| PUBLIC HEALTH (CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH) RULES | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg. L.N. 306/1993.] | ||
| RULES UNDER SECTION 7 |
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| INFECTIOUS DISEASES DECLARED TO BE NOTIFIABLE DISEASES | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg. L.N. 49/2003.] | ||
| RULES UNDER SECTION 17(2)(A) |
| Influenza | ||
| Relapsing fever, | ||
| Blackwater fever, | ||
| Encephalitis lethargica, | ||
| Yellow fever, | ||
| Kala-azar, | ||
| Malaria, microscopically diagnosed within the municipality of Kitale, | ||
| Bacillary dysentery Amoebic dysentry |
Within the municipality of Nairobi, | |
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). |
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| PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH ARE DECLARED ALONE TO APPLY TO PARTICULAR NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg.] | ||
| RULES UNDER SECTION 17(2)(B) |
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| AREAS TO WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AS REGARDS THE NOTIFICATION OF PARTICULAR DISEASES IS RESTRICTED | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg.] | ||
| RULES UNDER SECTION 17(2)(C) |
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| PUBLIC HEALTH (SLEEPING SICKNESS) RULES | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg.] |
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| ORDERS UNDER SECTION 36 | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg.] |
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| PUBLIC HEALTH (TSETSE FLY AREAS) RULES | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg.] |
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| SCHEDULE | ||
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| [Rule 1.] |
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| PUBLIC HEALTH (RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION) RULES | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg.] |
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| PUBLIC HEALTH (RAT VIRUS) RULES | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg.] |
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| EXEMPTIONS UNDER SECTION 57, PROVISO | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg.] |
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| TARIFF OF CHARGES PRESCRIBED | ||
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| [G.N. 1086/1949.] | ||
| UNDER SECTION 73(J) |
| Sh. | cts. | |
| For ships of up to 300 tons …………………………. | 10 | 50 |
| For ships from 301 tons to 1,000 tons …………………………. | 21 | 00 |
| For ships from 1,001 tons to 3,000…………………………. | 42 | 00 |
| For ships from 3,001 tons to 10,000…………………………. | 63 | 00 |
| For ships over 10,000 tons…………………………. | 84 | 00 |
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| PUBLIC HEALTH (DRAINAGE AND LATRINE) RULES | ||
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg. L.N. 138/1959, L.N. 92/1960.] |
1. Citation
These Rules may be cited as the Public Health (Drainage and Latrine) Rules.2. Application
The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare that on and after a specified date the whole of these Rules or specified provisions thereof shall apply to the whole or a specified part of the district of any local authority, hereinafter referred to as the local authority.[L.N. 138/1959, r. 2.]3. Interpretation
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires—“closed drain” means any drain constructed of pipes or in the form of an enclosed conduit;“cement” and “Portland cement” mean Portland cement which conforms in every respect with the current British Standard Specification for Ordinary Portland Cement and Rapid Hardening Cement;“drainage works” means the construction, installation, laying, connecting, fixing, repair or removal of any pipe, drain, gully, cesspool, septic tank, sewage filter installation or other works for the discharge, reception or disposal of sewage in connexion with any premises, or of any waste-pipe, soil-pipe, trap, urinal, water-closet, slop-hopper, sink, bath, lavatory basin, ventilation pipe or antisyphonage pipe, or any drain fitting or water- flushing cistern, or any works connected with the discharge of liquid or soiled matter into any drain, sewer, cesspool, septic tank, sewage filter installation or other like receptacle for drainage, or otherwise connected with the drainage of any premises;“domestic building” includes any building in human use, or intended for human use, whether for purposes of business or residence or amusement;“dwelling-house” means a building or any part or portion of a building used, or constructed, adapted or designed to be used, for human habitation, as a separate tenancy, or by one family only, whether detached, semi-detached or separated by party walls or by floors from adjoining buildings, together with such outbuildings as are reasonably required to be used or enjoyed therewith;“earth-closet” means a pail-closet furnished with means for sprinkling earth, ashes or any other material for the purpose of absorbing or covering the excremental matter;“housemaid’s sink” means any fitting used or intended to be used in connexion with the cleansing of toilet-ware but neither used nor intended to be used for the reception of any excremental liquid or substance;“latrine” includes privy, urinal, pail-closet, pit-closet, earth-closet, chemical-closet and water-closet;“latrine accommodation” includes a receptacle for human excreta, together with the structure containing and including such receptacle and the fittings and apparatus connected therewith;“pail-closet” means latrine accommodation including a movable receptacle for human excreta;“pit-closet” means latrine accommodation situated over any hole or excavation in the ground;“plot” means any area of land being the subject of a separate conveyance, assignment or lease;“sanitary inspector” means a sanitary inspector appointed by Government or by a local authority to act as such within the district of a local authority;“sewage” means soil-water, waste waters and manufacturing or trade effluent;“sewer” means any duct belonging to the local authority and constructed, acquired or maintained for the purpose of conveying sewage;“sewer connexion” means any pipe junction, saddle or other contrivance constructed in any sewer belonging to the local authority for the purpose of receiving the discharge from any drain, or the drainage from one or more buildings into such sewer;“slop-hopper” means any fitting intended for the reception of slop water from bedrooms or other waste waters containing excremental liquid or substance;“soil-pipe” means any pipe fixed on or in any building for the purpose of conveying the discharges from any water-closet, slop-hopper, urinal or urinette, or any waste waters containing excremental liquid or substance;“soil-water” means discharges from water-closets, slop-hoppers, urinals and urinettes, and all waters containing any excremental liquid or substance;“soil-water fittings” means water-closets, slop-hoppers, urinals and urinettes, and all water fittings adapted or designed for the reception of matters of an excremental character which are or are to be connected to any system of drainage;“water-closet” means latrine accommodation adapted or designed for the reception of human excreta, of both a solid and liquid character, used or adapted or intended to be used in connexion with a water carriage system, and comprising provision for the flushing of the receptacle by means of an approved water supply;“waste-pipe” means any pipe for conveying waste water of a non-excremental character from baths, lavatory basins, sinks, housemaids’ sinks or butlers’ sinks;“waste water” means discharge of a non-excremental character from baths, lavatory basins, sinks, housemaids’ sinks or butlers’ sinks;“waste-water fittings” means baths, lavatory basins, sinks, housemaids’ sinks and butlers’ sinks..
Drainage and Sewerage Provisions, etc.
4. Local authority to enforce drainage of undrained buildings
5. Two or more buildings may be drained by combined operation
If it appears to the local authority that two or more buildings which are to be connected with any sewer belonging to the local authority either voluntarily or compulsorily may be drained more economically or advantageously in combination than separately, and a sewer of sufficient size belonging to the local authority already exists or is about to be constructed at a suitable level and within two hundred feet of any part of such buildings, the local authority may when the drains of such buildings are first laid order that such buildings be drained by a combined system of drainage to be constructed either by the local authority if it so decides or by the owners in such manner as the local authority directs, and the costs and expenses of the construction of such combined system of drainage and of the repair and maintenance thereof shall be apportioned between the owners of such buildings in such manner as the local authority determines, and if paid by the local authority may be recovered by it from such owners.6. New buildings must be drained
7. Local authority may require sinks, drains or other necessary appliances to be provided to buildings
8. Conversion of latrines into water-closets
9. Where sewer available, local authority may require it to be used
10. Maintenance of drains and drainage works
11. Examination of drains, latrines, cesspools and septic tanks
12. Local authority may test drains
13. Stoppages in drains
14. Penalty for unauthorized building over sewers or under streets
Any person who, without the written consent of the local authority—(a)causes any building newly to be erected over any sewer belonging to the local authority; or(b)causes any vault, arch or cellar newly to be constructed under the carriage- way or foot-way of any street vested in the local authority,shall be guilty of an offence, and the local authority may cause any building, vault, arch or cellar constructed in contravention of the provisions of this rule to be altered, pulled down or otherwise dealt with as it may think fit, and may recover as a civil debt recoverable summarily any expenses incurred by it in so doing from the offender.15. Injurious matters not to be passed into sewers
Any person who throws or suffers to be thrown, or passes into any sewer belonging to the local authority or into any drain communicating therewith, any matter or substance by which the free flow of the sewage or other liquid waste may be interfered with, or by which any such sewer or drain may be injured, shall be guilty of an offence.16. Power to prohibit the passing of solid matter, steam, chemical refuse, etc., into sewers
17. Brewery or manufacturing sewage
The local authority may, in its absolute discretion, refuse to admit into any sewer belonging to the local authority any trade, brewery or manufacturing liquid waste, sewage or effluent unless the same has been freed of the grosser objectionable matters, and then only if the sewers in the vicinity belonging to the local authority are in the opinion of such authority of sufficient capacity to convey the trade, brewery or manufacturing liquid waste, sewage or effluent in addition to the ordinary domestic sewage flow of the areas served by such sewers.18. Power to make inspection chamber in manufacturing premises
The local authority shall, at its discretion, have power to construct, on any pipe or channel conveying trade or manufacturing liquid waste, sewage or effluent to any sewer belonging to the local authority, an inspection chamber, manhole, lamphole or other similar opening, of such dimensions as it may think fit, on any premises from which the liquid waste, sewage or effluent is derived, at the expense of the local authority without payment of any compensation to the owner or occupier of such premises, and any duly authorized officer of the local authority shall at all times have the right of access to such chamber or other opening and may examine the character, gauge the flow and take samples of the discharge from such premises.19. Rain-water pipes not to communicate directly with a closed drain
No person shall construct or fix any rain-water pipe or trunk which may be provided in connexion with any building for the purpose of conveying therefrom any water which may fall on any roof or flat thereof so as to discharge directly into a closed drain, but shall cause such rain-water pipe or trunk to be constructed or fixed so as to discharge directly into the open air, into an open channel or over a properly trapped gulley, or into such gully above the level of the water in the trap thereof:Provided that this Rule shall not apply in any case where rainwater is intended to be conveyed through a closed drain to any receptacle properly constructed and adapted for the storage of such water and approved by the local authority.20. Notice to be given of intention to make a sewer connexion
21. Sewer connexions not to be made without permission
22. Drainage works in streets and other public places
23. Local authority may arrange with owners to carry out private drainage works
It shall be lawful for the local authority to agree with any owner or occupier of any premises that any drainage works which such owner or occupier desires or is required by the local authority to construct shall be constructed by the local authority, and the cost of constructing such drainage works shall be repaid by such owner or occupier to the local authority, and in default of payment the local authority may recover the cost as a civil debt recoverable summarily.24. Owner outside district may arrange with local authority to connect to sewer
The owner of any premises without the district of the local authority may, with the consent of the local authority and subject to the provisions of these Rules, cause any drain constructed upon or in connexion with such premises to empty into any sewer belonging to the local authority upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between such owner or occupier and the local authority:Provided that no person shall cause any such drain to empty into any such sewer until such terms and conditions have been agreed upon.25. Charges to cover supervision, etc.
