70. Insufficient and defective sanitary conveniences

Terms defined in this Act

• building

  building

  Defined · s 2

  “building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure, whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise, and also any wall, fence, platform, staging, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, hoarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing-stage or bridge, or any structure, support or foundation connected to the foregoing;

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• Commissioner

  Commissioner

  Defined · s 2

  “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Commissioner of Public Health and an Assistant Commissioner of Public Health appointed under that section;

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• latrine

  latrine

  Defined · s 67

  “latrine” means a place for defecating and urinating, other than a toilet or urinal, and includes bucket latrines, bore-hole latrines, water-seal latrines and pit-latrines;

  Open s 67
• nuisance

  nuisance

  Defined · s 2

  “nuisance” means any act, omission or thing occasioning or likely to occasion injury, annoyance, offence, harm, danger or damage to the sense of sight, smell or hearing, or which is or is likely to be injurious or dangerous to health or property;

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• owner

  owner

  Defined · s 2

  “owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant;

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• sanitary conveniences

  sanitary conveniences

  Defined · s 67

  “sanitary conveniences” includes latrines, lavatories, toilets, urinals, water-closets and wash basins;

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