-made plastic
material;

'supervisor' means a person appointed by the Director of Urban
Services to manage or assist in the management of a swimming
pool;

'swimming pooV includes any children's swimming or paddling
pool.

4. No person, within a swimming pool or the precincts
thereof, shall-

(a)spit, except into a spittoon or other receptacle provided by
the Council for that purpose;

(b)conduct himself otherwise than in a quiet, decent and
orderly manner;

Note:These by-laws are deemed to have been made under section 42 of the
Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Chapter 132-see sec-
tion 149(1) of that Ordinance.





(c)do any act which is likely to endanger, obstruct, incon-
venience or annoy any person;
(d)throw or otherwise dispose of any litter, paper or rubbish,
except into bins or containers provided by the Council
therefor;
(e)break, deface, foul, soil or otherwise damage any wall,
building, fence, seat, diving board, swing or any other
equipment, apparatus or facility or any place, or foul or
pollute any water;
remove or interfere with any life saving apparatus or
equipment;
(g)without reasonable cause, utter any cry or make any noise
or disturbance, with the intention of causing alarm or
anxiety to spectators, attendants or bathers;
(h)smoke in the swimming pool or upon any sidewalk
immediately adjacent thereto or upon any diving board or
other apparatus or facility adjoining the swimming pool;
(i)except with the permission of an attendant, enter a swim-
ming pool or walk or stand upon any sidewalk immedi-
ately adjacent thereto unless dressed for bathing;
(j)except with the permission of an attendant, introduce
into a swimming pool any soap, towel or clothing, or any
ball, model boat or other toy, or bring into the precincts
of a swimming pool any deck chair, sunshade, umbrella,
musical instrument, wireless set or other like object, or any
kind of food or drink, or any animal or any glass swimming
goggles or any objects made of plastic foam;
(k)except in any dressing room, appear or go about naked or
so sparsely clad as to offend against public decency.

5. No person within the precincts of a swimming pool, except
with the written permission of the Council, shall sell or let to hire or
offer or expose for sale or letting to hire any article or thing or any
personal services or shall beg for alms or solicit gifts or contributions
to charity.

6. Except with the permission of an attendant, no person over
the age of 14 years shall enter any part of a swimming pool designed
or set apart for children unless he be in company with and in charge
of a child.

7. No person over the age of 8 years shall enter the dressing
room or other compartment reserved for the opposite sex.

8. No person shall enter a swimming pool without first having
passed through a shower bath and foot bath.





8A. No person shall enter the precincts of a swimming pool
while knowingly suffering from any communicable disease.

8B. (1) Any person to whom this by-law applies may be re-
fused admission to the precincts of a swimming pool or be ordered
by any attendant or supervisor forthwith to leave those precincts
and, in the event of failure to comply with such order, be removed,
if need be, by force.

(2) This by-law applies to any person who in the opinion of the
supervisor of the swimming pool-

(a) may be sufPering from a communicable disease;

(b) is under the influence of drink or drugs;

(c) has an open cut or wound; or

(d)is otherwise in such a physical condition that his presence
in the precincts of the swimming pool would not be in the
interests of other bathers.

9. The Council may specify-

(a)the days on which swimming pools may be open or closed
to the public;

(b) the opening and closing times of swimming pools; and

(c)the number of sessions in a day and the duration of each
session,

and may direct that any swimming pool or any part thereof be
closed to the public on any occasion for the purpose of carrying out
repairs or other works or for the purpose of organized swimming
practices or contests, aquatic sports or similar entertainments.

10. (1) Subject to this by-law, a person using a swimming
pool during a session specified by the Council under by-law 9 shall
pay to the Council-

(a)$8 if he is 14 years of age or more; or
(b)$4 if he is under the age of 14 years.

(2) In the case of any organized party of persons sponsored by
and under the care of any organization approved by the Council, the
Council may reduce or waive the fees prescribed in paragraph (1) or
may permit such organization to pay a compounded fee in respect
of the use of a swimming pool by such party, or any number of such
parties, over such period of time as may be agreed between the Council
and the organization.

(3) In any case where a swimming pool is closed to the public
under by-law 9 for the purpose of any organized swimming practice,
contest, aquatic sport or entertainment, the Council may make such





charges for the use of a swimming pool or the entry of spectators
thereto as the Council shall consider reasonable, or, in the case of any
other persons organizing the same, may make such consolidated
charge against such persons as shall be agreed between the Council
and such persons, and in addition thereto may prescribe such limita-
tions or restrictions upon the charges which such persons may recover
from the public in respect of the use of or entry to a swimming pool
as the Council may consider reasonable in the circumstances.

(4) In the case of any person sponsored by the Hong Kong
Amateur Swimming Association and recommended by such body to
the Council as being a swimmer or diver of outstanding promise or
merit, the Council may, having regard to the financial circumstances
of such person, reduce or waive the fees prescribed in paragraph (1)
or may permit such person to pay a compounded fee in respect of the
use of a swimming pool by such person over such period of time as
the Council may consider reasonable.

(5) The Council may waive or reduce the fees prescribed under
paragraph (1) in respect of the use of a children's swimming pool or
paddling pool.

(6) Except with the prior permission of an attendant, no person
shall enter the precincts of a swimming pool-

(a) without first having paid-

(i) the appropriate fee prescribed in paragraph (1) or
that fee reduced by the Council in accordance with this
by-law; or
(ii) where applicable, the appropriate fee or charge
payable under paragraph (3); or

(b)unless the appropriate fee compounded under paragraph
(2) or (4) has been paid.