In all cases where, in accordance with these Rules, any work is carried out by the local authority in respect of which the said authority is entitled to recover the cost from any person under these Rules, there may be included in the cost so claimed and recoverable such sum as the local authority shall determine to cover the cost of surveys, plans, specifications, quantities, supervision and the use of tools and plant, and there shall also be included in such cost any expenditure or labour involved in disturbing, making good and remaking any made road, street or footway or ground affected.26. Tins, bottles, etc., not to be allowed to enter drains
No occupier of any premises shall throw or introduce or allow others on the said premises to throw or introduce into any cess-pool, drain, waste-pipe, soil-pipe or soil-water fitting, constructed in connexion with such premises, any tins, bottles, refuse or other matter liable to choke the same.27. Traps, gullies and ventilation pipes to be kept free from obstruction
Construction of Drains
28. Excavation for and laying of drains
Every person who constructs any drain in connexion with a building shall lay such drain and carry out any excavation necessary for the construction of such drain in the following manner—(a)he shall cause the ground to be excavated to the required depth with all possible expedition and to be done in a workmanlike manner;(b)he shall cause to be erected and maintained during the progress of the work all such fences, hoardings, struttings, shorings and lights (kept lighted throughout the night) as may be necessary to or in consequence of any of the works for the protection of the public or workmen or of any buildings or property whatsoever near to or liable to be affected by the work;(c)he shall cause any excavation to be commenced at the outfall end of each drain and continued in straight sections, the bottom of the trench to be accurately cut to the proper gradient for receiving the pipes, and the trench to be made of sufficient width to afford room for the proper laying, bedding and jointing of the pipes;(d)he shall cause the laying of the pipes to be carefully performed and each pipe to be laid to a true gradient and in such manner that the body of the pipe shall have a firm bearing throughout its whole length and not upon the socket only;(e)he shall cause any excavation to be filled in with earth well rammed in six- inch layers, fine material free from stones being packed round the pipes, and the surface at ground level being made good to the satisfaction of the local authority.29. Requirements for construction of closed drains
Every person who constructs any closed drain in connexion with a building, other than a drain constructed for the drainage of the subsoil of the site of such building or a drain constructed for the drainage of storm-water only or water from any water supply fitting only, shall, in the construction of such drain, comply with the following requirements—(a)he shall cause such drain to be constructed of good sound cylindrical pipes made of glazed stoneware or of heavy cast iron, or of other equally suitable material which has been approved of by the local authority;(b)he shall cause such drain to be of adequate size, to have an internal diameter of not less than four inches and to be laid with a proper fall, and with water- tight, socketed or other approved suitable joints;(c)he shall, if such drain is constructed of stoneware pipes, if so required by the local authority, cause such drain to be laid on an adequate and efficient bed of good cement concrete at least three inches in thickness, or, if such drain is constructed of approved metal pipes, he shall, if so required by the local authority, cause such drain to be supported upon a sufficient number of suitable piers constructed of good cement concrete:Provided that where any such drain as aforesaid is to be laid on made or bad ground, and where in the opinion of the local authority such a precaution is necessary, he shall cause such drain to be laid on a bed of good cement concrete not less than six inches in thickness and projecting on each side of the drain to an extent at least equal to the external diameter of such drain, and shall cause good cement concrete to be filled in so that it extends to the full width of the cement concrete bed already prescribed and so that such drain is embedded to the extent of not less than half its diameter.30. Requirements for construction of drains
| Internal Diameter | Thickness of metal | Weight per 9ft. length (including socket and spigot) |
| in. | in. | lb. |
| 4 | 3/8 | 160 |
| 5 | 3/8 | 190 |
| 6 | 3/8 | 230 |
| Internal Diameter | Thickness of metal | Depth of socket | Annular space for the cement |
| in. | in. | ln. | in. |
| 4 | 1/2 | 1 3/4 | 5/16 |
| 5 | 9/16 | 2 | 5/16 |
| 6 | 6/8 | 2 | 5/16 |
| 9 | 3/4 | 2 | 7/16 |
31. Inlets to drains to be trapped
32. No right-angled junctions to be made
33. Drains to be trapped from cesspools and septic tanks, etc.
34. Drains not to be trapped from sewers
No person shall provide or fix an intercepting trap in any drain which communicates directly with a sewer belonging to the local authority.35. Provision of inspection chambers on drains
Every person who constructs any closed drain in connexion with a building shall cause adequate and efficient inspection chambers to be provided in the following positions and manner—(a)he shall, unless specially exempted by the local authority, cause an inspection chamber to be provided at every point in such drain where two or more drains converge;(b)he shall cause an inspection chamber to be provided at every point in any such drain where there occurs any angle, bend or deviation from a direct alignment;(c)he shall cause access to be provided by means of inspection chambers to every such drain in such manner that no part of any such drain is more than thirty feet distant in the length of such drain from an inspection chamber;(d)where any such drain communicates directly with a sewer belonging to the local authority, he shall cause an inspection chamber to be provided to such drain on the plot on which such building stands but, wherever practicable, within four feet of the boundary of the said plot over which the drain is or is to be constructed:Provided that he may with the consent in writing of the local authority and subject to such conditions as it may prescribe, but not otherwise, cause such inspection chamber as aforesaid to be constructed on a street or sidewalk;(e)he shall cause an inspection chamber to be provided at any point where an intercepting trap is fixed in such drain;(f)he shall cause every inspection chamber to be of such internal dimensions as the local authority requires:Provided that no inspection chamber shall be less than two feet in length where the depth of the half channel invert from the surface of the ground adjoining such chamber is greater than eighteen inches;(g)he shall cause every inspection chamber to be constructed of not less than nine inches brickwork or stonework built in cement, or of good cement concrete not less than four inches in thickness, to be so constructed as to be watertight up to the level of the adjoining ground surface, and to be rendered with cement plaster at least one half inch in thickness and furnished with a smooth surface;(h)he shall cause every inspection chamber to be fitted with a strong movable air-tight cast-iron manhole cover of adequate size and approved design and construction, fixed not lower than the surface of the adjoining ground;(i)he shall cause the sides of the channels in every inspection chamber to be brought up vertically to a height not less than the diameter of the drains, and shall cause benching, constructed of good cement concrete, to be provided, such benching to be sloped off from the tops of the channels at an angle of thirty degrees from the horizontal and finished with a smooth cement surface.36. Ventilation of drains
Every person who constructs any closed drain in connexion with a building shall, for the purpose of securing efficient ventilation of such drain, comply with the following requirements—(a)he shall provide at least one untrapped opening to such drain, which opening shall be situated as far distant as may be practicable from the point at which such drain communicates with a sewer, septic tank, cesspool or other like receptacle for drainage with which such drain may lawfully communicate, and shall also provide an untrapped opening at the upper extremity of every branch drain which exceeds twenty feet in length and which receives any soil- water or waste water; such untrapped opening shall be obtained by carrying up a pipe or shaft, vertically, to such a height and in such a position as to afford by means of the open end of such pipe or shaft a safe outlet for foul air and so as effectually to prevent any escape of foul air from such pipe or shaft into any building in the vicinity thereof, and in no case to a less height than three feet above the eaves of any adjoining roof, or to a less height than six feet above the top of any window, door or other opening which is within a distance of twenty feet horizontally from such pipe or shaft, or to a less height than ten feet above the adjoining ground level, and such pipe or shaft, if unsupported for a length of more than five feet, shall be properly stayed:Provided that the soil-pipe of any water-closet, in every case where the situation, sectional area, height and mode of construction of such soil-pipe are in accordance with the requirements applicable to the pipe or shaft to be carried up from such drain, may be deemed to provide the necessary opening for ventilation which would otherwise be obtained by means of such last- mentioned pipe or shaft;(b)he shall cause any opening provided in accordance with the arrangements hereinbefore specified to be furnished with a suitable grating or other cover of approved pattern and material for the purpose of preventing any obstruction in or injury to any pipe or drain by the introduction of any substance through any such opening; and he shall, in every case, cause such grating or cover to be so constructed and fitted as to secure the free passage of air through such grating or cover by means of a sufficient number of apertures, of which the aggregate extent shall be not less than the sectional area of the pipe or drain to which such grating or cover may be fitted;(c)he shall not, except where unavoidable, cause any bend or angle to be made in any pipe or shaft used in connexion with any of the arrangements hereinbefore specified;(d)he shall cause every pipe or shaft which may be used in connexion with any of the arrangements hereinbefore specified to have an internal diameter of not less than three-and-a-half inches;(e)he shall cause every pipe or shaft used in connexion with any of the arrangements hereinbefore specified to be constructed in the same manner and of the same material and weight as if such pipe or shaft were a soil pipe;(f)in every case where any such drain communicates with a septic tank, cesspool or other like receptacle for drainage, not being a sewer belonging to the local authority, he shall provide a second opening, being not less than twelve inches and not more than three feet above the level of the surface of the ground adjoining such second opening, which shall communicate with such drain by means of a suitable pipe or shaft situated, as far distant as may be practicable from the first opening which has to be provided, in pursuance of the rule in that behalf; and he shall also cause the point at which such second opening communicates with the drain in every case to be situated on that side of any intercepting trap which is the nearer to the building;(g)he shall cause every pipe or shaft which is constructed so as to provide any such second opening as aforesaid to be constructed in the same manner and of the same material and weight as if such pipe or shaft were a soil-pipe, and to have an internal diameter of not less than three and a half inches, and to be provided with an approved inlet valve at the point at which it opens upon the external air.37. No inlets to drains within buildings
No person shall construct any closed drain in connexion with a building in such a manner that there is within such building any inlet to such drain, except such inlet as may be necessary from the apparatus of any water-closet or soil-water fitting.Soil-Pipes
38. Requirements for soil-pipes
Every person who provides a soil-pipe in connexion with a building shall, in the providing and fixing of such soil-pipe, comply with the following requirements—Position of soil-pipes(a)he shall not, except with the written permission of the local authority and then only on such conditions as it may prescribe, cause or permit any such soil- pipe to be fixed inside any building;Material of soil-pipes(b)he shall construct such soil-pipe either in drawn lead or heavy cast-iron or other equally suitable material which has been approved of by the local authority;Size, weight and thickness of soil-pipes(c)he shall construct such soil-pipe so that its weight, if the pipe is of lead, and that its thickness and weight, if the pipe is of iron, in proportion to its length and internal diameter, is as follows—| LEAD | CAST IRON | ||
| Diameter | Weight per ten feet length, not less than- | Thickness of metal, not less than- | Weight per 6 feet length (including socket and beaded spigot or flanges, the socket not to be less than ¼ inch thick) not less than- |
| in. | lb. | in. | lb. |
| 3 1/2 | 65 | 3/16 | 48 |
| 4 | 74 | 3/16 | 54 |
39. Anti-syphonage pipes to soil-pipes
40. Connexion of lead pipe with an iron pipe
Any person who connects a lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap with an iron pipe or drain shall insert between such lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap and such iron pipe or drain a flanged thimble of copper, brass or other suitable alloy, which shall be not less than 1/8 inch in thickness and six inches in length, so that the lead soil-pipe or trap projects slightly beyond the thimble, such projection being turned over the thimble to protect the thimble from any contact with the contents of the pipe or drain, and shall connect such lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap with such thimble by means of a wiped or over-cast metallic joint, and shall connect such thimble with such iron or drain by means of a joint made with molten lead properly caulked in the manner prescribed by paragraph (2) of rule 30:Provided that it shall be sufficient if he connects the lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap with the iron pipe or drain in an equally suitable and efficient manner, to be approved by the local authority.41. Connexion of stoneware pipe with a lead pipe
