Public Health (No. 2) (Saint Christopher) Regulations, S.R.O. no. 13 of 1953

Public Health Act CAP. 9.21 61 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2020 LAWS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Board to be informed of maximum number of animals to be kept. 12. Any person keeping animals on any premises in a town shall first intimate to the Central Board of Health or Local Authority the maximum number of each kind of animal intended to be kept on such premises allowing free space for each kind as follows— For small stock ..................................................................... 5 sq. ft. per head. For large animals ................................................................... 20 sq. ft. per head. Removal of droppings and animal litter, etc. 13. Any person keeping animals in any premises in the town shall collect daily, in a receptacle or receptacles provided by himself or herself for the purpose, all droppings, animal litter and feeding refuse from such premises for removal, and the removal of such collection shall be that person’s responsibility. Penalty. 14. Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of any of these regulations shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars. (Amended by Acts 7 of 1976 and 9 of 1986) NINETEENTH SCHEDULE (Section 11) PUBLIC HEALTH (NO. 2) (SAINT CHRISTOPHER) REGULATIONS Short title. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (No. 2) (Saint Christopher) Regulations. Interpretation. 2. In these Regulations— “built-up area” means any of the places set forth in the Schedule to these regulations and any other place in the island of St. Christopher outside of the town of Basseterre declared by the Board with the approval of the Minister to be a built-up area; “refuse” means dust and sweepings of a dwelling house, a common lodging house, and a barrack or barrack yard in the ordinary course of living therein, waste paper, broken glass and crockery, and includes kitchen refuse, flower-garden refuse, waste products of any trade or manufactory and refuse from hotels and business places, but does not include animal droppings, litter and animal feeding refuse or refuse of any nature not specified above. Vincenzo Marsala Rectangle 62 CAP. 9.21 Public Health Act Revision Date: 31 Dec 2020 LAWS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Removal of Refuse. 3. In built-up areas the occupier of every dwelling house, the owner of every common lodging house and every barrack or barrack yard and the proprietor or manager of every hotel, manufactory or business premises shall daily not later than 8 o’clock in the morning of every day deposit the refuse of such premises in a receptacle to be provided by the Local Authority for the purpose of removal free of charge by the Local Authority. Keeping of Animals. 4. Any person keeping animals on any premises in the island of Saint Christopher outside the town of Basseterre shall collect daily and deposit at a place approved by the Local Authority the droppings, litter and waste fodder of such animals. Penalty. 5. Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of any of these regulations shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars. (Amended by Acts 7 of 1976 and 9 of 1986) SCHEDULE TO THE REGULATIONS (Regulation 2) Challengers Old Road Verchild’s Village Middle Island Half way Tree Godwins New Guinea Sandy Point Newton Ground St. Pauls Parson’s Village Saddlers Village Lynches Village Lavington Village Tabernacle Estridge Stonecastle Belle Vue Public Health Act CAP. 9.21 63 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2020 LAWS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Harris Mansion Village Phillips Molyneux Lodge Village Bourryeau Village Ottleys Village Cayon Brighton Village Whytes Village Tank Village Stapleton Village Parry’s Village TWENTIETH SCHEDULE (Section 11) ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS (DUTIES) REGULATIONS Short title. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Health Officers (Duties) Regulations. General. 2. An Environmental Health Officer shall perform, under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health, all duties imposed upon Sanitary Inspectors by Statute, Order or Regulation or by direction of the Board or of the Local Authority for his or her district. Systematic Inspection. 3. An Environmental Health Officer shall keep himself or herself fully informed on the sanitary condition of his or her district in respect of nuisances needing abatement by inspection of his or her district both systematically and at intervals as required. Nuisances. 4. An Environmental Health Officer shall, on receiving notice of the existence of a nuisance or the non-observance or breach of any law or regulation made for the suppression of nuisances in his or her district, visit the spot as soon as practicable and inquire into such alleged nuisance or breach of law or regulation. Vincenzo Marsala Rectangle