Environmental Public Health Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Schedules
Schedule 4 · Subject-matter of regulations
Feedback & supportFOURTH SCHEDULESection 143(1).Subject-matter of regulations
1. Public cleansing, conservancy and the depositing, collection, removal and disposal of dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish, night-soil, dung, trade refuse, garden refuse, stable refuse, trade effluent and other filth; and matters relating to the receptacles used or provided in connection therewith.
trade refuse
“trade refuse” means the refuse of any trade, manufacture or business or of any building operations.
2. The seizure and disposal of unwholesome flesh, fish, fruit, vegetables or other food or drink exposed or intended for sale.
food
“food” includes drink, chewing gum and other products of a like nature and use, and articles and substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food or drink or of such products, but does not include —(a)live animals or birds;(b)fodder or feeding stuffs for animals, birds or fish; or(c)articles or substances used only as drugs;
3. The control, regulation and supervision of —
markets and of any thing therein and of places in the vicinity thereof;
persons engaged or employed in markets; and
places used for the reception of sick or dying persons.
4. The control, regulation and supervision of premises or anything therein used for the purpose of any offensive trade.
premises
“premises”, except in section 41, means messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority, and includes any place or structure, or any part thereof, used or intended to be used for human habitation or for employment or any other purpose whatsoever;
5. The prescribing of localities within which unhealthy or offensive trades or occupations may be carried on.
6. The prevention and abatement of nuisances.
7. The keeping down or destruction of rats, mice, insects and other vermin, and the proofing of premises against the same.
8. The use and management of stalls, tables or showboards set up for the sale of any goods in public streets or places of public resort.
9. The specifying of streets, places and areas or portions thereof in which persons shall not act as hawkers.
10. Articles or types or classes of articles which may be sold from or exposed for sale in or on any stall, vehicle or other receptacle in any public street or place or by any itinerant hawker and premises where any such article is prepared or stored and the manner in which any such article is prepared or transported.
vehicle
“vehicle” means any vehicle whether mechanically propelled or otherwise.[8
11. The inspection, regulation, supervision, control, management, maintenance, operation and use of cemeteries and crematoria, the dimensions of graves and places of interment, the prescribing of conditions under which human remains may be disposed of, registers to be kept and generally all matters connected with the good order of cemeteries and crematoria, due regard being had to the religious usages of the several classes of the community.
12. The provision and maintenance of sanitary conveniences.
sanitary conveniences
“sanitary conveniences” includes latrines, lavatories, toilets, urinals, water-closets and wash basins;
13. The prescribing of forms for licences and notices and for other purposes of this Act.
14. The prescribing of fees for licences and the prescribing of fees and charges for any of the purposes of this Act or any regulations made thereunder and the prescribing of any other matter which by this Act is required to be or may be prescribed.
15. The prescribing of courses, syllabuses and examinations and the regulation of the conduct of examinations for certificates and diplomas to be awarded, and other matters incidental thereto.