Any person who connects stoneware or semi-vitrified ware trap or pipe with a lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap shall insert between such stoneware or semi- vitrified ware trap or pipe and such lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap a socket of copper, brass or other suitable alloy, and shall insert such stoneware or semi-vitrified ware trap or pipe into such socket, making the joint with Portland cement, in the manner prescribed by paragraph (3) of rule 30, and shall connect such socket with the lead soil- pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap, by means of a wiped or overcast metallic joint:Provided that it shall be sufficient if he connects the stoneware or semi-vitrified ware trap or pipe with the lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap in an equally suitable and efficient manner, to be approved by the local authority.42. Connexion of lead pipe with a stoneware pipe
Any person who connects a lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap with a stoneware or semi-vitrified ware pipe or drain shall insert between such lead soil-pipe, waste- pipe, ventilating pipe or trap and such stoneware or semi-vitrified ware pipe or drain a flanged thimble of copper, brass or other suitable alloy, so that the lead soil-pipe or trap projects slightly beyond the thimble, such projection being turned over the thimble to protect the thimble from any contact with the contents of the pipe or drain, and shall connect such lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap with such thimble by means of a wiped or overcast metallic joint, and shall insert the flanged end of such thimble into a socket in such stoneware or semi-vitrified ware pipe or drain, making the joint with Portland cement, in the manner prescribed by paragraph (3) of rule 30:Provided that it shall be sufficient if he connects the lead soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap with the stoneware or semi-vitrified ware pipe or drain in an equally suitable and efficient manner, to be approved by the local authority.43. Connexion of iron pipe with stoneware pipe
Any person who connects an iron soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap with a stoneware or semi-vitrified ware pipe or drain shall insert the beaded spigot end of such iron soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap into a socket on such stoneware or semi- vitrified ware pipe or drain, making the joint with Portland cement, in the manner prescribed by paragraph (3) of rule 30:Provided that it shall be sufficient if he connects the iron soil-pipe, waste-pipe, ventilating pipe or trap with the stoneware or semi-vitrified ware pipe or drain in an equally suitable and efficient manner, to be approved by the local authority.44. Connexion of stoneware pipe, with an iron pipe
Every person who connects a stoneware or semi-vitrified ware trap or pipe with an iron soil-pipe, waste-pipe, trap or drain shall insert such stoneware or semi-vitrified ware trap or pipe into a socket on such iron soil-pipe, waste-pipe, trap or drain, making the joint with Portland cement, in the manner prescribed by paragraph (3) of rule 30:Provided that it shall be sufficient if he connects the stoneware or semi-vitrified ware trap or pipe with the iron soil-pipe, waste-pipe trap or drain in an equally suitable and efficient manner, to be approved by the local authority.Waste-Pipes and Waste-Water Fittings
45. Requirements for waste-pipes and waste-water fittings
Every person who provides a waste-pipe or a waste-water fitting in connexion with a building shall, in the providing and fixing of such waste-pipe and such waste-water fitting, comply with the following requirements—Materials for waste-pipes(a)he shall construct such waste-pipe of either lead, steel, cast-iron or wrought iron, and shall not in any case construct such waste-pipe of either galvanised sheet iron or zinc;Waste-pipes to be trapped(b)he shall cause such waste-pipe to be properly trapped, at a point as near as may be practicable to the point at which such waste-pipe is attached to any waste-water fitting, by means of an efficient syphon trap:Provided that a waste-pipe which does not exceed three feet in length and which receives the discharge from one waste-water fitting only may be fixed without a trap;Traps for waste-pipes(c)he shall cause every trap fixed in connexion with such waste-pipe to be constructed of either lead, brass, gun-metal or iron, and to be of an approved pattern, and to be provided on the side or underside with a screwed movable plug; and he shall cause every such trap to be fixed in such manner that the whole of the trap is easily accessible, and to be provided with a water seal at least 2 inches in depth:Provided that a trap fixed in connexion with a waste-pipe receiving the discharge from a bath only may be provided with a water seal 1 ½ inches in depth;Provision as to trap(d)he shall not fix in connexion with such waste-pipe any trap of the kind known as a bell-trap, a dip-trap, a D-trap or a U-trap or running trap, or any such trap as becomes unsealed on the removal of the cover; and he shall cause every trap fixed in connexion with such waste-pipe to be of the same internal diameter as the waste-pipe to which it is connected;Iron waste-pipes(e)if he constructs such waste-pipe of iron, he shall cause such waste-pipe to be constructed either of cast-iron not less than 3/16 inch in thickness or of wrought iron not less than ? inch in thickness;Fixing and weight of lead waste-pipes(f)if he constructs such waste-pipe of lead, he shall cause such waste-pipe to be fixed by means of proper lead tacks at not more than the following distances apart—(i)vertically—at 3 feet centres;(ii)horizontally—at 2 feet 3 inches centres,and every such waste-pipe, in proportion to its internal diameter, shall be of the following minimum weight—| Internal diameter | Per linear yard |
| 1¼ inches ……………… | 7lb. |
| 1½ inches………………….. | 9lb. |
| 2 inches …………………… | 12lb. |
| Internal diameter of trap | Internal diameter of vent pipe |
| 1 ¼ inches…………….. | 1 inch |
| 1 ½ inches………………. | 1 ¼ inches |
| 1 ¾ to 2 inches…………… | 1 ½ inches |
46. Rain-water pipes not to be used for conveying soil-water or waste-water
No person shall cause any pipe used for the purpose of carrying off rain-water from the roof of any building to be used for the purpose of carrying off soil-water or waste water, or to be used as a ventilating pipe to any drain, soil-pipe or waste-pipe.47. Overflow pipe not to be connected with any drain or ventilating pipe
No person shall cause any overflow pipe from any water supply cistern, flushing cistern or water waste preventer, or from any safe under any soil-water fitting or waste-water fitting, to be connected with any drain, soil-pipe, waste-pipe or ventilating pipe, but shall cause such overflow pipe to discharge direct into the open air in a manner and in a position to be approved of by the local authority.Gully traps
48. Gully Traps
Grease traps
49. Grease Traps
The local authority may, by written notice addressed to the owner of any hotel, boarding- house, eating-house, restaurant or laundry, or of any factory, workshop or other premises from which waste-water or sewage of a fatty or soapy character is or is to be discharged into any drain or sewer, require such owner within a reasonable time, to be specified in such notice, to provide and fix in connexion with the drainage of such premises a proper and efficient grease trap of an approved pattern and constructed of approved materials for the reception of all waste water from any kitchen or scullery connected with such premises or any waste water or sewage of a fatty or soapy character from such premises before such waste water or such sewage is discharged into the said drain or sewer, and any such owner who fails to comply with the requirements of any such notice, and that within the time specified, shall be guilty of an offence.Water-Closets, Slop-Hoppers, Urinals, etc.
50. Water-closets
Every person who constructs a water-closet in connexion with a building shall, in the construction of such water-closet, comply with the following requirements—(a)he shall furnish such water-closet with a pan, basin or other suitable receptacle of non-absorbent material, and of such shape, capacity and mode of construction as to receive and contain a sufficient quantity of water, and to allow all filth which may from time to time be deposited in such pan, basin or receptacle to fall free of the sides thereof, and directly into the water received and contained in such pan, basin or receptacle;(b)he shall not construct or fix under such pan, basin or receptacle any container or other similar fitting; and he shall not construct or fix in or in connexion with the water-closet apparatus any trap of the kind known as a D-trap;(c)he shall cause every such water-closet, other than a water-closet of the kind known as a trough-closet, to be of the wash-down type, to be self-cleansing and to be provided with a trap having a water seal not less than 2 inches in depth and, except in the case of an approved syphonic closet, the outlet of the trap to be not less than 3½ inches or more than 4 inches internal diameter; and he shall cause the pan and trap of such water-closet to be of porcelain ware or well glazed stoneware, or the trap may be of strong case lead;(d)he shall not fix or cause to be fixed any such water-closet, of the kind known as a trough-closet, of a type which has not been tested by the local authority and found, on testing, to be so designed and constructed as to secure the complete clearing out of dejecta and paper according to the standard test set out in the First Schedule to these Rules;(e)if he constructs any water-closet of the kind known as a trough-closet, he shall cause such water-closet to be provided with a trap having a water seal not less than 2 inches in depth and the outlet to the trap to be not less than 3½ inches or more than 4 inches internal diameter, and he shall cause the trough and trap to be of glazed stoneware or other suitable and impervious material to be approved by the local authority:Provided that no person shall construct a water-closet of the kind known as a trough-closet except with the written permission of the local authority and subject to such terms and conditions as it may prescribe.51. Urinals
Every person who constructs a urinal shall, in the construction of such urinal, comply with the following requirements—(a)he shall cause such urinal to be constructed of smooth or glazed impervious material, and to be fitted at floor level with a trap, which shall have a water seal not less than 2 inches in depth, and the floor of such urinal to be constructed of good cement concrete at least 4 inches in thickness or of other approved impervious materials; and he shall also cause such floor, whether the urinal be of the stall or the basin type, to be laid with a proper fall towards such gully for a distance of at least 18 inches from the said gully trap;(b)if he constructs a urinal of the basin type, he shall cause the soil-pipe connected to the basin of such urinal to discharge directly over such gully trap, or into a proper smooth or glazed channel leading thereto;(c)if he constructs a range of urinals, only one gully trap shall be provided to such range, and communication between each urinal and gully trap shall be provided by means of a smooth or glazed channel; and he shall also cause the floor to be laid with a proper fall towards such channel for a distance of at least 18 inches from the said channel;(d)he shall cause every gully trap provided in connexion with such urinal to be provided with a movable or hinged strong barred grate.52. Slop-hoppers
Every person who constructs a slop-hopper in connexion with a building shall, in the construction of such slop-hopper, comply with the following requirements—(a)he shall cause such slop-hopper to be composed of porcelain ware, well glazed stoneware or smooth enamelled cast-iron, and the outlet to be fitted with a movable enamelled cast-iron grating with parallel slots of at least one- half of an inch in width, such grating to be fixed just above the water line of the trap of such slop-hopper, and the surface thereof shall not be less than the outgo of the spigot of such slop-hopper;(b)he may, if he so desires, provide a second grating to such slop-hopper to be fitted above the aforesaid first grating; and, if he provides such a second grating, he shall cause the width of the slots in such second grating to be not less than one and a half inches in width, and such second grating shall be hinged or movable;(c)he shall not construct any such slop-hopper which is composed of two pieces unless the junction of such two pieces is constructed above the water line of the trap of such slop-hopper and the joint is of sufficient depth and strength to secure its immobility;(d)if he causes a housemaid’s sink to be attached to such slop-hopper, the waste-pipe from such sink shall not exceed 2 feet in length, and shall be so fixed as to discharge above the level of the water in the trap of such slop- hopper;(e)unless such slop-hopper is fixed on a floor of good cement concrete not less than 4 inches in thickness, he shall cause such slop-hopper to be placed upon a safe constructed in the same manner and of the same materials as if the slop-hopper placed on such safe were a water-closet.53. Traps and joints of soil-water fittings
Any person who constructs a soil-water fitting in connexion with a building shall, in the construction of such soil-water fitting, comply with the following requirements—(a)he shall cause such soil-water fitting to be provided with an efficient syphon trap having a water seal at least 2 inches in depth;(b)he shall, except in the case of an approved floor flange joint, cause the junction of such trap with any soil-pipe to be above the level of the floor of the apartment in which such soil-water fitting is fixed, and to be so situated as to be readily accessible and exposed to view on all sides; and notwithstanding anything contained in rules 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of these Rules, he shall, when so required by the local authority, cause the joint between the spigot of such trap and a soil-pipe to be made with bitumen or other like material which is not liable to crack, and which will quickly set hard and firm, but which is capable of removal by heating:Provided that this Rule shall not apply in the case of a water-closet which is fixed in the manner as described in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of rule 61 or in the case of any joint or junction between a urinal and any gully trap connected therewith.54. Requirements for construction of soil-water fittings
