St.Joseph Village Council Sanitation By-law, 1991 (By-law No. 1 of 1991)

1991 ST. JOSEPH VILLAGE COUNCIL BY-LAW 1 CO~IMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA BY-LAW No.1 OF 1991. MADE by the 81. Joseph Village Council under Section 18 of the Village Council Ordinance(a) to provide for the sanitation of the Village. (Gazetted 3rd October, 1991.) 1. This By-Law may be cited as the ST. JOSEPH VILLAGE COUNCIL SANITATION BY-LAW, 1991. 2.-(1) No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any carcass, human or animal excreta, derelict article, rubbish, filth, urea or any other refuse on the beach, in the sea around, on any road, vacant lot or in any river, stream, ravine or drain. (2) No person shall dump any soil into or remove any stone from any river. (3) All carcasses, human or animal excreta, derelict articles, rubbish, filth, urea or other refuse shall be deposited on the site or area provided by the Council. Short title. No deposit of carcass, excreta etc. 3.-(1) The owner of every dwelling house, shop or business Garbage place shall pay a garbage collection rate of twenty four dollars per collection rate. annum. (2) The rate for the year 1991 shall be paid on or before the 1st day of October, 1991. (3) The rate for each year subsequent to 1989 shall be paid before the 1st day of April in each year. (4) The garbage collection rate shall be recoverable by the Council as a simple contract debt. 4.-(1) The Council may by notice in writing served on the Control of over owner or 0 c cup i e I' of any land personally or by posting in grown vegetation. a conspicuous position on the premises order such person within a specified time, to be stated in the notice to cut overgrown vegetation on the said land which in the opinion of the Council constitutes an eyesore, nuisance or danger to health. (a) L. ofDom. 1961, Cap. 190. 1991 ST. JOSEPH VILLAGE COUNCIL BY-LAW 1 Penalty. (2) If the person upon whom the notice is served does not comply within the time specified the Council may cause such vegetation to be cut. (3) Any expenditure incurred by the Council pursuant to subsection (2) shall be recoverable from the owner as a simple contract debt. 5. Any person who contravenes this By-Law is liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for three months. 6. This Order shall be deemed to have come into effect on the 1st day of April, 1989. Made by the St. Joseph Village Council this 12th day of of August, 1988. RADCLIFFE J. RICHARDS Chairman, St. Jospeh Village Council. Confirmed by the Minister this 10th day of September, 1991. HENRY GEORGE Minister for Community Development and Social Affairs. DOMINICA Printed bv the Government Printer at the Government. Printery, Roseau (Price 40 cents)