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Removal of waste by occupier
Belmopan (Removal Of Refuse) By-Laws, r. 6 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The occupier of any premises in the city of Belmopan who deposits any of the materials mentioned in the Schedule to these By-Laws, or of a like nature shall within seven days of such depositing remove such materials to a place outside the limits of the city at his own expense.
(2) Where it has been brought to the notice of the Corporation that any material mentioned in the Schedule has been deposited in front of any premises, the Corporation shall in writing require the occupier of the premises concerned to remove that material therefrom as required by the preceding provisions of this by-law within such time as may be given therein.
(3) If the occupier fails or neglects to carry out the direction of the Corporation as given herein the Corporation shall have the power to remove such material and require the occupier to pay within fourteen days from the date of the certificate such amount incurred in the removal as may be embodied in a certificate under the hand of the General Manager or any officer authorised by him. If the occupier fails to make good the amount so incurred by the Corporation within the time allowed therefor Belmopan City Council 11 the Corporation may recover the amount in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(4) A certificate purported to be signed by the General Manager of the Corporation or any officer authorised by him stating the cost of removal shall be prima facie evidence of the cost incurred by the Corporation in removing the material so deposited by the occupier.
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