Any person who constructs any soil-water fitting in connexion with a building shall, in the construction of such soil-water fitting, comply with the following requirements—Separate water-flushing cistern and apparatus to be finished(a)he shall furnish such soil-water fitting with an approved and separate water- flushing cistern of adequate capacity, which shall be so constructed, fitted and placed as to admit of a supply of water for use in such soil-water fitting without any direct connexion between any service pipe upon such building and any part of the apparatus of such soil-water fitting, other than such water supply cistern; and he shall likewise furnish such soil-water fitting with a suitable and approved apparatus for the effectual application of water to any pan, basin or other receptacle with which such apparatus may be connected and used, and for the effectual flushing and cleansing of such pan, basin or other receptacle, and for the prompt and effectual removal therefrom of any solid or liquid filth which may from time to time be deposited therein;Requirements as to cisterns(b)he shall cause such water-flushing cistern to be fitted with a valveless flushing syphon and a strong approved high pressure valve connected to the water inlet, and shall also provide such cistern with an overflow pipe of drawn lead or galvanized wrought iron having an internal diameter of not less than ¾ inch, which shall be carried through an external wall of such building so as to discharge in the open air in an exposed position;Capacity of water-flushing cisterns to water-closets(c)he shall cause every such cistern provided in connexion with a water-closet to have a capacity of at least 3 gallons:Provided that in the case of any trough-closet such cistern shall have a capacity of at least 5 gallons per seat of such trough-closet;Capacity of water-flushing cisterns to urinals(d)he shall cause every urinal or range of urinals fixed in any public place, or in any hotel or other building which is not a private building, to be provided with an automatic water-flushing cistern capable of discharging at least one gallon of water per urinal for each two feet width of stand at intervals not exceeding twenty minutes;Materials for flushing pipes(e)he shall cause the flushing pipe furnished to every such water-flushing cistern to be either of drawn lead of the weights specified for waste-pipes, or of copper, nickel or brass or of strong galvanized wrought iron, and to be fixed vertically and properly connected to such cistern and the soil-water fitting in an approved and workmanlike manner;Size and length of flushing pipes to water-closets(f)he shall, in the case of every flushing pipe of a water supply cistern furnished to any water-closet, other than a trough-closet, cause the length of the flush pipe, measured vertically from the discharge end to the bottom of the water supply cistern, and the internal diameter of such pipe to be as follows—(i)for high level cisterns, 4 feet 6 inches or more in length, not less than 1¼ inches internal diameter;(ii)for low level cisterns, 2 feet to 4 feet 6 inches in length, not less than 1½ inches internal diameter; 1 foot to 2 feet in length, not less than 1¼ inches internal diameter; flushing pipes under 1 foot in length, not less than 2 inches internal diameter;Size and length of flushing pipes to trough-closets(g)he shall cause every water-flushing cistern provided to any trough-closet to be fixed at such a level that the flushing pipe furnished to such cistern is not less than 6 feet vertically in height, and has an internal diameter not less in any case than the following—(i)1½ inches internal diameter, for cisterns with a capacity of less than 20 gallons;(ii)2 inches internal diameter, for cisterns with a capacity of 20 gallons to 30 gallons;(iii)2½ inches internal diameter, for cisterns with a capacity of more than 30 gallons;Size and length of flushing pipes to urinals(h)he shall cause the flushing pipe of any water-flushing cistern furnished to a urinal to be fixed with such a length as to provide a vertical height of not less than 3 feet between the discharge end of such pipe and the underside of such water-flushing cistern, and to have an internal diameter of not less than ¾ inch;Materials to be used for water-flushing cisterns(i)he shall cause every water-flushing cistern furnished in connexion with such soil-water fitting to be constructed of such materials, in accordance with the holding capacity of such cistern, as to comply with the following requirements—(i)water-flushing cisterns up to 3 gallons capacity shall be of strong galvanized cast-iron or other material which has been approved of by the local authority;(ii)water-flushing cisterns over 3 gallons and up to 18 gallons capacity may be constructed of galvanized sheet iron of No. 18 gauge;(iii)water-flushing cisterns over 18 gallons capacity may be constructed of galvanized sheet iron of No. 16 gauge:Provided that every such cistern constructed of galvanised sheet iron shall be well riveted and stayed together, and the joints made sound and watertight.55. Automatic water-flushing cisterns not to be provided without permission
No person shall construct in connexion with a water-closet any automatic water-flushing cistern, except with the written permission of the local authority and subject to such terms and conditions as it may impose, and no such automatic water-flushing cistern shall be of less holding capacity than 5 gallons.56. Automatic water-flushing cisterns
Every person who constructs an automatic water-flushing cistern in connexion with a urinal, and every person who, with the written permission of the local authority, constructs an automatic water-flushing cistern in connexion with a water-closet, shall, in the construction of such urinal or water-closet, and such automatic water-flushing cistern, comply with the following requirements—(a)he shall cause such urinal or range of urinals, or such water-closet, trough- closet, or set of closets, to be erected in such a manner and in such a position that the automatic water-flushing cistern and the stop cocks connected thereto are easily accessible;(b)he shall cause such cistern to be provided with two stop cocks, one of a screw- down type for regulating, and the other for shutting off, the water supply, and shall cause such cistern to be regulated in the supply of water, and the water to be turned off at fixed hours, in accordance with any instructions given by the local authority.57. Water-closets to be kept provided with sufficient supply of water
The occupier of any premises on or for which any water-closet is for the time being provided shall, in so far as he is able, cause such water-closet at all times to be properly supplied with a sufficient quantity of water for the proper and efficient flushing thereof, and where, by the act or default of such occupier, any such water-closet is at any time without a proper and sufficient water supply as aforesaid such occupier shall be guilty of an offence.58. Position and enclosure of soil-water fittings
59. Window and ventilation for soil-water fitting
60. Trough-closets to open to external air
Every person who, in connexion with a building, constructs any water-closet of the kind known as a trough-closet shall construct such water-closet so that the entrance thereto opens directly to the external air.61. Conditions for construction of water-closets
Every person who constructs a water-closet in connexion with a building shall, in the construction of such water-closet, comply with the following requirements—(a)(i)he shall cause the apartment in which such water-closet is constructed to be substantially built of brick, stone or cement concrete, or of iron framed with iron or wood, and such apartment shall not be of less size in any case than 5 feet by 3 feet inside measurements, and not less than 6 feet 6 inches in height;(ii)if such apartment is built of iron framed with iron or wood he shall cause such apartment to have a brick wall at least 4½ inches in thickness, or a stone wall at least 8 inches in thickness, or a cement concrete wall at least 4 inches in thickness, built up at least 2 feet above the level of the floor of the apartment and rendered with cement plaster at least ¾ inch in thickness and finished with a smooth surface;(iii)he shall cause every such apartment as aforesaid to be provided with proper doors and fastenings:Provided that, in the case of a water-closet of the kind known as a trough-closet, such doors and fastenings may with the written consent of the local authority, be omitted;(b)he shall cause such water-closet to be fixed in either of the following manners but not otherwise—(i)he shall—(a)cause the whole of the pan and the trap of such water-closet to be fixed entirely above the level of the floor of the apartment in which such water-closet is constructed, and to be provided with a seat of hardwood, hinged at the back, or some other suitable type of seat which has been approved by the local authority;(b)not cause or permit the pan of such water-closet to be enclosed or cased round in any manner, but shall construct the same in such a manner that the whole of the pan shall be fully exposed to view;(c)cause the floor of such apartment as aforesaid either to be constructed of good cement concrete not less than 4 inches in thickness or of other impervious materials to be approved by the local authority or, in any case where the floor of such apartment as aforesaid is constructed of wood or other absorbent materials, shall when so required by the local authority cause the pan of such water-closet to be placed upon a safe, constructed of lead or of other suitable impervious materials which have been approved by the local authority;(d)cause such safe to be securely fixed and so constructed as to be watertight, and shall provide the same with an overflow pipe of drawn lead or galvanized wrought iron, having an internal diameter of not less than ¾ inch which shall discharge direct into the external air;(ii)he shall cause the whole of the pan of such water-closet to be so sunk below the level of the floor of the apartment in which such water- closet is constructed that the upper face of the flushing rim of such pan is at the level of the floor of the said apartment, and he shall cause the whole of the pan and the trap of such water-closet to be firmly embedded in good cement concrete at least 4 inches in thickness; and he shall also cause the floor of the said apartment to be constructed of good cement concrete at least 4 inches in thickness, and to be so laid with a slope on all sides of the pan of such water-closet that any liquid which may fall upon such floor will flow into the pan of such water- closet.Septic Tanks and Sewage Filter Installations, etc.
62. Requirements as to septic tanks, etc.
No person shall construct any septic tank, storage tank, sewage filter installation or other works for the treatment, reception or disposal of sewage except with the written permission of the local authority, and then only subject to the following conditions or such other conditions as it may impose—Distance from buildings and plot boundaries(a)he shall not construct any such septic tank, storage tank, sewage filter installation or other works for the treatment, reception or disposal of sewage under any building nor, except with the consent of the local authority, within 40 feet of any building or any plot boundary, nor so that it has, by drain or otherwise, any inlet for rain-water or other surface water or any outlet into or means of communication with any sewer;Situation and means of access(b)he shall cause any such septic tank, storage tank, sewage filter installation or other works for the treatment, reception or disposal of sewage to be constructed in such a manner and in such a position as to afford ready means of access thereto for the purpose of cleansing the same, and of removing the contents thereof, and in such manner and in such a position as to admit of the contents thereof being removed therefrom and from the premises to which such septic tank, sewage filter installation, or other works for the treatment or disposal of sewage may belong, without being carried through any building;To be covered and ventilated(c)he shall cause any such septic tank, storage tank, sewage filter installation or other works for the treatment, reception or disposal of sewage to be sufficiently covered over, to be adequately and efficiently ventilated and to be so protected as to prevent any nuisance therefrom and so as to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in connexion therewith;Disposal of effluents and filtrates(d)he shall not commence the construction of any such septic tank, storage tank, sewage filter installation or other works for the treatment, reception or disposal of sewage until the local authority is satisfied that adequate and satisfactory provision has been made for the periodic emptying and cleansing of the same, or for the innocuous disposal of the effluent or filtrate therefrom, as the case may be;To be watertight(e)he shall cause the walls, floors, and coverings of any septic tank, sewage storage tank or effluent tank, and such parts of the walls of any enclosure tank for the reception of filtering medium that may be necessary, to be constructed of impervious materials and so as to be watertight.Disposal of Sewage
63. Disposal of sewage
No person shall dispose of solid or liquid sewage or sewage effluent in such a manner or in such a position as to cause or be likely to cause dampness in any building or part thereof, or to endanger the purity of any water supply, or to create any nuisance:Provided that nothing in this rule shall be deemed to prohibit the disposal of waste water from baths, lavatory basins or kitchen sinks by a satisfactory method of surface irrigation or sub-irrigation in such a manner that neither dampness of buildings, the breeding of mosquitoes, the pollution of water supplies nor other form of nuisance is caused thereby.Deposit of Drainage Plans, Giving of Notices, etc.
