Gaborone City Council (Public Land Excavation)(Control) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Copyright Government of Botswana GABORONE CITY COUNCIL (PUBLIC LAND EXCAVATION) (CONTROL) BYE-LAWS (under regulations 34 and 35) (22nd October, 1976) ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS BYE-LAWS 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Excavation on public land 4. Penalty S.I. 148, 1976. 1. Citation These Bye-laws may be cited as the Gaborone City Council (Public Land Excavation) (Control) Bye-laws. 2. Interpretation In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires "council" means the Gaborone City Council; "excavation" means the hollow cavity formed on land by cutting or removal of soil or gravel; "public land" means land within the council area which is not private land. 3. Excavation on public land (1) No person shall, without the written permission of the council, construct or dig or cause to be constructed or dug on any public land within the council area any hole, trench or other excavation for the purpose of removing soil, sand, gravel or any vegetation or for the purpose of any private construction or drainage or for any other purpose. (2) Any person who constructs or digs or causes to be constructed or dug any hole, trench or other excavation within public land in the council area shall take adequate precautions to ensure the safety of the public. (3) Without prejudice to any prosecution for contravention of this bye-law and notwithstanding any penalty which may be imposed under these Bye-laws for such contravention, the council may take such measures as it deems necessary to ensure safety to the public, if, in the opinion of the council, measures required under sub-bye-law (2) are inadequate, and any expense incurred by the council shall be borne by the person responsible for the excavation and shall be a civil debt to the council recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction. 4. Penalty Any person who contravenes the provisions of bye-law 3(1) and (2) shall be guilty of an Copyright Government of Botswana offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding P200 and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. FRANCISTOWN TOWN COUNCIL (LOCAL BEER) BYE-LAWS (under regulations 34 and 35) (21st October, 1963) ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS BYE-LAW 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Manufacture or possession of local beer 4. Permit to manufacture, etc. 5. Penalties 6. Permitted quantities 7. Fee 8. Form of permit 9. Permit not transferable 10. Appeal 11. Funds of the Council Schedule - Permit to Manufacture or be in Possession of Local Beer Bye-Law 1, 1963, G.N. 124, 1963. 1. Citation These Bye-laws may be cited as the Francistown Town Council (Local Beer) Bye-laws. 2. Interpretation In these Bye-laws "local beer" means beer brewed from sorghum-meal or a mixture of sorghum-meal and mealie-meal by the fermentation of malted sorghum, but excluding the liquors commonly known as "ila", "kabidikamo" or "banyana", or any beer brewed as described to which sugar, honey or syrup has been added or which is mixed with or fortified or adulterated by any other liquor or substance, or any other of the liquors commonly known as "khadi". 3. Manufacture or possession of local beer No person shall manufacture or be in possession of local beer within the limits of the Francistown Town Council area unless he is in possession of a valid permit authorizing such manufacture or possession. 4. Permit to manufacture, etc. Application for a permit of the type referred to in bye-law 3 shall be made to the Town Clerk of the Francistown Town Council who may (a) issue such a permit;