Bermuda Consolidated Legislation

 

BERMUDA STATUTORY INSTRUMENT

HAMILTON (GARBAGE COLLECTION) ORDINANCE 1969

[made under section 9 of the Public Health Act 1949
[title 11 item 1] as read with the Municipalities Act 1923
[title 4 item 1] and brought into operation on 2 June 1969]

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS

1 Citation

2 Interpretation

3 72 hour limit

4 Wet refuse must be in metal container

5 Dry refuse

6 Size of containers

7 Placing for collection

8 [omitted]

9 [omitted]

10 [omitted]

 

Citation

1 This Ordinance may be cited as the Hamilton (Garbage Collec tion) Ordinance 1969.

Interpretation

2 In this Ordinance, the expressions "house refuse" and "trade refuse" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Public Health Act 1949 and the expression "refuse" shall include house refuse, trade refuse and other offensive matter, but shall not include nightsoil.

72 hour limit

3 Refuse shall not be retained on any premises for a longer period than seventy-two hours.

Wet refuse must be in metal container

4 Wet or moist refuse shall be kept in metal containers which will not allow the contents to leak.

Dry refuse

5 Wooden containers may be used for the disposal of dry refuse.

Size of containers

6 All containers shall be of a size capable, when full, of being lifted by two men and shall be suitably covered.

Placing for collection

7 Refuse for collection shall be placed in proper containers at the side of the street, so as not to obstruct the gutter, during the hours specified in article eight of this Ordinance, and not at any other time, and all containers shall be removed immediately after being emptied.

Times of collection

8 [omitted]

Revocation

9 [omitted]

Commencement

10 [omitted]