64. Notice to be given and plans deposited of new drainage works
65. Addition to, partial construction, reconstruction or alteration of existing drainage works
Every person who makes any addition to, partially constructed entirely or partially reconstructs or alter any such works as any described in rule 64 shall be deemed to have satisfied the provisions of that rule, if he causes a deposit to be made (in the manner therein provided) of any such plans, sections and particulars of the proposed addition, partial construction, entire or partial reconstruction or alteration as may be necessary for the purpose of enabling the local authority to ascertain whether such addition, partial construction, entire or partial reconstruction or alteration is in accordance with the provisions of these Rules and any other regulations rules and by-laws of the local authority relating thereto, and, in any case plants and sections have been previously deposited in conformity with rule 64, it shall be sufficient for him to refer to such previous deposit, and to give in writing the date thereof and to show the new work on the plans and sections to be deposited and only so much of the existing work as will enable the local authority to see the relative positions of the new and old work.66. Copy of plans, etc., to belong to local authority
One copy of any plans, sections and particulars deposited in compliance with the provisions of rules 64 and 65 shall remain the property of the local authority.67. Approval of drainage plans
So soon as the local authority is satisfied that any such plans, sections or particulars deposited in accordance with rules 64 and 65 do not contravene any of the provisions of these Rules and any other regulations, rules and by-laws of the local authority relating thereto, and are in other respects satisfactory, it shall cause its approval thereof to be signified in writing.68. Drainage work not to be commenced before approval obtained
No person shall begin to construct, install, connect, make any addition to, partially construct, entirely or partially reconstruct or alter any such works as are described in paragraph (1) of rule 64 until he has given notice of his intention and has deposited the plans, sections and particulars required by rules 64 and 65 and the local authority has either intimated its approval of such work or failed to intimate its disapproval thereof within the period hereinafter described in that behalf, and, subject to rule 70, no person shall, except with the written permission of the local authority, carry out such work as aforesaid otherwise than in accordance with the approved plans.69. In default of local authority drainage work may be proceeded with
If the local authority fails to intimate, within twenty-eight days of the receipt of any plans or notice delivered in accordance with these Rules, to the person submitting such plans its disapproval of the proposed work which the said person intends to carry out, the person submitting the plans may proceed with such work in accordance with such plans, but not so as to contravene any of the provisions of these Rules or any other regulations, rules and by-laws of the local authority relating thereto.70. Alteration and construction of drainage work in cases of urgency
Notwithstanding anything contained in any of the preceding rules of these Rules, where, in the opinion of the medical office of health, in consequence of either an existing nuisance or a case of infectious disease on any premises, the carrying out of any such work as is described in paragraph (1) of rule 64 and rule 65 such premises is a matter of urgency, the medical officer of health may serve a written notice upon the owner of such premises, a copy of which shall be delivered forthwith to the local authority, certifying that the carrying out of any such work as aforesaid is a matter of urgency, whereupon the owner of such premises may proceed forthwith to carry out such work before any such plans, sections or particulars as may be required under the said rules 64 and 65 have been deposited with the local authority, and shall forthwith send to the local authority notice in writing of his intention so to do:Provided that—(i)where, on a written certificate of urgency issued by the medical officer of health, any such work as aforesaid is carried out on any premises, the person carrying out such work shall, within 14 days from the date of the commencement of such work, deposit the plans, sections and particulars required by the said rules;(ii)nothing contained in this rule shall be held to relieve the person carrying out such work as aforesaid from the necessity of complying, in the carrying out of such work, with the provisions of these Rules and any other regulations, rules and by-laws of the local authority relating thereto.71. Works notice before drainage work is commenced
72. Notice that work is completed and ready for testing
73. Drainage work not to be covered up until tested and approved
No person shall proceed to cover up any such work as is described in paragragph (1) of rule 64 and rule 65 until such work has been inspected, tested and approved by the medical officer of health or other duly authorized officer of the local authority.74. Certificate to be issued on completion of drainage
Where any person carries out any such work as is described in paragraph (1) of rule 64 and rule 65, and where, after completion, such work has been inspected, tested and approved, the local authority shall issue to the owner of the premises upon which such work has been carried out a certificate in writing that the said work, after completion, inspection and testing, has been approved:Provided that such certificate shall not in any way be held to impose any liability whatsoever on the local authority or any of its officers or on Government for any loss or damage that may be caused through any such work not being designed or carried out in a proper, efficient and workmanlike manner, or through any such work being carried out otherwise than in accordance with the approved plans and these Rules.75. Fresh notice to be given if work not proceeded with within one year
If any person who is entitled to proceed with any drainage work under rules 67 and 69 fails to do so within the period of one year, the notice given by him shall be held to have lapsed, and he shall give fresh notice of his intention before proceeding to carry out such work and that in the manner hereinbefore prescribed.76. Unauthorized drainage work
Licensing of Plumbers and Drainlayers
77. Drainage work to be carried out by licensed plumbers and drainlayers
78. Plumbers and drainlayers must satisfy local authority of their competency
No plumber’s licence and no drainlayer’s licence shall be issued by the local authority to any person until such person has satisfied the local authority as to his competency to carry out the work of a licensed plumber or of a licensed drainlayer, and the local authority may require any person who applies for a plumber’s licence or a drainlayer’s licence to submit himself to examination by such a body of persons as the local authority may appoint for the purpose of ascertaining whether such person as aforesaid is competent to carry out the work of a licensed plumber or a licensed drainlayer in a satisfactory and efficient manner.79. Register of licensed persons to be kept by local authority and signed by licensees
Before the local authority issues a plumber’s licence or a drainlayer’s licence to any person, such person shall be required to sign a register, which shall be kept by the local authority, containing a declaration that he accepts such licence subject to, and that he will conform with, the conditions thereof and the provisions of these Rules and any other regulations, rules and by-laws of the local authority relating to drainage works or any works connected in any manner with the drainage of any premises.80. Licence to be produced for inspection
Any person to whom a plumber’s licence or a drainlayer’s licence has been issued by the local authority under these Rules shall, if called upon at any reasonable time to do so, produce his licence for the inspection of any duly authorized officer of the local authority or the medical officer of health or a sanitary inspector.81. Cancellation of licence
The local authority may at any time cancel any licence issued to any plumber or drainlayer under these Rules if the local authority is satisfied that such licensed plumber or such licensed drainlayer has, either by himself or by his workmen, caused or permitted any plumbing or drainlaying work to be carried out in a negligent or unworkmanlike manner to the injury of any person or property, or contrary to any of the provisions of these Rules or any other regulations, rules or by-laws of the local authority relating to drainage works or any works connected in any manner with the drainage of any premises:Opportunity for defenceProvided that, before any such licence is cancelled as aforesaid, the person whose licence it is proposed to cancel shall be given an opportunity of appearing before the local authority or before a committee appointed by the local authority, and of being heard in his own defence.82. Date of effect
Rules 77, 78, 79, 80 and 81 shall not come into force until after the expiration of a period of six months from the date of the application of these Rules under rule 2.Provision of Latrine Accommodation
