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Regulations for sanitation

Cap. 40, s. 132 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The Minister may make regulations to provide for, (a) the removal of house refuse, and other (b) the cleansing of earth-closets, privies, ash- pits, cesspools, sump pits and septic tanks; (c) the cleansing and watering of streets; (d) the trimming of trees and control of vegetation on private lands and premises abutting on any road, street, thoroughfare or other public place or having a frontage to the sea or a river; (e) the cleansing of unwholesome or verminous (f) the cleansing or destruction of filthy or verminous articles; (g) the cleansing of verminous persons and their (h) the regulation and control, including the prohibition, of stables, mews, pig-sties and 73 other premises for the keeping of animals in towns, villages or other populous areas; (i) the charging or levying of fees or rates for such services. (2) Regulations made under this section may confer powers and impose duties in connection with the enforcement and carrying out thereof on Government departments, officials, Town Councils or other local authorities, magistrates, owners or others as the Minister may deem fit.
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Regulations for sanitation — Cap. 40 s. 132 · Belize Law