Interpretation

(1) In these By-laws, unless the context otherwise requires“Belize City” means the Belize City, as defined in the Belize City Council Act; “business premises” means any premises where any business or commercial activity requiring a trade license to operate is carried on; “Council” means the Belize City Council established and constituted under the Belize City Council Act; “dwelling”, means any building or other structure occupied or used as a place of abode (other than a hotel) and includes an apartment house tenement or building; “garbage” means waste materials from the kitchens of dwellings, hotels, institutions, restaurants, and includes the vegetable and animal waste from groceries, markets and establishments where food is served, magazines, newsprints, wastepaper, discarded wearing apparel, wood and metal scrap, rags, plastics, straw, broken glass crockery and metal, glass, earthenware and plastic containers, but does not include “Other Waste” as defined in these By-laws; Belize City Council 257 “manufactures’ waste” or “trade waste” means any abandoned, condemned or rejected product or by-product or the waste from any product or by-product used by a manufacturer, builder or contractor in the operation of his business or trade and includes scrap metal and parts of motor vehicles from garages and service stations; “occupier” means a tenant, landlord, owner or any other person for the time being in occupation of, or any person who has the management of, business or residential premises; “Other Waste” means any waste or matter other than ashes or garbage and includes– (a) manufactures’ waste and trade waste; (b) plastic cuttings, moving picture films, oil or gasoline soaked rags and any explosive or highly combustible material of any kind whatsoever; (c) broken plastic, lumber, or other waste or residue resulting from the construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or removal of any building or structure; (d) sawdust and/or shavings; (e) swill or other organic matter not properly drained or wrapped; (f) liquid waste; (g) bandages, poultices, dressings, and other like (h) hay, straw and manure; 258 Belize City Council (i) night soil, carcass, remains or parts of any animal or fish, live animals or birds; (j) stock of any wholesaler (to be regarded as manufacturers’ waste); and (k) discarded tires from trucks, automobiles and vehicles; “receptacle” means watertight box or container made of metal, plastic, or polythene plastic bags manufactured specifically for use as disposable garbage bags; “residential garbage” means garbage from dwellings or households, but does not include “Other Waste”. (2) Other terms and expressions used but not defined herein shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.