83. New buildings must be provided with latrine accommodation
84. Local authority to require latrine accommodation in existing buildings
85. Latrines for factories and workshops, etc.
86. Latrines for hotels, boarding-houses, theatres, public halls, etc.
87. Temporary latrines for workmen
Every contractor, builder or other person employing workmen for the demolition, construction, reconstruction or alteration of any building or other work in any way connected with a building shall, when so required by the local authority, provide in an approved position, and thereafter maintain for such time as workmen are engaged thereon, sufficient and convenient latrine accommodation for such workmen.88. Latrines for different races
89. Improper use of latrines used in common
With respect to any latrine used in common by the occupiers of two or more separate dwelling-houses, domestic buildings or premises, or by other persons, if any such person injures or improperly fouls such latrine or anything used in common therewith, he shall be guilty of an offence.90. Improper use of public latrines
Any person who injures or makes improper or unclean use of any public latrine or a latrine provided in connexion with any church or place of public worship, theatre, public hall or other public place of assembly shall be guilty of an offence.91. No latrine other than water-closet to be constructed within 200 feet of sewer
92. No latrine other than water-closet or urinal inside dwelling
No person shall provide, construct, fix, retain or use any latrine other than a water- closet or a urinal inside or under the same roof as any dwelling-house, and any person who provides, constructs, fixes, retains or uses any such latrine so as to contravene the provisions of this rule shall be guilty of an offence.93. Latrines other than water-closets and urinals to be protected against flies
Every person who erects any latrine, not being a water-closet or a urinal, in connexion with a building shall cause all reasonably practical measures to be used to prevent flies gaining access to the apartment of such latrine, and any person who, in the erection of any such latrine, fails to comply with the provisions of this rule shall be guilty of an offence.94. Local authority to enforce protection of latrines against flies
If it appears to the local authority that all reasonably practical measures have not been or are not being used to prevent flies gaining access to the apartment of any latrine, such latrine not being a water-closet or a urinal, the local authority shall serve a written notice upon the owner of such latrine requiring him, within a reasonable time to be specified in such notice, to carry out such reasonably practical works as may be necessary to prevent flies gaining access to the apartment of such latrine, and any owner who, on receipt of such notice, fails to comply with the requirements of such notice, and that within the time specified, shall be guilty of an offence.Pail-Closets
95. Requirements as to pail-closets
Every person who constructs or provides a pail-closet in connexion with a building shall, in the construction and provision of such pail-closet, comply with the following requirements—Distance of pail-closets from kitchens(a)he shall not construct or provide such pail-closet within ten feet of any kitchen;Pail-closets to be away from dwelling-house(b)he shall not construct or provide such pail-closet within any part of a dwelling- house or under the same roof as any dwelling-house, but shall construct such pail-closet so that the entrance opens directly on to the external air, and so that on any side on which it would abut on any part of a dwelling-house it is separated from such dwelling-house by a solid wall or partition of brick, stone or concrete or other suitable materials extending the entire height from the floor to the ceiling;Pail-closet not to open on to certain rooms(c)he shall not construct or provide such pail-closet so that it is approached directly from any room used for the manufacture, preparation, storage or sale of food for man, or used as a factory, workshop, workplace or public building, but shall construct or provide such pail-closet so that on any side on which it would abut on a room intended for the manufacture, preparation, storage or sale of food for man, or used a factory, workshop, workplace or public building it is enclosed by a solid wall or partition of brick, stone, concrete or other suitable materials, extending the entire height from the floor to the ceiling;Ventilation lobby for pail-closets in buildings(d)where the entrance to such pail-closet does not open directly into the external air, he shall cause such pail-closet to be entirely separated and cut off from any room used for the manufacture, preparation, storage or sale of food for man, or used as a factory, workshop, workplace or public building, by means of a passage or lobby provided with a window of not less dimensions than two square feet, exclusive of the frame, and opening directly into the external air; and such passage or lobby, in addition to such window, shall also be provided with adequate means of constant ventilation by at least one ventilating aperture, of not less dimensions than 144 square inches, exclusive of any frame, built in an external wall of such passage or lobby;Pail-closets to be lighted and ventilated, and protected against flies(e)he shall, whether the situation of such pail-closets is or is not within such building, construct in one of the external walls of such pail-closet an opening for light and ventilation of not less dimensions than two square feet, situated as near to the top of such pail-closet as convenient and communicating directly with the external air, which opening shall be properly and efficiently covered with fly-proof gauze so as to prevent the entrance of flies;Siting of pail-closets(f)he shall construct or provide such pail-closet in such a position, if practicable, as to back on a sanitary lane, and in such a manner and in such a position as to afford ready means of access to such pail-closet, for the purpose of cleaning the same and of removing filth therefrom, and in such a manner and in such a position as to admit of all filth being removed from such pail-closet, and from the premises to which it may belong, without being carried through any domestic building or public building;Pail-closets to be built in accordance with a standard design(g)he shall not construct or provide such pail-closet otherwise than in accordance with a standard pattern approved by the local authority or with plans and specification submitted to and approved by the local authority.Pit-Closets
96. Pit-closets not to be constructed without permit from local authority
No person shall construct or provide latrine accommodation of the kind known as a pit- closet or latrine accommodation situated over any hole or excavation in the ground which hole or excavation is intended for the reception of human excreta, except where, in the opinion of the local authority, the site of such proposed accommodation and the character of the soil are in every respect suitable and satisfactory for such a purpose, and the local authority has signified its approval thereof in writing, and then only subject to such conditions as the local authority may prescribe.Miscellaneous
97. Notices may be printed or written
Notices and other documents under these Rules may be in writing or in print, or partly in writing and partly in print, and, if the same require authentication by the local authority, the town engineer or the medical officer of health, the signature thereof respectively by the town clerk, town engineer, medical officer of health, sanitary inspector or District Commissioner, as the case may be, shall be sufficient authentication.98. Service of notices
Notices and other documents required or authorized to be served under these Rules may be served by delivering the same to or at the residence of the person to whom they are respectively addressed, or where addressed to the owner or occupier of premises by delivering the same, or a true copy thereof, to some person on the premises, or, if there is no person on the premises who can be served, by fixing the same on some conspicuous part of the premises; they may also be served by post by a prepaid letter, and if served by post shall prima facie be deemed to have been served at the time when the letter containing the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of post, and in proving such service it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice or other document was properly addressed and put in the post.99. Defect in form not to invalidate notices
No defect in the form of any notice or other document made under these Rules shall invalidate or render unlawful the administrative action, or be a ground for exception to any legal proceedings, which may be taken in the matter to which such notice or other document relates, provided the requirements thereof are substantially and intelligibly set forth.100. Penalties
Any person who is guilty of an offence under, or convention of, or default in complying with, any provision of these Rules shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred shillings, and if the offence, contravention or default is of a continuing nature to a further fine not exceeding sixty shillings for each day during which he makes default._____________________
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| Mr. ……………………………………, of ………………………… Is hereby licensed as a plumber under the Public Health (Drainage and Latrine) Rules, and is entitled to carry out any plumbing work in connexion with the construction, fixing, laying, repair or removal of pipes, valves, traps, drains or other apparatus or appliance connected with the drainage of any premises, but not to construct or lay any stoneware drain, inspection chamber, cesspool, septic tank, sewage filter installation or other works for the treatment or disposal of sewage. | |
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| Mr. ……………………………., of ……………………………………………. Is hereby licensed as a drainlayer under the Public Health (Drainage and Latrine) Rules, and is entitles to construct or lay any stoneware drain, inspection chamber, cesspool, septic tank, sweage filter installation or other works for the treatment or disposal of sewage, but not in any way to perform the work of a plumber. | |
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg. G.N. 196/1951, G.N. 728/1951, G.N. 1113/1951, G.N. 1358/1951, G.N. 136/1952, G.N. 187/1952, G.N. 350/1952, L.N. 99/1956, L.N. 506/1957, L.N. 514/1957, L.N. 519/1957, L.N. 87/1958, L.N. 111/1958, L.N. 245/1958, L.N. 63/1959, L.N. 127/1959, L.N. 483/1959, L.N. 150/1960, L.N. 463/1960, L.N. 464/1960, L.N. 600/1962, L.N. 244/1963.] |
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg., L.N. 260/1956, L.N. 138/1959, L.N. 93/1960, L.N. 294/1979.] |
1. Citation
These Rules may be cited as the Public Health (Milk and Dairies) Rules.2. Application
The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare that on and after a specified date the whole of these Rules, or specified provisions thereof, shall apply to the whole or a specified part of the district of any local authority (hereinafter referred to as the local authority).[L.N. 138/1959, r. 2.]3. Interpretation
In these Rules—“common carrier” means any person, including any government railway administration and any railway company, engaged in the business of transporting for hire property from place to place by land or inland navigation for all persons indiscriminately;“cowshed” means any shed, stable or other premises in which a cow or cows are kept or accommodated;“purveyor of milk” means any person, other than the Government, in possession or occupation of or keeping any dairy, or who sells milk or exposes, deposits or conveys milk for the purpose of sale, or who delivers milk or causes milk to be delivered for or in the process of sale, whether on private premises or in any street or other public place, and whether on his own account or as agent for or servant of any other person;“registered dairy” or “registered premises” means any premises, or part thereof, in respect of which a certificate of registration of such premises or part thereof as a dairy has been issued by the local authority;“registered dairyman” means any person to whom a certificate of registration of any premises as a dairy has been issued by the local authority;“sanitary inspector” means a sanitary inspector in the employment of the Government and appointed by the Director of Medical Services to act as such within the district of the local authority.4. Dairies to be registered
5. Local authority may register dairy outside district
The local authority may, if it thinks fit and subject to the provisions of these Rules, issue a certificate of registration as a dairy in respect of any premises situate outside its district, where the person by whom the business of dairy is actually being or is to be carried on and supervised on such premises makes written application to the local authority for a certificate of registration of such premises as a dairy:Provided that every such written application for a certificate of registration as a dairy of any premises situate outside the district of the local authority shall be accompanied by the consent in writing of the applicant and of the owner of such premises to the inspection at all reasonable times by the medical officer of health or a sanitary inspector or any duly authorized officer of the local authority of such premises, and to be subject to and observe and comply with such provisions of these Rules and to such other rules and regulations of the local authority as the local authority on the report of the medical officer of health may consider necessary.6. Provisions as to certificates of registration
7. Application for registration
Every person desiring a certificate of registration of any premises as a dairy under these Rules shall make application to the local authority of the district in which such premises are situate, either in writing or otherwise, and shall supply the following information on request—(a)the name, address and occupation of the applicant;(b)the situation of the premises in respect of which the certificate of registration is desired;(c)a full description and particulars of the premises;(d)any other information required by such local authority or medical officer of health.8. Form of certificate of registration
The certificate of registration of any premises as a dairy issued under these Rules shall be in such as shall from time to time be determined by the local authority, and shall specify—(a)the name of the person to whom the certificate of registration is issued;(b)the situation of the registered premises;(c)the number of cowsheds (if any);(d)the maximum number of cows allowed in each cowshed at any one time;(e)the date when such certificate of registration expires.9. Premises to be suitable
No certificate of registration of any premises as a dairy shall be issued by the local authority to any person unless the premises in respect of which a certificate of registration is applied for are, in the opinion of the local authority on the report of the medical officer of health, suitable for the purpose of such registration in respect of drainage, lighting, ventilation, locality, construction, accommodation and general sanitation, and unless the requirements of these Rules and all such other regulations, orders or rules as may be applicable to dairies are complied with in respect of the premises to be used as a dairy:Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules it shall be lawful for the local authority, on the report of the medical officer of health, to relax such provisions of these Rules as it may deem fit, with respect to premises from which milk is not supplied otherwise than in receptacles which are properly closed and sealed on delivery to the premises and which remain properly closes and sealed during the whole time from their delivery to the premises until their removal by the purchaser.10. Dairy and cowshed requirements
No certificate of registration of any premises as a dairy under these Rules shall be issued by the local authority unless the following are provided, and after the issue of such certificate of registration there shall at all times during the period thereof be provided and maintained by the registered dairyman—Ventilation of cowsheds(a)with respect to any cowshed—(i)proper and effective ventilation of such cowshed by means of a sufficient number of ventilating apertures of adequate size and suitable construction in the proportion of not less than three square feet of ventilating aperture per animal;Lighting of cowsheds(ii)proper and effective lighting of such cowshed in the proportion of three square feet per animal by means of unobstructed windows, capable of being fully opened, and so placed as to secure proper lighting of every part of such cowshed;Air and floor space in cowsheds(iii)in such cowshed for each animal an air space of not less than five hundred cubic feet and a floor space of not less than fifty square feet, and such internal arrangements as ensure that all animals accommodated therein may be kept in clean and healthy conditions;Floors of cowsheds(iv)when so required by the local authority, an impervious floor of cement concrete, or other equally suitable material, or of stone set in mortar with joints grouted and flushed level with cement, such floor to be properly graded to a manure channel, not less than twelve inches wide and from four to six inches deep, with rounded corners, and with a fall in the floor of the channel towards the outlet of two inches in every ten feet;Drainage of cowsheds(v)when so required by the local authority, for the reception and carrying off of the liquid manure of such cowshed, a properly trapped gully fixed outside such cowshed and connected to a public sewer, where such is available, and where such is not available drain the liquid manure shall be carried off by a suitable drain or pipe, and adequately and efficiently disposed of without creating a nuisance and to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health, the junction of the manure channel and the said drain or pipe being suitably protected;Milking room or enclosure for cowsheds(vi)when so required by the local authority, a room or suitable enclosure in which to milk cattle, such room or enclosure to be adequately protected against dust, to be well lighted and ventilated, to be provided with an impervious floor suitably graded towards a satisfactory outlet, and to be adequately and efficiently drained;Manure receptacle for cowsheds(vii)when so required by the local authority, a suitable receptacle in which to deposit manure and other refuse, which shall be at least fifty feet distant from any milking shed, milk store or place in which milk vessels or utensils are stored and from any dwelling, such receptacle, when so required by the local authority, to be effectively protected against flies;(b)with respect to all dairies—Wholesome and adequate water supply for dairiesWholesome and adequate water supply for dairies(i)a wholesome and conveniently accessible water supply in sufficient quantity for all purposes connected with such dairy, including the cleansing of all utensils and appliances;Impervious floor for dairies(ii)when so required by the local authority, an impervious floor to the whole or any part of such dairy premises constructed to the satisfaction of the local authority;General requirements for dairies(iii)proper and sufficient lighting and ventilation and proper accommodation and arrangements for safeguarding the milk and milk products from contamination by flies, vermin, dust or other impurities;Storage for milk vessels(iv)suitable and sufficient accommodation outside any dwelling or cowshed, stable or other place where animals are accommodated, for the washing and storing when not in use of all milk receptacles and dairy utensils;Sterilizing of milk vessels(v)suitable apparatus and arrangements for the sterilizing of all bottles, cans and other receptacles for milk, and dairy utensils;Store room for milk(vi)when so required by the local authority, a room, known as a milk room, to be used solely for the purpose of straining, bottling, canning or keeping therein milk and clean milk vessels only; such room to be adequately protected against dust and effectively protected against flies, and to be provided with an impervious floor properly graded to a suitable outlet;Drainage of dairies(vii)proper, sufficient and effective drainage of such premises;Refuse bin to be provided(viii)a proper and sufficient refuse bin fitted with a good and efficient lid of such a pattern and constructed of such materials as meet with the approval of the local authority;Accommodation and facilities for persons living or working in dairies(ix)suitable and sufficient housing, washing and sanitary accommodation for any person or persons living in or employed on such dairy premises.11. Milk not to be deposited in place where liable to become infected or contaminated
No registered dairyman shall, upon his registered premises, deposit, store or keep or permit to be deposited, stored or kept, any milk intended for sale—(a)in any room or place where such milk would be liable to become infected or contaminated by impure air, or by any offensive, noxious or injurious gas, emanation, exhalation, effluvium or substance;(b)in any room used as a kitchen or as a living, sleeping or work room;(c)in any room or building or part of a building communicating directly, by door, window or otherwise, with any sanitary convenience or urinal, or with any room used as a sleeping room or in which there may be any person suffering from any infectious or contagious disease, or which may have been used by any person suffering from any such disease and which may not have been properly disinfected thereafter to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health;(d)in any room or building or part of a building in which there may be any direct inlet to any sewer, drain or cesspool;(e)in any milk vessel not properly covered so as effectually to prevent the contamination of the milk contained therein; or(f)in any milk vessel which has not been thoroughly cleansed and sterilized since the last occasion of use and which is not in a thoroughly clean condition at the time of use.12. Permitted number of cows to be painted on the doors of cowshed
In the case of any cowshed connected with a registered dairy, the registered dairyman shall paint and maintain, or cause to be painted or maintained, on the door or on the outside wall and close to the door of every cowshed, in legible figures not less than three inches square, the maximum number of cows permitted by his certificate of registration to be stabled or accommodated in such cowshed at any one time, and no registered dairyman shall stable or accommodate or permit to be stabled or accommodated in any such cowshed on his registered premises any bovine in excess of the maximum number of cows as specified in his certificate of registration permitted to be stabled or accommodated in such cowshed.13. Dairies not to communicate with bedrooms, etc.
