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Noise Abatement and Prevention of Nuisance By-law, 2017
- Published in Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette 3830 on 24 April 2017
- Commenced on 24 April 2017
- [This is the version of this document from 24 April 2017.]
1. Definitions
In this by-law, words used in the masculine gender include the feminine, the singular includes the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise indicates: -"Council" means the council of the Municipality or any political structure, political office bearer, councillor, or any staff member acting under council’s delegated or sub-delegated authority;"Erf" means any land, whether vacant, occupied or with buildings thereon;"Municipal Area" means the municipal area of the Municipality;"Municipality" means the Municipality of the established in terms of Section 12 of the Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998, Provincial Notice 487 dated 22 September 2000;"Objectionable Material" means garden litter, rubbish, waste material, rubble, scrap metal, article or thing, disused motor cars, machinery or other vehicles, as well as the disused parts thereof, refuse from any building operations, or any refuse capable of being dumped on any land or premises, including new or used building materials not necessarily required in connection with bona fide building operations actually in progress on any land, and includes any solid, liquid or gas which is or may become offensive or dangerous or injurious to health or which materially interferes with the ordinary comfort or convenience of the public;"Public Nuisance" means any act, omission or condition which is offensive, which is injurious or dangerous to health, which materially interferes with the ordinary comfort, convenience, peace or quiet of the public or which adversely effects the safety of the public;"Public Place" means any square, building, park, recreation ground or open space which:–(a)is vested in the Municipality;(b)the public has the right to use, or(c)is shown on a general plan of a township filed in a deeds registry or a Surveyor-General’s office and has been provided for or reserved for the use of the public or the owners of erven in such township;"Public Road" means any road, street or thoroughfare or any other place (whether a thoroughfare or not) which is commonly used by the public or any section thereof or to which the public or any section thereof has a right of access, and includes:-(a)the verge of any such road, street or thoroughfare;(b)any bridge, ferry or drift traversed by any such road, street or thoroughfare, and(c)any other work or object forming part of or connected with or belonging to such road, street or thoroughfare;2. Enforcement
The council may, whenever it regards it necessary to do so, enter any premises at any reasonable time to ensure compliance with this by-law.3. Behaviour and conduct
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other by-law no person shall:4. Failure to comply with provisions
5. Sanitary facilities at construction sites
Every person engaged in building operations, road construction or construction work of any nature shall, when required to do so, provide adequate sanitary accommodation for himself and his employees to the satisfaction of and in accordance with any requirements specified by the council.6. Unlawful occupation
7. 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 -History of this document
24 April 2017 this version
Cited documents 2
Act 2
1. | Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 | 4528 citations |
2. | Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 | 4395 citations |