Environmental Public Health Act 1987 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Public Cleansing
8. Director-General may apply systems for collection and removal of refuse, etc.
Feedback & supportThe Director-General may at any time apply to all premises within any area that he or she may determine any system which he or she thinks fit for the collection and removal of refuse and waste of every description from those premises.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1);
In any area to which a system for the collection and removal of refuse and waste is applied under subsection (1) —
waste
“waste” includes —(a)any substance which constitutes a scrap material or an effluent or other unwanted surplus substance arising from the application of any process; and(b)any substance or article which requires to be disposed of as being broken, worn out, contaminated or otherwise spoiled,and anything which is discarded or otherwise dealt with as if it were waste is presumed to be waste unless the contrary is proved;
no person other than a waste collector licensee whose specified area in its licence includes premises in the area may collect or remove any refuse or waste; and
every occupier of any premises that the Director‑General may designate in the area must use the service of collecting and removing refuse or waste provided by a public waste collector licensee whose specified area in its licence includes those designated premises.