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Repealed
This By-law was repealed on 11 July 2014 by Repeal.
This is the version of this By-law as it was when it was repealed.
Swartland
South Africa
South Africa
Swimming Bath By-law, 2002
- Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette no. 5859 on 19 April 2002
- Commenced on 19 April 2002
- [Up to date as at 19 February 2021]
- [Repealed by Repeal on 11 July 2014]
1. Definitions
In this by-law, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to them hereunder:"attendant" means an employee or agent of the Council who is in charge of a swimming bath or a lessee of a swimming bath or an employee or agent of such lessee;"Council" means the council of the Swartland Municipality;"padding pool" means a specially designed small swimming bath for children under the age of 7 (seven) years which forms part of the swimming bath facilities; and"swimming bath" means any swimming bath, and in so far as it may be applicable also the surrounding enclosed area with dressingrooms and other improvements thereon, situated within the Municipal area of the Swartland Municipality, which is the property of the Council, and "swimming bath area" has a corresponding meaning.2. Control of swimming bath
The Council may control a swimming bath through its employees or agents or may lease a swimming bath to some other person who shall control it in accordance with the provisions of this by-law.3. Access to swimming bath
4. Responsibility of Council
5. Dressing-rooms and toilets
6. General prohibitions
No person shall—(a)wilfully or negligently damage or deface a swimming bath, dressing-rooms, enclosure or other structures or improvements;(b)remove from a swimming bath area or in any other way tamper with any article which is the property of the Council or any other person;(c)use a swimming bath in such manner as to disturb, injure or interfere with any other person in his or her use thereof;(d)bring into or keep in a swimming bath area a dog or any other animal;(e)play any game or act in any other manner likely to cause injury of inconvenience to any other person in a swimming bath or swimming bath area;(f)take into a swimming bath area a surfboard, canoe, boat, punt, raft, ball or other object which may cause injury;(g)leave a swimming bath area, unless he or she is properly dressed;(h)offer for sale or barter in any other way any goods of whatsoever nature, at a swimming bath without having obtained the prior written consent of the Council;(i)enter a swimming bath area while suffering from any contagious or infectious disease or from any abnormal discharge from the eyes, nose, ears or throat or from sores;(j)take photographs for business purposes or do anything else with a view to making profit in a swimming bath area, without having obtained the prior written consent of the Council;(k)use any soap in the water of a swimming bath or wilfully or improperly foul or pollute the water or expectorate in a swimming bath or in a swimming bath area;(l)enter a swimming bath area, unless he or she is sufficiently and decently clothed in an adequate bathing costume, and(m)behave at a swimming bath in such manner as in the sole discretion of the Council or the attendant is indecent, offensive or annoying.7. Attendant
8. Penalty
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—History of this By-law
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11 July 2014
Repealed by Repeal -
19 April 2002 this version
Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette no. 5859By-law commences.
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