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PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS REGULATION (78 of 1999 s. 7) (Cap 132, sections 42 and 149) [27 September 1957] (G.N.A. 79 of 1957) ________________________________________________________________________________ Note: This Regulation is deemed to have been made under section 42 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Chapter 132-see section 149(1) of that Ordinance. Cap 132BR s 1 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BR s 2 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BR s 3 Interpretation In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- (78 of 1999 s. 7) "attendant" (管理员) means a person employed as an attendant at any swimming pool; (G.N.A. 55 of 1962) "Communicable disease" (传染病) includes amoebiasis, cerebrospinal meningitis, cholera, diphtheria, dysentery, enteric fever, gastroenteritis, acute inflammation of the throat, infectious hepatitis, leprosy, any form of tinea infection, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, pediculosis, scabies, scarlet fever, smallpox, any venereal disease or any generalized skin infection, trachoma and acute conjunctivitis; (L.N. 238 of 1987) "Director" (署长) means the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services; (78 of 1999 s. 7) "plastic foam" (发泡胶) means polystyrene and any other man-made plastic material; (L.N. 47 of 1972) "supervisor" (主管人员) means a person appointed by the Director to manage or assist in the management of a swimming pool; (L.N. 238 of 1987; 78 of 1999 s. 7) "swimming pool" (泳池) includes other facilities provided in relation to the use of the swimming pool. (78 of 1999 s. 7) (78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BR s 4 General offences No person, within a swimming pool or the precincts thereof, shall- (G.N.A. 55 of 1962) (a) spit, except into a spittoon or other receptacle provided by the Director for that purpose; (78 of 1999 s. 7) (b) conduct himself otherwise than in a quiet, decent and orderly manner; (c) do any act which is likely to endanger, obstruct, inconvenience or annoy any person; (d) throw or otherwise dispose of any litter, paper or rubbish, except into bins or containers provided by the Director therefor; (78 of 1999 s. 7) (e) break, deface, foul, soil or otherwise damage any wall, building, fence, seat, diving board, swing or any other equipment, apparatus or facility or any place, or foul or pollute any water; (f) remove or interfere with any life saving apparatus or equipment; (g) without reasonable cause, utter any cry or make any noise or disturbance, with the intention of causing alarm or anxiety to spectators, attendants or bathers; (h) smoke in the swimming pool or upon any sidewalk immediately adjacent thereto or upon any diving board or other apparatus or facility adjoining the swimming pool; (i) except with the permission of an attendant, enter a swimming pool or walk or stand upon any sidewalk immediately adjacent thereto unless dressed for bathing; (G.N.A. 55 of 1962; L.N. 152 of 1974) (j) except with the permission of an attendant, introduce into a swimming pool any soap, towel or clothing, or any ball, model boat or other toy, or bring into the precincts of a swimming pool any deck chair, sunshade, umbrella, musical instrument, wireless set or other like object, or any kind of food or drink, or any animal or any glass swimming goggles or any objects made of plastic foam; (G.N.A. 55 of 1962; L.N. 47 of 1972; L.N. 152 of 1974) (k) except in any dressing room, appear or go about naked or so improperly clad as to offend against public decency. (78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BR s 5 Restriction on trading and begging in precincts of swimming pool No person within the precincts of a swimming pool, except with the written permission of the Director, shall sell or let to hire or offer or expose for sale or letting to hire any article or thing or any personal services or shall beg for alms or solicit gifts or contributions to charity. (G.N.A. 55 of 1962; 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BR s 6 Exclusion of adults from children's pools Except with the permission of an attendant, no person over the age of 14 years shall enter any part of a swimming pool designed or set apart for children unless he be in company with and in charge of a child. (G.N.A. 55 of 1962; L.N. 152 of 1974) Cap 132BR s 7 Exclusion of adults from dressing rooms allocated to persons of the other sex No person over the age of 8 years or of a height exceeding 1.35 metres shall enter the dressing room or other compartment reserved for the opposite sex. (L.N. 152 of 1974; 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BR s 8 Personal hygiene No person shall enter a swimming pool without first having passed through a shower bath and foot bath. (L.N. 238 of 1987) Cap 132BR s 8A Exclusion of persons suffering from certain diseases No person shall enter the precincts of a swimming pool while knowingly suffering from any communicable disease. (L.N. 238 of 1987) Cap 132BR s 8B Power to exclude or remove certain persons (1) Any person to whom this section applies may be refused admission to the precincts of a swimming pool or be ordered by any attendant or supervisor forthwith to leave those precincts and, in the event of failure to comply with such order, be removed, if need be, by force. |