Cederberg
South Africa
South Africa
Public Amenities By-law, 2004
- Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette 6181 on 22 October 2004
- Commenced on 22 October 2004
- [This is the version of this document from 22 October 2004 and includes any amendments published up to 23 June 2023.]
Purpose of By-Law
• To promote the achievement of a safe and peaceful environment;• To provide for procedures, methods and practices to regulate the use and management of public amenities.1. Definitions
In this by-law, words used in the masculine gender include the feminine, the singular includes the plural and vice versa, the Afrikaans text prevails in the event of an inconsistency between the different texts and unless the context otherwise indicates:—"municipality" means the Municipality of Cederberg established in terms of Section 12 of the Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998, Provincial Notice 482 dated 22 September 2000 and includes any political structure, political office-bearer, councillor, duly authorised agent thereof or any employee thereof acting in connection with this by-law by virtue of a power vested in the municipality and delegated or sub-delegated to such political structure, political office-bearer, councillor, agent or employee;"notice" means official notice displayed at every entrance to or at a conspicuous place at or on a public amenity and in which the municipality shall make known provisions and directions adopted by it in terms of this by-law;"public amenity" means—(a)any land, square, camping site, swimming bath, river, public resort, recreation site, nature reserve, zoological, botanical or other garden, park or hiking trail which is the property of the municipality, including any portion thereof and any facility or apparatus therein or thereon ;(b)any building, structure, hall, room, or office including any part thereof and any facility or apparatus therein, which is the property of, or is possessed, controlled or leased by the municipality and to which the general public has access, whether on payment of admission fees or not ; but excluding:(i)any public road or street;(ii)any public amenity contemplated in paragraphs (a) and (b), if it is lawfully controlled and managed in terms of an agreement by a person other than the municipality, and(iii)any public amenity hired from the municipality.2. Maximum number of visitors
3. Admission to and sojourn in a public amenity
4. Entrance fees
5. Nuisances
No person shall perform or permit any of the following acts in or at a public amenity—6. Structures
No person shall without the written consent of the municipality having first been obtained, erect or establish in or on a public amenity any structure, shelter or anything similar, except the parking of a caravan or tent erected for camping purposes on a site specifically set aside therefor by notice.7. Liquor and food
No person shall, contrary to a provision of a notice, bring into a public amenity any alcoholic or any other liquor or any food of whatever nature.8. Animals
9. Use of public amenities
10. Safety and order
11. Water
No person may misuse, pollute or contaminate any water source or water supply or waste water in or at any public amenity.12. Laundry and crockery
No person may in or at a public amenity wash any crockery or laundry or hang out clothes, except at places indicated by notice for that purpose.13. Vehicles
14. Games
No game of any nature whatsoever shall be played or conducted in or on a public amenity by any person or persons except at places set aside for that purpose by notice and in accordance with the directions of the municipality and which is made known by way of notice.15. Penalties
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of this by-law, a notice issued in terms of this by-law or a condition imposed under this by-law, irrespective of whether such contravention or failure has been declared as an offence elsewhere in this by-law, shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction to:History of this document
22 October 2004 this version
Published in
Western Cape Provincial Gazette number 6181
Commences.