10A. The following fees shall be payable to the Council for the
use of the public address system installed at swimming pools-

For the first hour ................$65
For each additional hour or part thereof $22.

10B . The following fee per occasion not exceeding 4 hours
shall be paya le to the Council for the use of the electronic timing
equipment installed at swimming pools-

Timer with 8-lane scoreboard ......$205
Timer with 1-lane scoreboard ......$165

Timer without scoreboard .........$100.

10C. A fee of $16 per occasion not exceeding 1 hour shall
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be payable to the Council for the use of gymnasium facilities
provided at swimming pools.





11. (1) The Council may issue from time to time under the
hand of the secretary such subsidiary orders as may be necessary for
the proper management and control of swimming pools, including
the fixing or regulating of prices of any food or drink sold thereat.

(2) A copy of every order made under paragraph (1) shall be
posted in a conspicuous place within the precincts of all swimming
pools to which such order refers.

12. Any person who obstructs or resists any attendant or
supervisor in the exercise of his duty or who fails to comply with
any reasonable direction given by such attendant or supervisor for
the purpose of giving effect to any of the provisions of any of these
by-laws or any order made under by-law 11, shall be guilty of an
offence, and shall be liable to a fine of $50.

13. (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
by-law 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A or 10(6) shall be guilty of an offence and liable
to a fine of $1,500.

(2) Any person who contravenes any of the requirements of
any order issued under by-law 11 shall be guilty of an offence and
liable to a fine of $50.

(3) In addition to any penalty prescribed by this by-law any
person contravening any of the by-laws mentioned in paragraph (1)
or any order mentioned in paragraph (2) may be ordered by any
attendant or supervisor of a swimming pool forthwith to leave the
precincts thereof and, in the event of failure to comply with such
direction, he may be removed, if need be, by force.

14. Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enact-
ment 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 provisions of these by-laws may be brought in the name of
the Council.
G.N.A. 79/57. G.N.A. 26/61. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 84/70. L.N. 47/72. L.N. 75/73. L.N. 152/74. L.N.80/75. L.N. 81/76. L.N. 42/80. L.N. 93/80. L.N. 95/81. L.N. 179/82. L.N. 95/83. L.N. 161/85. 10 of 1986. L.N. 145/87. L.N. 238/87. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. G.N.A. 55/62. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 238/87. L.N. 81/76. L.N. 47/72. L.N. 238/87. General offences. G.N.A. 55/62. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 152/74. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 152/74. L.N. 47/72. Restriction on trading and begging in precincts of swimming pool. G.N.A. 55/62. Exclusion of adults from children's pools. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 152/74. Exclusion of adults from dressing rooms allocated to persons of the other sex. L.N. 152/74. Personal hygiene. L.N. 238/87. Exclusion of persons suffering from certain diseases. L.N. 238/87. Power to exclude or remove certain persons. L.N. 238/87. Opening and closing of swimming pool. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 81/76. Fees and charges. L.N. 179/82. L.N. 95/83. L.N. 161/85. L.N. 145/87. L.N. 81/76. G.N.A. 55/62. G.N.A. 55/62. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 81/76. Fees for the use of public address system. L.N. 179/82. L.N. 95/83. L.N. 135/84. Fees for use of electronic timing equipment. L.N. 135/84. Fees for use of gymnasium faclities. L.N. 135/84. L.N. 161/85. Power to make subsidiary orders. G.N.A. 55/62. G.N.A. 55/62. Penalty for obstructing attendants or supervisors. L.N. 152/74. L.N. 238/87. General penalties and power to remove offenders from swimming pool. L.N. 81/76. L.N. 238/87. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 152/74. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought. G.N.A. 55/62.

G.N.A. 79/57. G.N.A. 26/61. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 84/70. L.N. 47/72. L.N. 75/73. L.N. 152/74. L.N.80/75. L.N. 81/76. L.N. 42/80. L.N. 93/80. L.N. 95/81. L.N. 179/82. L.N. 95/83. L.N. 161/85. 10 of 1986. L.N. 145/87. L.N. 238/87. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. G.N.A. 55/62. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 238/87. L.N. 81/76. L.N. 47/72. L.N. 238/87. General offences. G.N.A. 55/62. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 152/74. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 152/74. L.N. 47/72. Restriction on trading and begging in precincts of swimming pool. G.N.A. 55/62. Exclusion of adults from children's pools. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 152/74. Exclusion of adults from dressing rooms allocated to persons of the other sex. L.N. 152/74. Personal hygiene. L.N. 238/87. Exclusion of persons suffering from certain diseases. L.N. 238/87. Power to exclude or remove certain persons. L.N. 238/87. Opening and closing of swimming pool. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 81/76. Fees and charges. L.N. 179/82. L.N. 95/83. L.N. 161/85. L.N. 145/87. L.N. 81/76. G.N.A. 55/62. G.N.A. 55/62. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 81/76. Fees for the use of public address system. L.N. 179/82. L.N. 95/83. L.N. 135/84. Fees for use of electronic timing equipment. L.N. 135/84. Fees for use of gymnasium faclities. L.N. 135/84. L.N. 161/85. Power to make subsidiary orders. G.N.A. 55/62. G.N.A. 55/62. Penalty for obstructing attendants or supervisors. L.N. 152/74. L.N. 238/87. General penalties and power to remove offenders from swimming pool. L.N. 81/76. L.N. 238/87. G.N.A. 55/62. L.N. 152/74. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought. G.N.A. 55/62.

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