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[接上页] "storage container" (废物贮存容器) means any container, bin or other receptacle provided by a livestock keeper for the purpose of- (a) storing livestock waste generated or produced in or on livestock premises; and (b) conveying that waste to a designated place of collection;"watercourse" (水道) means any brook, creek, drain (whether natural or man-made), nullah, river or stream but does not include any channel or communal sewer. (L.N. 310 of 1994) (Enacted 1988; L.N. 310 of 1994) Cap 354A reg 3 Containers for storage of livestock waste PART II CONTAINERS FOR LIVESTOCK WASTE (1) A livestock keeper shall ensure that every storage container or storage bag used, or intended for use, in or on his livestock premises in a livestock waste restriction area or livestock waste control area is properly constructed and in particular is designed to prevent so far as is practicable- (L.N. 310 of 1994) (a) the spillage, leakage or escape of any livestock waste contained therein; and (b) any nuisance or annoyance to any person whether arising from odours, insects, vermin or from any other cause in connection with that waste.(2) In the case of solid livestock waste, the livestock keeper shall ensure that the storage containers referred to in paragraph (1)- (a) according to the number and type of livestock kept in or on his livestock premises, are of such number and of such capacity as the Director may determine in accordance with a standard specified in a Code of Practice relating to livestock waste; and (b) are capable of holding all the solid livestock waste that may be generated or produced in or on those premises during such period as the Director may determine in accordance with a standard specified in a Code of Practice relating to livestock waste. (Enacted 1988) Cap 354A reg 4 Containers for collection of livestock waste The collection authority, or a person licensed under section 10 of the Ordinance, shall ensure that every collection container used, or intended for use, outside any livestock premises in a livestock waste control area or livestock waste restriction area is properly constructed and in particular is designed to prevent so far as is practicable- (a) the spillage, leakage or escape of any solid livestock waste contained therein; and (b) any nuisance or annoyance to any person whether arising from odours, insects, vermin or from any other cause in connection with that waste. (Enacted 1988; L.N. 310 of 1994) Cap 354A reg 5 Containers to be kept in good repair (1) A live stock keeper shall ensure that the storage containers referred to in regulation 3 are kept in good order and repair and free from breaks, cracks, holes or any other defects. (2) The collection authority, or a person licensed under section 10 of the Ordinance, shall ensure that the collection containers referred to in regulation 4 are kept in good order and repair and free from breaks, cracks, holes or any other defects. (Enacted 1988) Cap 354A reg 6 Containers to be used solely for waste (1) A livestock keeper shall ensure that the storage containers or storage bags referred to in regulation 3 are used for the storage of livestock waste and for no other purpose. (2) The collection authority, or a person licensed under section 10 of the Ordinance, shall ensure that the collection containers referred to in regulation 4 are used for the collection of livestock waste and for no other purpose. (Enacted 1988) Cap 354A reg 7 Solid livestock waste PART III PRECAUTIONS AGAINST DANGERS TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR RISKS OF POLLUTION (1) Any solid livestock waste generated or produced in or on any livestock premises in a livestock waste control area or livestock waste restriction area shall- (L.N. 310 of 1994) (a) in the case of livestock waste intended for use as fertilizer or soil conditioner in landscaping schemes, agriculture, horticulture, forestry or for the production of animal feedstuffs or fishmeal, be stored by the livestock keeper in or on those premises- (i) in properly constructed enclosures used solely for composting or drying that waste and designed to prevent so far as is practicable the spillage, leakage or escape of that waste; or (ii) where such waste is the subject of in situ composting, in or on those properly constructed parts of the livestock premises in which that waste is composted; and (iii) in such manner as not to cause any nuisance or annoyance to any person whether arising from odours, insects, vermin or from any other cause in connection with that waste, until such time as that waste is removed from those premises whether by the livestock keeper or otherwise for such use or production; or(b) in any other case, be carried or otherwise conveyed from those premises by the livestock keeper to a designated place of collection in properly constructed storage containers- (i) where pigs are kept in or on livestock premises, at least twice during any period of 7 days; or (ii) where poultry are kept in or on livestock premises, during such period as the Director may determine in accordance with a standard specified in a Code of Practice relating to livestock waste.(2) The livestock keeper shall- |