Health Services (Offensive Trades) Regulations, 1969

Health Services CAP. 44 ( Offensive Trades) ReguJations, 1969 Health Services HEALTH SER VICES (OFFENSIVE TRADES) REGULATIONS, 1969 regs. 1-3 Cap. 44. S.I. 1969/158. 1978/ll l. l\1ade hy the Minister under section IO of the Health Seivices Cap. 44. Act. 1. The Regulations may be cited as the Health Services (Offensive Trades) Regulations, 1969. 2. For the purposes of these Regulations " licence " means a licence issued by the Medical Officer of Health under regulation 3; " offensive trade " means any of the trades, businesses or manufactures specified in the Schedule. 3. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), as from the appointed day no person shall on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person set up, establish or carry on any offensive trade unless he: has first applied for and obtained a licence from the Medical Officer of Health. (2) The owner or operator of any offensive trade which was established before 1st September, 1969, pursuant to Part VIII of the Public Health Act, 19541 and which is in operation on that date shall be deemed to have been issued on that date with a licence under this regulation. (3) An application for a licence shall be in writing and in such form as the Chief Medical Officer may direct and shall state (a) the name and address of the person responsible for carrying on such trade and the nature thereof; and ( b) the address of the proposed premises. Now repealed. THE LAWS OF BARBA.DOS Printed in Engbnd by Eyre and Spouiswoodc Limited, 2 Serjcanta' Inn, London ECt, by autnority of the Government or Barbados regs. 4-6 CAP. 44 llrn!tli Sovires ( Ojfensiz,e Trades) Regulations 2 ( 4) The Medical Officer of Health may issue a licence to the applicant subject to such conditions as he thinks fit. (5) A licence shall la) bear on its face the date of issue, the name of the licensee and the location of the premises to v.·hich it relates; (b) state the nature of the offensive trade to which it relates and the conditions under which such trade may be carried on; (c) be non-transferable as to person or location; (d) be kept affixed in some conspicuous place on the premises to which it relates. (6) The Chief Medical Officer may cancel or suspend a licence issued or deemed to have been issued under this regula tion upon being satisfied that ( a) any provision of these regulations has been contravened ; or (b) the continuation of the licence is detrimental to the public health, and shall cancel the licence if he is satisfied that the holder thereof has ceased to operate the trade or business to which it relates. (7) A licence shall, unless previously cancelled or suspended under paragraph (6), expire on the 31st day of December next after the date of issue, but may be renewed on written applica tion made in accordance with paragraph (3). 4. No building shall be erected, converted or used for any offensive trade unless the location, site, plans and specifications have been submitted to and approved by the Medical Officer of Health. 5. No person shall have or receive on any premises owned or occupied by him the pelt or hide of any animal which is offensive or which may be prejudicial to the health or comfort of the public. 6. Every person carrying on an offensive trade sha]] to the sati3faction of the Medical Officer of Health use the best Ht'alth .Services CAP. 44 3 ( Offensive Trades) Regulations practical means for rendering innocuous all gas or vapour emitted as a result of such trade. 7. Every building or premises in which any offensive trade is carried on and all the utensils and equipment therein shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair to the satisfaction of the Medical Officer of Health. 8. All waste matter shall be dealt with, handled and disposed of in such manner as the Medical Officer of Health directs. 9. Any person being the owner, manager or person in charge of ar..y offensive trade who fails to comply with any provision of these regulations or with any notice, directive or instruction served, issued or given thereunder shal1 be guilty of an offence, and on summary conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceed ing five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceed ing twelve months or both, and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding two hundred dollars for each day or part thereof during which the offence continues after a conviction is first obtained. SCHEDULE OFFENSIVE TRADES Blood or offal boiling Bone boiling or crushing Chemical or acid making F ellmongering Glue making Gut spinning Gut scraping Manure manufacturing Slaughtering Soap boiling Tallow melting Tanning THE LAWS OF BARBADOS Printed in England b)· Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, 2 Serjeanu' Inn, London l:C4, by aulhority of lhf" Govcr-nmcnt of Barbad01 regs. 7-9 S.I. 1978/111. Regulation 2.