2946GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023

2946 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 August 2023 (f) sanitary convenience; (g) effluent and rubbish disposal. 9.7 Directions (a) The Principal Environmental Health Officer may give to the occupier directions to prevent or diminish the offensiveness of a trade or to safeguard the public health; (b) The occupier shall comply with any directions given under this section. 9.8 Other Duties of Occupier In addition to the requirements of this Division, the occupier shall comply with all other requirements of this Part that apply to the particular offensive trade or trades carried on. 9.9 Change of Occupier Where there is a change of occupier of the premises registered pursuant to this Division, the new occupier shall forthwith notify the Chief Executive Officer in writing of such change. 9.10 Alterations to Premises While any premises remain registered under this Division, a person shall not, without the written permission of the Council, make or permit any change or alteration whatever to the premises. 9.11 Occupier Includes Employee Where in any section contained in this Part a duty is imposed upon the occupier of premises in or upon which an offensive trade is carried on, the reference to the occupier shall be interpreted to include the employees of the occupier and any employee committing a breach of any provision of this Part shall be liable to the same penalties as if they were the occupier. Division 2—General Duties of an Occupier 9.12 Interpretation “occupier” means the occupier, or where there is more than one occupier, each of the occupiers of the premises in or upon which an offensive trade is carried on; and “the premises” means those premises in or upon which an offensive trade is carried on. 9.13 Cleanliness (a) keep or cause to be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and in a state of good repair the floors, walls and ceilings and all other portions of the premises; (b) keep or cause to be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and in a state of good repair all fittings, fixtures, furniture, appliances, machinery, implements, shelves, counters, tables, benches, bins, cabinets, sinks, drain boards, drains, grease traps, tubs, vessels and other things used on or in connection with the premises; (c) keep the premises free from any unwholesome or offensive odour arising from the premises; (d) maintain in a clean and tidy condition all yards, footpaths, passage ways, paved areas, stores or outbuildings used in connection with the premises; and (e) clean daily and at all times keep and maintain all sanitary conveniences and all sanitary fittings and grease traps on the premises in a clean and sanitary condition. 9.14 Rats and other Vectors of Disease (a) ensure that the premises are kept free from rodents, cockroaches, flies and other vectors of disease; and (b) provide in and on the premises effective means and methods for the eradication and prevention of rodents, cockroaches, flies and other vectors of disease. 9.15 Sanitary Conveniences and Wash Basins The occupier shall provide on the premises in an approved position sufficient sanitary convenience and handbasins, each with an adequate supply of hot and cold water for use by employees and by all other persons lawfully upon the premises. 9.16 Painting of Walls etc. The occupier shall cause the internal surface of every wall, the underside of every ceiling or roof and all fittings as may be directed in and on the premises to be cleaned and painted when instructed by an Environmental Health Officer. 9.17 Effluvia, Vapours or Gases The occupier shall provide, use and maintain in a state of good repair and working order, appliances capable of effectively destroying or of rendering harmless all offensive effluvia, vapours or gases arising in any process of his business or from any material, residue or other substance which may be kept or stored upon the premises.