No dairy shall communicate directly with any bedroom, sanitary convenience or urinal, and no dairyman shall use or permit to be used such dairy for keeping, storing, purveying or selling kerosene oil, fish or any other substance which, in the opinion of the medical officer of health, would be injurious to the milk or milk products.14. Thorough cleanliness to be maintained in dairies
Every registered dairyman shall, upon his registered premises—(a)at all times maintain the whole of his registered premises in a thorough state of cleanliness and ventilation;(b)cause the floor of every cowshed, and the floor of every room or enclosure in which milk or milk products are deposited, stored or sold, or in which milk vessels or utensils are stored, to be thoroughly cleansed before ten o’clock in the morning of each day and every day;(c)cause every place and the surroundings thereof where milking takes place to be kept in a thorough state of cleanliness, and cause adequate precautions to be taken to prevent contamination of milk by flies, dust or otherwise;(d)cause the manure from any cowshed to be removed at least twice in every twenty-four hours from such cowshed, and cause the manure so removed from such cowshed to be entirely removed from his registered premises at least once in every forty-eight hours and suitably disposed of;(e)cause adequate measures to be taken to prevent liquid manure from overflowing on to or saturating the ground under or around any cowshed;(f)cause the ceiling or inner surface of the roof (except a roof constructed of a material such as to render lime-washing unsuitable), exposed roof-timber, posts and stalls, and the inner surface of every wall of such dairy, including any cowshed (excepting so much as may be painted or tarred or covered with a material such as to render lime-washing unsuitable and as may be otherwise properly cleansed), to be thoroughly cleansed down and then lime- washed at least four times in each year, viz., in the months of January, April, July and October, and at such other time as may be required by the medical officer of health, and cause all ceilings, walls and ledges of such premises to be swept down and kept free from dust, dirt and cobwebs at all times;(g)cause all vessels, utensils and appliances used in such dairy, including any cowshed, to be kept in good repair and effectively clean to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health, and for the latter purposes to be cleaned and sterilized in accordance with the following provisions, and to be stored in such manner to remain clean until used—(i)all vessels, utensils and appliances shall, as soon after use as is practicable, be thoroughly rinsed and washed with or without detergents and, before use again, shall be scalded with boiling water or steam or otherwise effectively cleansed with a chemical agent approved by the Minister;(ii)if any agent or detergent has been used for cleansing any vessels for milk, dairy utensils or appliances, the person using such agent or detergent shall use all reasonable precautions to remove all trace thereof from such vessels or milk and dairy utensils, before they are again brought into contact with milk;(h)take all proper and necessary precautions for preventing the infection of contamination by dust, dirt, flies, vermin, effluvia or otherwise of any milk or milk product, produced, stored, kept or deposited in such dairy, including any cowshed.[L.N. 193/1960, r. 3.]15. Requirements as to premises
Every registered dairyman shall comply with the following requirements upon his registered premises—No sleeping or birds, etc., in dairies or cowsheds(a)he shall not use or permit to be used any cowshed, or any room or rooms used or adapted to be used for the keeping or storing of milk, milk products or milk vessels or utensils, as a sleeping apartment for any human being or for the accommodation of any poultry, pigeons or other birds, or for any purposes injurious to the proper preservation of the cleanliness of the building or of the milk, milk products or milk vessels or utensils therein or in any manner likely to cause contamination of milk or milk products;Keeping milk in cowsheds, etc.(b)he shall not keep or store or permit to be kept or stored any milk or milk products in any cowshed or stable;Milk to be removed forthwith(c)he shall, immediately after the process of milking, forthwith remove or cause to be removed all milk to a proper milk room or such other room or place as has been provided and adapted for the storage of milk;Milk bottles not to be filled in cowsheds, etc.(d)he shall not fill or permit to be filled in any cowshed, stable or sleeping apartment any bottle, vessel or container intended for use in distributing or purveying milk;Only bovines to be kept in cowsheds(e)he shall not use or permit to be used any cowshed for the keeping therein of animals other than bovines, and each bovine, so far as air space is concerned, shall count as a cow for the purposes of these Rules;Accommodation to be kept clean(f)he shall cause all housing, washing and sanitary accommodation provided for or used by any person or persons living or employed on such dairy premises to be maintained at all times in a clean and sanitary condition;No grooming or sweeping during milking(g)he shall not carry out or permit to be carried out in any cowshed any grooming or sweeping or any feeding with dusty forage while, or immediately before, milking is in progress;No swine to be kept within one hundred feet of a dairy(h)he shall not keep or permit to be kept any swine within one hundred feet of any dairy or any cowshed or dwelling upon such registered premises, and when a swine is kept on the said premises beyond that distance he shall cause the styes and such other accommodation as may be provided for such swine to be maintained in a thoroughly clean and sanitary condition, and the drainage therefrom shall be disposed of in such manner as is approved by the medical officer of health;Abstract of rules to be exhibited(i)he shall, if so required by the local authority, affix or cause to be affixed and maintained in such registered premises in a conspicuous and easily accessible place a copy of these Rules or any prescribed abstract thereof which may be supplied to him for that purpose by the local authority;Grooming of cows, etc.(j)he shall ensure that all cows kept by him are groomed daily and kept free from accumulation of manure, mud or other filth;Hairs on flanks, etc., to be clipped(k)he shall ensure that the long hairs upon the flanks, udders and tails of all cows kept by him are clipped and kept short;Udders to be washed(l)he shall ensure that the udders and teats of all cows kept by him are washed clean and dried with a clean cloth immediately before milking, and that the first stream from each teat is rejected;Provision for washing hands(m)he shall provide and keep or cause to be provided and kept at all times on such registered premises a receptacle for clean water, and also soap and a nailbrush for the purpose of cleansing the hands of every person employed or engaged in milking cows, or in handling, conveying or selling milk;Cleanliness of hands and clothing whilst milking(n)he shall ensure that every person who milks a cow on such premises washes his hands with soap and clean water, using a nailbrush, immediately before commencing to milk such cow, and wears a clean overall of a type to be approved by the medical officer of health, whilst so employed, or is clad solely in a pair of clean shorts or trousers;Cleanliness of hands and clothing whilst handling milk(o)he shall ensure that every person employed or engaged on such premises in handling, conveying or selling milk is clean as to his person, hands and clothing whilst so employed or engaged.16. Occurrence of certain diseases in cattle to be notified
Every dairyman shall forthwith notify or cause to be notified to the local authority in respect of any cows or other animals in or on his dairy premises the occurrence recently or at the time being in any such cow or other animal of any infectious or contagious disease or any disease of, inflammation of, swelling of or discharge from the udder, or any general wasting disease.17. Local authority may cancel certificate of registration in certain cases
18. Milk purveyors to be licensed
No person shall, within the district of the local authority, carry on or be engaged in the trade or business of a purveyor of milk without being first licensed as such and in possession of a certificate to that effect in force and current for the time being from such local authority, and any person who carries on or is engaged in the trade or business of a purveyor of milk within the district of the local authority without complying with the provisions of this rule shall be guilty of an offence:Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules, a person may convey milk through the district of such local authority without being licensed as aforesaid where such person proves to the satisfaction of such local authority that the milk so conveyed is not for sale and not intended for sale within the district of such local authority, or that he is conveying milk within the district solely in the capacity of a common carrier.19. Licensed purveyor of milk to carry certificate of licence
20. Provisions as to certificates of licence
21. Application for certificate of licence
22. Form of certificate of licence
The certificate of licence of any person as a purveyor of milk issued under these Rules shall be in such form as shall from time to time be determined by the local authority, and shall specify—(a)the name of the person, including his registration number under the Registration of Persons Act (Cap. 107) (if any), to whom the certificate of licence is issued;(b)the name and address of the person (if any) by whom he is employed or to be employed as a purveyor of milk;(c)any endorsement as to change in condition of employment as a purveyor of milk;(d)the date when such certificate of licence expires.23. Licensed purveyors of milk must report changes as to employment
24. Purveyor of milk to be healthy
No certificate of licence of any person as a purveyor of milk shall be issued by the local authority to any person where the medical officer of health has certified in writing that the applicant for such a certificate is not a fit and suitable person, on medical grounds, to be engaged in the trade or business of a purveyor of milk, or where such applicant has refused to submit himself for medical examination when so required by the medical officer of health.25. Delivery vehicles
Every licensed purveyor of milk who himself or by his servant sells or distributes or delivers for sale or in the process of sale milk from any vehicle or any carrier shall have conspicuously inscribed on such vehicle or carrier his name and address, and he shall further cause such vehicle or carrier to be kept in a thoroughly clean condition, and shall not use it or permit it to be used for any purpose which may lead to the contamination or infection of the milk carried or conveyed therein.26. Local authority may cancel certificate of licence in certain cases
If, at any time during the currency of a certificate of licence to any person as a purveyor of milk issued under these Rules, the person to whom the certificate of licence has been issued—(a)makes default in complying with any of the provisions of these Rules relating to purveyors of milk;(b)when required by any duly authorized officer to supply information which, by virtue of his office and the powers conferred upon him under these Rules, such officer is entitled to require, withholds or refuses such information or knowingly gives false or misleading information;(c)is certified by a medical officer of health to be not a fit and proper person, on medical grounds, to be engaged in the trade or business of a purveyor of milk; or(d)refuses to submit himself to a medical examination when so required by the medical officer of health,the local authority issuing such certificate of licence may cancel the same and refuse to issue a new certificate.27. Surplus milk from one or two milch cows sold to immediate neighbours
Nothing contained in rules 4 and 18 shall be deemed to apply to any person selling or supplying to his immediate neighbours the surplus milk of any milch cows kept for the production of milk for his own use and consumption, where such person keeps not more than two such cows.28. Certain milk not to be sold
