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He shall likewise provide in connection with such building or
premises a sufficient drain, constructed in such a manner, and of such
materials, and maintained at all times in such a condition, as effectually
to carry away all urine and liquid filth or refuse therefrom.
Except where the Sanitary Authority by notice duly given under
the statutory provision in that behalf shall have otherwise required, he
shall, once at least in every week, remove or cause to be removed from
such building or premises all dung, manure, soil, filth, or other offensive
or noxious matter produced in or upon such building or premises, and
deposited in a receptacle as hereinbefore required. Provided that this
requirement shall not apply to the occupier of any stable or cowhouse
from which the Sanitary Authority remove or contract for the removal
of manure and other refuse matter.
Where for the purpose of preventing the keeping of any horse or
other beast of draught or burden or any cattle on any premises so as to
be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health, it is necessary that
the floor of the building in which such animal is kept should be
impervious to liquid matter, no person shall keep any animal in such
building unless or until the floor thereof shall have been paved with a
hard and impervious pavement evenly and closely laid and so sloped as
to effectually carry off all liquid matter therefrom to a properly trapped
inlet to a drain hereinbefore required to be provided.
As to the Paving of Yards and Open Spaces in connexion
with Dwelling-houses.
Paving of
yards and
open spaces.
10. The owner of every dwelling-house in connexion with which
there is any yard or open space shall, where it is necessary for the
prevention or remedy of insanitary conditions that all or part of such
yard or open space shall be paved, forthwith cause the same to be properly
paved with a hard, durable, and impervious pavement, evenly and closely
laid upon a sufficient bed of good concrete, and so sloped to a properly
constructed channel as effectually to carry off all rain or waste water
therefrom; and he shall cause such pavement to be kept in proper repair
Penalties.
Penalties.
11. Every person who shall offend against any of the foregoing
byelaws shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty of five pounds,
and in the case of a continuing offence to a further penalty of forty
shillings for each day after written notice of the offence from the
Sanitary Authority.
Provided, nevertheless, that the justices or court before whom any
complaint may be made or any proceedings may be taken in respect of
any such offence may, if they think fit, adjud?e the payment as a penalty
of any sum less than the full amount of the penalty imposed by this
byelaw.