GHANZI DISTRICT COUNCIL (REFUSE) BYE-LAWS
(under sections 33 and 34)
(7th April, 1978)
ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS
BYE-LAW
1. Citation
2. Refuse not to be deposited in water supplies
3. Penalties
S.I. 38, 1978.
These Bye-laws may be cited as the Ghanzi District Council (Refuse) Bye-laws*.
*Originally made under the Township Act now repealed, these regulations have been continued under s 94(2) of the Local Government Act, 2013.
2. Refuse not to be deposited in water supplies
(1) No person shall deposit any refuse in or cause or permit or allow any refuse to enter any river, stream, spring, pool, well, borehole, dam, catchment basin or any channel or source of water supply.
(2) In sub-bye-law (1) “refuse” includes any filth, rubbish, trash, garbage, excrement, waste products from any source, rubble, derelict vehicles or tyres, and any matter which is offensive or a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health or favours the breeding of flies or mosquitoes or the harbouring of rodents.
Any person who contravenes bye-law 2(1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P15, or in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six weeks, or, in the event of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding P60, or in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.