Singapore legislation

Clause 14

of Environmental Public Health Bill

Clause 14

Prohibition on use of nightsoil as manure

(1)

No land shall be manured with nightsoil or human excreta.

(2)

If any nightsoil or human excreta is found in any place collected in pits or receptacles of any kind such as would in the ordinary course be used for preparing such nightsoil or human excreta for purposes of manuring, this shall be deemed conclusive evidence that the land on which such pits or receptacles are situated or land in the same occupation adjoining or contiguous thereto has been manured with nightsoil or human excreta.

(3)

The owner and the occupier of any land which is manured with nightsoil or human excreta shall both be guilty of an offence.

(4)

The Commissioner may by notice in writing require the owner or occupier of such land to remove such nightsoil or receptacles or to fill up such pits, as the case may be.

Clause 14 — Environmental Public Health Bill | laws.sg