General Sanitation Regulations
Regulation- Registration
- R-107-2009
- Source
- Unofficial consolidation PDF (justice.gov.nt.ca)
- Under
- Public Health Act
This is an unofficial reading copy parsed from the Department of Justice consolidation PDF above — itself an office consolidation, not an official statement of the law. The authoritative text is in the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the annual Statutes volumes.
- s.2 amended by R-107-2009,s.3 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.6 amended by R-107-2009,s.4 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.8 amended by R-107-2009,s.5 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.9 amended by R-107-2009,s.6 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.11 amended by R-107-2009,s.5,7 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.12 amended by R-107-2009,s.8 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.13 amended by R-107-2009,s.5,9 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.15 amended by R-107-2009,s.10 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.16 amended by R-107-2009,s.5 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.17 amended by R-107-2009,s.8 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.18 amended by R-107-2009,s.5 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.19 amended by R-107-2009,s.5 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.20 amended by R-107-2009,s.2 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.23 amended by R-107-2009,s.11 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.24 amended by R-107-2009,s.2,8 in force Sept. 14, 2009
- s.27 amended by R-107-2009,s.8 in force Sept. 14, 2009
Interpretation
In these regulations, "waste disposal ground" means any place used for the disposal of garbage, refuse, excreta or other waste material.
Application
(1) These regulations apply
(a) to every person;
(b) to every installation, building, place or thing constructed, made, set up or established after September 1, 1957;
(c) to every installation, building, place or thing that was constructed, made, set up or established on or before September 1, 1957, and that is used for business, commercial or industrial purposes or where the public has access as of right or by invitation, expressed or implied, except that when compliance with any of the requirements of sections 14, 15, 20 and paragraphs 22(a) and (b) is not practicable with respect to any such installation, building, place or thing, the Chief Public Health Officer may, where having regard to local circumstances he or she is of the opinion that this can be done without endangering public health, suspend the application of the requirement with respect to the installation, building, place or thing for a reasonable period of time and may, in his or her discretion, extend the period from time to time as appears to him or her to be justified; and
(d) to every installation, building, place or thing that was constructed, made, set up or established on or before September 1, 1957, and that is not included among those mentioned in paragraph (c), except however that the requirements of sections 14, 15, 20 and paragraphs 22(a) and (b) shall not apply unless the Chief Public Health Officer, having regard to local circumstances, is of the opinion that in the interest of public health, any such installation, building, place or thing should be subject to those sections and so directs by way of a written directive addressed to the person who owns, operates or maintains it as the case may be. R-107-2009,s.2,3.
(2) Repealed, R-107-2009,s.3.
General Sanitation
No person shall create, establish or maintain any insanitary condition.
(1) Without limiting the generality of section 3, no person shall create, establish or maintain a condition likely to become injurious to public health in or on any
(a) premises or part of any premises;
(b) highway, lane, path, pool, ditch, gutter, water course, well, sink, water or earth closet, toilet, privy, urinal, septic tank, cesspool, drain, dung pit or soakage pit;
(c) stable or other building where birds or animals are kept;
(d) building or land used for any work, manufactory, trade or business; or
(e) schoolhouse, theatre, factory, church, shop or other public building.
(2) No person shall create, establish or maintain any chimney or smoke stack emitting smoke, fumes or noxious gases in such quantity or of such a nature as to be injurious to public health.
No person shall accumulate or deposit any refuse, garbage, excreta, manure, offal or other offensive matter, in a manner likely to become injurious to health.
The Chief Public Health Officer may enter any premises at any reasonable hour to inspect the sanitary conditions of the premises and may give such orders and directions as he or she may consider necessary to carry out the purposes of these regulations. R-107-2009,s.4.
No person shall
(a) spit in any conveyance, premises or place used by the public, except into receptacles provided for the purpose;
(b) discharge into any public place, sewer, drain, ditch, water course, stream, river or channel any chemicals, chemical substances or their residues, fuel oil or other inflammable substances which might cause damage from explosion or might in any other way prove dangerous to health; or
(c) except as provided in these regulations, deposit any dead animal, manure, excreta, refuse, garbage, offal, liquid waste or other offensive matter in any conveyance, premises or place used by the public.
Housing
No building used for human habitation shall be
(a) nearer than 450 m to a waste disposal ground; or
(b) on any site, the soil of which has been made up of any refuse, unless the refuse has been removed from the site or has been consolidated or the site has been disinfected in every case and the site has been approved by the Chief Public Health Officer. R-107-2009,s.5.
(1) Where, in the opinion of the Chief Public Health Officer, a building or part of a building is in such an insanitary condition as to make it dangerous to the health of the occupants, he or she may give the owner reasonable notice to make such alterations or take such action as may be necessary to remedy the condition, and where the owner refuses or neglects to do so, the Chief Public Health Officer may declare the building to be unfit for human habitation and in that event he or she shall placard it accordingly, and it shall be vacated within 24 hours of the placarding.
(2) Where a building or part of a building has been placarded under subsection (1), no person shall
(a) remove the placard; or
(b) occupy the building or part of the building after the expiration of 24 hours from the time it was placarded. R-107-2009,s.6.
No person shall carry on in a building or part of a building used for human habitation any trade or business involving the storing, sorting, processing or packing of rags, bones or other refuse.
(1) A building used for human habitation is deemed to be insanitary if there is not in all sleeping rooms an air space of 11 m³ for each occupant 10 years of age or over and 5.5 m³ for each occupant under 10 years of age and over one year of age.
(2) Where in his or her opinion it is necessary to do so due to special circumstances, the Chief Public Health Officer may exempt any class of habitation from the requirements of subsection (1). R-107-2009,s.5,7.
Water Supplies
Every municipal corporation shall provide one or more wells or other sources of water supply for the use of the inhabitants and shall be responsible for the safety of the supply. R-107-2009,s.8.
Every well or other source of water supply and every source of ice cut for use as water, that is provided
(a) for the inhabitants of a municipal corporation, under section 12,
(b) in connection with the manufacture for sale of food or drink, or
(c) for the occupants of any factory, school, church, theatre, community hall, hospital or nursing station, or of any building where the public has access or in which a trade or business is conducted employing more than two persons,
shall be subject to inspection by the Chief Public Health Officer, who may issue such directions as he or she considers appropriate to ensure the safety of the water obtained from it. R-107-2009,s.5,9.
Every well shall be
(a) located at least 30 m distant from any source of pollution and where possible on higher ground;
(b) protected from contamination by surface water and from ground water infiltration to a depth of 3 m; and
(c) provided with a suitable cover to keep out foreign matter, animals or vermin.
The inlet of any pipe to withdraw water for human consumption or ablution from any stream, river or channel shall be located at least 30 m upstream from any sewage outfall or form any other source of pollution, unless the Chief Public Health Officer directs otherwise. R-107-2009,s.10.
Ice cut for use as water for human consumption or ablution shall be
(a) obtained from a source located at least 150 m upstream from any sewage outfall or from any other source of pollution, unless the Chief Public Health Officer directs otherwise; and
(b) stored in such a manner as to be protected from contamination. R-107-2009,s.5.
Disposal of Excreta
Every municipal corporation shall provide for the use of the inhabitants a system for the collection and disposal of human excreta and shall operate the system in such a manner as will prevent the spread of disease. R-107-2009,s.8.
Every owner of a building used for human habitation shall provide on the premises adequate toilet facilities to the satisfaction of the Chief Public Health Officer. R-107-2009,s.5.
Every owner of a factory, school, church, theatre, community hall, hospital or nursing station, or of any building where the public has access or in which a trade or business is conducted employing more than two persons, shall provide on the premises adequate toilet facilities to the satisfaction of the Chief Public Health Officer. R-107-2009,s.5.
No sewerage system, septic tank or cesspool shall be so constructed, operated or maintained that the effluent from it discharges
(a) in a location or in a manner likely to be injurious to health;
(b) into any stream, river, channel, water course or lake, unless the written permission of the Chief Public Health Officer has been obtained; or
(c) less than 30 m downstream from the inlet of any pipe withdrawing water for human consumption or ablution. R-107-2009,s.2.
Every indoor toilet shall be
(a) screened or otherwise protected against insects or animals;
(b) well ventilated; and
(c) maintained in a sanitary condition.
Every outdoor toilet shall be
(a) located at least 30 m downstream from any well or the inlet of any water pipe drawing water for human consumption or ablution;
(b) located at least 6 m from any building used for human habitation or for the storage, preparation, manufacture or consumption of food;
(c) screened or otherwise protected against insects or animals;
(d) well ventilated; and
(e) maintained in a sanitary condition.
Notwithstanding sections 18, 19 and 22, the Chief Public Health Officer may prohibit the establishment, operation or maintenance of any outside toilet at a place where, in his or her opinion, the toilet is likely to endanger public health. R-107-2009,s.11.
Disposal of Garbage and Other Wastes
Every municipal corporation shall provide for the use of the inhabitants a scavenging system for the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse and the system shall be operated and maintained to the satisfaction of the Chief Public Health Officer. R-107-2009,s.2,8.
The occupant of every factory, school, church, theatre, community hall, hospital and nursing station, and of every building used for human habitation or in which any trade or business is conducted or where the public has access, shall provide an adequate number of containers for the reception of garbage and refuse.
Every garbage and refuse container shall be
(a) constructed of impervious material;
(b) so designed as to be easily cleaned;
(c) provided with a close-fitting cover capable of keeping out insects or animals;
(d) located in such a position in the premises as not to give rise to offensive odours; and
(e) emptied at regular intervals and the contents conveyed to a waste disposal ground.
Every municipal corporation shall provide adequate waste disposal grounds for the disposal of all garbage, refuse, excreta and other waste matter and shall cause such waste materials to be burned, buried or covered with a layer of earth or other innocuous material as necessary to deodorize the matter or thing deposited on the grounds and prevent the breeding of flies. R-107-2009,s.8.
Every waste disposal ground shall be
(a) located at least 90 m from any public road allowance, railway, right-of-way, cemetery, highway or thoroughfare;
(b) located at least 450 m from any building used for human occupancy or for the storage of food; and
(c) situated at such a distance from any source of water or ice for human consumption or ablution that no pollution shall take place.
Every person who owns, constructs, operates or maintains, as the case may be, an installation, building, place or thing that is subject to these regulations and that does not comply with any of the requirements of these regulations, shall be deemed to create, establish or maintain an insanitary condition in respect to the installation, building, place or thing.
Territorial Printer, Northwest Territories Yellowknife, N.W.T./2009©