Control of Disposal Sites

Repealed

This By-law was repealed on 2011-12-15 by Waste Management.

Jurisdiction: South Africa · Swartland
Date: 19 April 2002
Language: English
Type: Legislation
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Control of Disposal Sites By-law, 2002

Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette 5859 on 19 April 2002
Commenced on 19 April 2002
[This is the version of this document from 19 April 2002 and includes any amendments published up to 12 April 2024.]

[Repealed by Waste Management on 15 December 2011]

1. Definitions

In this by-law, unless the context otherwise indicates:—"attendant" means an employee of the council or agent of the council duly authorised to be in charge of the disposal site;"council" means the council of the Swartland Municipality;"disposal site" means any site set aside by the council for this purpose and which can be identiﬁed as such by mean of a notice to this effect at or near to the entrance of the site, and;"offensive matter" means such matter, including ﬂuids, that may be classiﬁed as such by the council from time to time.

2. Control of disposal site

The council may control a disposal site through its employees or agents or may contract some other person or body to control, manage and operate a disposal site on behalf of the council in accordance with the provisions of this by-law and the provisions of any other legislation that may be applicable.

3. Access to disposal site

(1)No person shall enter the disposal site or shall be on such a site except on such days and at such times as shall be ﬁxed by the council from time to time. A notice setting forth the days and hours during which a disposal site will normally be open for the dumping of refuse, shall be displayed by the council in a clearly visible place at or near the entrance to the disposal site.

(2)Only persons wishing to dump refuse who have paid the prescribed fees or who are in posession of a written permission issued by the council which permits them to dump such refuse at a disposal site and persons having obtained the written consent of the council to recycle any materials or objects on such a site, shall be entitled to enter the disposal site or to be on the site.

(3)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this by-law, any employee of the council or anybody acting on behalf of the council and duly authorised thereto, may enter a disposal site at any time in exercising his or her duties.

(4)Any person making use of the disposal site or entering the disposal site, do so at his or her own risk and the council accepts no responsibility for the safety of such person or any damages or losses sustained by such person.

(5)Anybody who enters a disposal site or who is found on such a site in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence.

4. Off-loading of refuse and rubbish etc.

Any person who wishes to dump refuse or rubbish or any other obsolete object or thing of whatsoever nature, at a disposal site, shall off-load such refuse or rubbish or obsolete object or thing at such a place whithin the borders of the disposal site as the attendant may direct. Any person who disregards the reasonable instructions of the attendant shall be guilty of an offence.

5. Prohibition on dumping of offensive matter

The council reserves the right to prohibit the dumping of any offensive or toxic matter at a disposal site.

6. Ownership of refuse

Refuse, rubbish, obsolete objects ar any other material or waste of whatsoever nature, dumped at a disposal site, become the property of the council and no person who is not duly authorised by the council to do so shall remove or interfere with such refuse, rubbish, objects or any other material or waste.

7. Charges

The council may from time to time ﬁx the charges payable to the council for the dumping of any refuse, rubbish, obsolete objects or any other material or waste at any disposal site under the control of the council.

8. Penalties

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this by-law shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction to a penalty not exceeding—

(1)a ﬁne of one thousand Rands or imprisonment for a period of six months or either such ﬁne or such imprisonment or both such ﬁne and such imprisonment;

(2)in the case of a continuing offence, an additional ﬁne of ﬁfty Rands or an additional period of imprisonment of ten days or either such additional ﬁne or such additional imprisonment or both such additional ﬁne and imprisonment for each day on which such offence is continued, and

(3)a further amount equal to any costs and expenses found by the court to have been incurred by the local authority as a result of such contravention or failure.

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History of this document

15 December 2011

Repealed by Waste Management

19 April 2002 this version

Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette 5859

Commenced