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Health Act 1913.

Country/Territory
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1913 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Animal health Freshwater pollution Waterworks Drainage/land reclamation Well sinking/boreholes Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act makes provision for the protection of public health in Norfolk Islands. The Act, among other things, empowers the Administrator to make Regulations in relation to a wide variety of matters including: (a) sanitation; (b) drainage; (c) the construction of wells, the prevention of pollution of water and the maintenance of the purity of water supplies; (d) the disposal of garbage, refuse and night-soil; (e) the housing of birds and animals and the conditions subject to which they may be kept; and (f) the destruction of animals and birds found to be diseased.

Full text
English
Website
www.info.gov.nf

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Health (General) Regulations.

Legislation | Norfolk Island (Australia) | 1971 (2007)

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater pollution, Waterworks, Drainage/land reclamation, Well sinking/boreholes, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX