Public canals

(1) No person shall load or unload any timber, logwood, lumber, machinery, heavy packing case or other heavy article or thing, or haul up or launch any vessel, boat or dory at or from any place on the bank of any canal unless proper shields, approved by the City Administrator, are during the entire time of such loading, unloading, hauling up or launching, used to protect such bank. (2) No person shall allow any cargo which it is intended to load into any vessel, boat or dory, or which has been discharged from 222 Belize City Council any vessel, boat or dory, except only material intended for the repair of any street or road in the city of Belize, to remain on any place on the bank of any canal for a longer period than forty-eight hours. (3) No person shall navigate any vessel, boat or dory propelled by mechanical power on any canal at other than very slow speed. Should the wash set up by the navigation of any vessel, boat or dory cause damage by wash-out or scouring to the banks of a canal the person or persons responsible shall be liable for the cost of making good such damage in addition to any penalty which may be imposed under by-law 22 of these By-Laws. (4) No person shall fasten any vessel, boat, dory, log or other article or thing in or on the bank of any canal so as to cause an obstruction or an accumulation of dejecta or other substance in the canal. (5) No person shall throw into any canal any article or thing which is liable to cause an obstruction. (6) Every person who is guilty of an offence against this by- law shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each offence.