No dairyman, and no purveyor of milk, shall sell or prepare, expose, deposit, convey, deliver or mix with any other milk, or permit to be prepared, exposed, deposited, conveyed or delivered or mixed with any other milk for sale, milk—(a)which has been or is likely to have been contaminated or exposed to any infection or is in a condition likely or liable to prove unwholesome or injurious or dangerous to the health of man;(b)when presenting any marked deviation from the normal composition or ordinary characters or appearances as regards colour, odour, taste or general conditions;(c)when produced by any animal manifestly the subject of constitutional, acute or infectious or contagious disease, or suffering from any disease of, inflammation of, swelling of or discharge from the udder, or any general wasting disease, or by any animal not completely recovered from the febrile state and other conditions incidental to parturition; or(d)when produced by any animal at the time being or recently in any cowshed or on any premises in which any animal is suffering or has recently suffered from any infectious or contagious disease, or from any animal which has otherwise recently been exposed to the infection of any such disease, whether such animal is so suffering or not, until such time as the medical officer of health certifies in writing that such milk is not likely to be unwholesome, injurious or dangerous for human consumption.29. Use of infected milk for feeding animals
Nothing contained in rule 28 shall be taken as preventing the use of any such milk for the purpose of feeding animals, provided that such milk has in every such case first been thoroughly boiled, and has not been produced by any animal suffering from anthrax.30. Infected persons not to enter dairies or handle milk or milk vessels
Every dairyman and every purveyor of milk shall by inquiry keep himself informed of any sickness occurring amongst his employees or in any premises in which he or his employees reside, and it shall not be lawful for any dairyman or purveyor of milk—(a)knowingly to allow any person suffering from any contagious or infectious disease, or who is living in any premises in which there is a case of infectious or contagious disease, or who has recently been in contact with a person so suffering, to milk cows or other animals or in any way to take part in the production or distribution or storage of milk or milk products or to enter his dairy premises; or(b)if he himself is so suffering, or has recently been in contact with an infected person or living in any infected premises as aforesaid, to milk cows or other animals or in any way to take part in the production or distribution or storage of milk or milk products, or to enter any dairy premises, until in each case all danger therefrom of the communication of infection to the milk or milk products or their contamination has, in the opinion of the medical officer of health, ceased.31. Outbreak of disease to be notified
Every dairyman and every purveyor of milk shall inform the medical officer of health without delay of the occurrence of any infectious or contagious disease amongst any persons residing or engaged or employed upon his dairy premises or amongst any of his employees, and shall comply with all requirements of the medical officer of health for disinfecting the premises and preventing the spread of such disease.32. Outbreak of sickness attributable to milk
33. Power to forbid sale or use of milk in certain cases
If it appears to the medical officer of health, or to the local authority on the certificate of such medical officer of health, that the consumption of any milk or milk products from any source within or outside the district of such local authority or such medical officer of health is likely to cause the outbreak or spread of infectious or contagious disease, such local authority or such medical officer of health may forthwith prohibit the introduction or distribution or storage or sale or use within their district of such milk or milk products for a period to be specified by such local authority or such medical officer of health, and any person introducing or distributing or storing or selling or using within the district of such local authority or such medical officer of health any milk or milk products in contravention of any such prohibition shall be guilty of an offence.34. Milk receptacles to be provided with approved covers
Every registered dairyman and every licensed purveyor of milk shall provide and fit, or cause to be provided and fitted, proper and efficient covers, lids or stoppers, of a material and of a pattern to be approved by the local authority, to all bottles, cans, churns or other receptacles used or intended to be used for receiving, storing, conveying, delivering or distributing milk for sale or intended for sale.35. Milk receptacles to be clean and of approved pattern
No registered dairyman, and no licensed purveyor of milk, shall—(a)use or permit to be used for receiving the milk from any animal any receptacle which is not of a material or pattern approved by the local authority; or(b)sell, or offer or expose or deposit for sale, or have in his possession for the purpose of sale or delivery or distribution for or in the process of sale, any milk in a bottle or can or churn or other receptacle which is not of a material and pattern approved by the local authority, or which by reason of its condition cannot be rendered clean and sanitary by washing by steam or boiling water or an approved chemical agent, or which has not been thoroughly cleansed and sterilised with steam or boiling water or an approved chemical agent before each occasion of use or refilling, or which is unclean; or(c)use or permit to be used in connexion with any approved receptacle for milk any stopper, lid or cover which is not of a material or pattern approved by the local authority, or which is unclean or liable, owing to its condition, to cause contamination of the milk contained in such receptacle, or which has not been thoroughly cleansed or sterilised in the manner described in paragraph (b) before each occasion of use.[L.N. 93/1960, r. 4.]36. Cleansing of person and clothing whilst handling or conveying milk
Every dairyman and every purveyor of milk shall ensure that, when he himself or when on his behalf any other person handles, conveys, distributes, delivers or sells milk, he shall be clean as to his hands, person and clothing whilst so employed or engaged, and any dairyman or purveyor of milk who fails to ensure that the provisions of this Rule are complied with shall be guilty of an offence.37. Presumption
Any milk found in the possession of any dairyman or purveyor of milk, or in any dairy premises, or in any vehicle or carrier or milk vessel in the possession or use of any dairyman or purveyor of milk, shall be deemed to be intended for sale for human consumption until the contrary shall have been proved to be the case by such dairyman or purveyor of milk.38. Revoked by L.N. 294/1979, r. 2.
39. Comparative records of inspections and examinations
40. Revoked by L.N. 294 of 1979, r. 2.
41. Offences
Where a dairyman or a purveyor of milk is charged with an offence under these Rules, he shall be entitled, upon information duly laid by him, to have any other person whom he charges as the actual offender brought before the court at the time appointed for hearing the charge; and if, after the commission of the offence has been proved, the dairyman or the purveyor of milk proves to the satisfaction of the court—(a)that he has used due diligence to enforce the execution of these Rules; and(b)that the said other person has committed the offence in question without his knowledge, consent or connivance,that other person shall be convicted of the offence, and the dairyman or the purveyor of milk shall be exempt from any fine, and the person so convicted shall, in the discretion of the court, be also liable to pay any costs incidental to the proceedings.42. Bovines not to be kept within thirty-five feet of a dwelling
43. Information to be given when required as to place of production of milk
Any dairyman, or any purveyor of milk, or any producer or consignee of any milk or milk products, or any servant or agent of any such person or persons, who, when required by the medical officer of health or sanitary inspector or any other person duly authorized by the local authority to give information as to the place or places in which was produced any milk or milk products stored, deposited, exposed, conveyed, distributed or intended to be distributed for the purpose of sale, offered for sale, sold or in course of delivery for or in the process of sale, withholds or refuses such information or knowingly gives false or misleading information shall be guilty of an offence.44. Powers of entry and inspection
The medical officer of health, sanitary inspector or any other person duly authorized by the local authority may enter any dairy premises or any grazing ground where cows are grazed, at any hour reasonable for the proper performance of the duty, for the purpose of inspecting the premises and the cows, milk, milk products, receptacles for milk and utensils kept therein, and the provisions made for keeping the same in good, clean and sanitary condition, and of ascertaining whether the requirements of these Rules are being observed, and the medical officer of health may examine any person resident on or employed or engaged in or about any such premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether such person is suffering from any infectious or contagious disease.45. Veterinary officer may enter premises and inspect milch cattle
46. Veterinary officer may require milch cattle to be assembled for inspection
47. Obstruction of officers
Any person wilfully obstructing the medical officer of health, veterinary officer, sanitary inspector or any duly authorized agent of such officer, or any duly authorized officer of the local authority, in the performance of his duties under these Rules shall be guilty of an offence.48. Court may cancel certificate on conviction for offence
On the conviction of any registered dairyman or licensed purveyor of milk for an offence under these Rules, the court may, on the application of such local authority or medical officer of health, cancel his certificate of registration or of licence, as the case may be, and order that no new certificate shall be granted under these Rules to such person for a period not exceeding two years from the date of such cancellation, and thereupon such person shall become disqualified to hold a certificate during such period of cancellation.49. General penalty
Any person who is guilty of an offence under these Rules shall, where no penalty is expressly prescribed, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred shilling or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months or to both.50. Local authority may proceed against servant or agent
Where it appears to a local authority that an offence has been committed in respect of which proceedings might be taken under these Rules against a dairyman or a purveyor of milk, the local authority shall, if reasonably satisfied that the offence of which complaint is made was due to an act or default of a servant or agent of such dairyman or purveyor of milk without his knowledge, consent or connivance, and that he has used due diligence to enforce the execution of these Rules, take proceedings against the servant or agent without first proceeding against such dairyman or purveyor of milk.51. Rules to apply mutatis mutandis to milk intended for human food other than cow’s milk
The foregoing rules of these Rules shall mutatis mutandis apply to the sale or production, collection, storing, keeping, preparation, delivery, conveying, transmission or exposure for sale of milk intended for human consumption from any animal other than a cow, and to the keeping of any such animal for the production of such milk.52. Rules not to apply to hotels, boarding houses, etc.
Nothing in these Rules shall be deemed to apply to hotels, boarding-houses or other like premises, where milk is sold or prepared for sale only to persons dwelling on the premises, or to apply to persons so selling or preparing milk._____________________
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| [Cap. 130 of (1948), Sub. Leg., G.N. 433/1949, G.N. 729/1951, G.N. 1242/1951, G.N. 1413/1951, G.N. 163/1952, G.N. 819/1952, G.N. 577/1954, L.N. 24/1956, L.N. 25/1956, L.N. 218/1959, L.N. 540/1960, L.N. 396/1961, L.N. 217/1964, L.N. 178/1965, L.N. 285/1966, L.N. 349/1966, L.N. 255/1967, L.N. 24/1976.] |