Removal of Refuse (Belmopan) Regulations

CHAPTER 40 REMOVAL OF REFUSE (BELMOPAN) REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 3. Receptacles. 4. Collection of refuse. 5. Payment for collection of refuse. 6. Removal of waste by occupier. 7. Penalty and recovery of charges and dues. 8. Commencement. SCHEDULE CHAPTER 40 REMOVAL OF REFUSE (BELMOPAN) REGULATIONS (Section 132) [23rd October, 1993.] 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Removal Of Refuse (Belmopan) Regulations. 2. In these Regulations “City” means the city of Belmopan; “Council” means the Belmopan City Council; “occupier” means a tenant, landlord or other person for the time being in occupation of any premises; “refuse” shall include all domestic, commercial, medical, industrial and other waste or discarded products or substances produced in and by activities carried on in the City, but shall not include anything contained in the Schedule to these Regulations. 3. The occupier of every premises within the City shall provide himself with a suitable receptacle for containing house hold refuse. 4. The Council shall cause such refuse to be collected regularly between such hours and on such days as may be notified in advance to the occupier of the premises; such advance notice to be made by any medium which in the opinion of the Council is the most convenient. 5. Payment for the collection of refuse shall be made on or before the tenth day of each succeeding month by the occupier of the premises to the Council, on the following basis: (i) In respect of premises, other than commercial or industrial business premises, where the amount of rent/hire-purchase for the premises (a) does not exceed $50.00 per month. - $2.00 per month (b) exceeds $50.00 but does not exceed $100.00 per month - $3.00 per month (c) exceeds $100.00 per month - $5.00 per month (ii) In respect of commercial or industrial business premises - $10.00 per month 6. (1) The occupier of any premises in the City who deposits any of the materials mentioned in the Schedule to these Regulations or of a like nature shall within seven days of such deposit remove such materials to a place outside the limits of the City at his own expense. (2) Where it has been brought to the notice of the Council that any material mentioned in the Schedule has been deposited in front of any premises, the Council shall in writing require the occupier of the premises concerned to remove that material therefrom as required by the preceding provisions of this Regulation within such time as may be specified therein. (3) If the occupier fails or neglects to carry out the direction of the Council as given herein the Council shall have the power to remove such material and require the occupier to pay within 14 days such amount incurred in the removal as may be certified by the General Manager of the Council or any officer authorised by him. If the occupier fails to pay the amount so certified by the Council within the time allowed therefor the Council may recover the amount as a fine in a court of summary jurisdiction. (4) A certificate purported to be signed by the City Administrator of the Council or any officer authorised by him stating the cost of removal shall be prima facie evidence of the cost incurred by the Council in removing the material so deposited by the occupier. 7. Any occupier who contravenes the provisions of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and in default of payment of fine to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, and in addition the court shall order the payment to the Council of all charges and other sums due from the occupier under these Regulations, together with an additional sum of one dollar for every day during which the default continued. 8. These Regulations shall come into force with effect from 1st November, 1993. MADE by the Minister of Health this 15th day of October, 1993. (RUBEN CAMPOS) Minister of Health SCHEDULE [Regulation 2) 1. Limbs of trees. 2. Soil. 3. Lumber. 4. Packaging materials. 5. Chemical by-products.