Garbage Act. Country/Territory Tonga Document type Legislation Date 1949 (1988) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the collection of garbage. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste disposal Waste prevention Institution Waste management Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract "Garbage" includes household refuse, empty tins, rubbish, refuse and trade waste, but not soil. The Principal Board of Health appointed under the Public Health Act shall superintend, enforce and be charged with the execution of the provisions of this Act. The Board may delegate its powers and duties under the Act to a District Board of Health duly appointed under the provisions of the Public Health Act. Section 11 prescribes that no person shall throw or deposit upon any roadway, vacant land or foreshore or into any stream or creek any garbage in any district to which this Act applies. Full text English Website www.paclii.org