WELLS AND WATER STORAGE (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

WELLS AND WATER STORAGE (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

WELLS AND WATER STORAGE (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

ARRANGEMENT OF BY-LAWS
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1. Citation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CG 2
2. Application ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... CG2
3. Interpretation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CG2
4. Wells to be kept in a clean and wholesome condition ... ... ... ... ... ... CG2
5. Water storage tanks and cisterns to be kept in a clean and wholesome condition CG 2
6. Wells, etc. to be kept covered ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CG 3
7. Use of well water ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CG 3
8. Water installations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CG 3
9. Alterations to water installations installed with permission of Council ... ... ... CG 3
10. Power to take samples of water ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CG 3
11. Saying ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CG 3
12. Offences and penalties ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CG 3
13. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought ... ... ... ... ... CG4





WELLS AND WATER STORAGE (URBAN COUNCIL)
BY-LAWS

(Cap. 132, section 26)

[26 May 1961.]

1. These by-laws may be cited as the Wells and Water Storage
(Urban Council) By-laws.

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

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

'Council' means the Urban Council;

'water authority' has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the
Waterworks Ordinance.

4. (1) Every well shall, at all times, be kept in a clean and
wholesome condition.

(2) If at any time it appears to the Council that any well is not
in a clean condition, the Council may serve upon the owner or the
occupier of the premises on which the well is situated a notice in
writing requiring him, within such time as may be specified in such
notice, to clean such well or to do such other work to render such
well clean as may be specified in such notice.

(3) If the person on whom a notice is served under the
provisions of paragraph (2) fails to comply with any of the require-
ments thereof, the Council may clean such well or execute. or cause
to be executed, such other work as may be necessary to satisfy the
requirements of such notice, and may recover any expenses thereby
incurred from such person.

5. (1) Every water storage tank and every cistern shall, at all
times, be kept in a clean and wholesome condition.

(2) Whenever it considers it to be necessary, the Council may,
by notice in writing served upon the owner or the occupier of the
premises on which any water storage tank or cistern is situated,
require such tank or cistern to be thoroughly cleaned with a clean
brush and a solution of chloride of lime.

(3) In the case of any water storage tank or cistern which is
directly connected with the Government water mains. the Council
may, in lieu of requiring the owner or occupier of the premises to
clean the same, by notice in writing require that he shall permit the
water authority to clean such tank or cistern, and the water
authority may recover any expenses thereby incurred from the
person on whom such notice was served.





(4) If the person on whom a notice is served under the
provisions of paragraph (2) fails to comply with any of the require-
ments thereof, the Council may execute, or cause to be executed,
any work necessary to satisfy the requirements of such notice and
may recover any expenses thereby incurred from such person.

6. (1) Every well, water storage tank and cistern shall be
fitted with a close fitting lid or cover so constructed as to prevent the
access of dust and insects thereto, and such lid or cover shall be kept
closed except when the well, water storage tank or cistern is being
cleaned or repaired or some other operation that cannot be carried
out with such lid or cover closed is being carried out.

(2) The Council may, by notice in writing served upon the
owner or the occupier of the premises on which any well, water
storage tank or cistern is situated, require that the lid or the cover of
the same be locked in such manner as may be specified in the notice.

7. Save with the permission in writing of the Council, no
water shall be drawn from any well otherwise than by means of a
closed circuit system and for use in mechanical cooling devices or for
the flushing of waterclosets or urinals or for the cleaning of the
container chamber provided for any refuse chute.

8. (1) Save with the permission in writing of the Council, no
person shall install, or cause to be installed, any water installa-
tion, other than such an installation approved in accordance with
the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance or the Waterworks
Ordinance.

(2) The grant by the Council of its permission under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as
the Council may specify.

9. Save with the permission in writing of the Council, no
person shall, in any respect whatsoever, alter, or cause.. or suffer or
permit., to be altered, any water installation which was installed with
the permission of the Council granted under the provisions of
by-law 8.

10. Any public officer authorized in writing by the Council
may take samples of any water found in any well, water storage tank
or cistern.

11. Nothing in these by-laws shall be taken or construed to the
prejudice of any of the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance or the
Waterworks Ordinance.

12. (1) Any person who-

(a)contravenes any of the provisions of by-law 7(1), 8(1) or 9;
or





(b)fails to comply with any of the requirements of a notice
served upon him under the provisions of by-law 4(2), 5(2)
or (3) or 6(2),

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) In the event of any contravention of any of the provisions
of by-law 4(1), 5(1) or 6(1), the owner and the occupier of the
premises on which the well, water storage tank or cistern, as the
case may be, is situated, shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) Any person who is guilty of an offence under by-laws
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $500 and, where
the offence is a continuing offence, shall be liable in addition to a
fine of $10 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfac-
tion of the court that the offence has continued.

13. 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. 62/61. L.N. 5/63. L.N. 77/73. 10 of 1986. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. (Cap. 102.) Wells to be kept in a clean and wholesome condition. L.N. 77/73. Water storage tanks and cisterns to be kept in a clean and wholesome condition. L.N. 77/73. Wells, etc. to be kept covered. L.N. 5/63. L.N. 77/73. Use of well water. L.N. 5/63. Water installations. (Cap. 123) (Cap. 102) Alterations to water installations installed with permission of Council. Power to take samples of water. Saving. (Cap. 123) (Cap. 102.) offences and penalties. L.N. 77/73. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought.

G.N.A. 62/61. L.N. 5/63. L.N. 77/73. 10 of 1986. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. (Cap. 102.) Wells to be kept in a clean and wholesome condition. L.N. 77/73. Water storage tanks and cisterns to be kept in a clean and wholesome condition. L.N. 77/73. Wells, etc. to be kept covered. L.N. 5/63. L.N. 77/73. Use of well water. L.N. 5/63. Water installations. (Cap. 123) (Cap. 102) Alterations to water installations installed with permission of Council. Power to take samples of water. Saving. (Cap. 123) (Cap. 102.) offences and penalties. L.N. 77/73. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought.

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