Dogs Local Law 2017
5774GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1 December 2017
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5774 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1 December 2017 (2) The owner of any premises shall— (a) keep or cause to be kept in good repair; and (b) maintain an adequate supply of water to, all sanitary conveniences, including sanitary fittings in or on the premises. 2.8 Ventilation of toilet (1) A toilet in any premises shall be ventilated in accordance with the Sewerage (Lighting, Ventilation and Construction) Regulations 1971 and the Building Code. (2) A mechanical ventilation system provided under subclause (1) shall be maintained in good working order and condition. 2.9 Public sanitary conveniences (1) A person shall not— (a) foul; (b) damage or vandalise; or (c) write on or otherwise deface, a public sanitary convenience, or sanitary fixtures or fittings, or the premises in or on which the sanitary convenience is located. (2) A person using a public sanitary convenience shall, where the convenience has been provided by the local government and a charge for its use has been levied, forthwith pay that charge. (3) A person shall not live or sleep in or on the premises in which a public sanitary convenience is located or use it for a purpose other than that for which it was intended. 2.10 Lighting The owner and occupier of premises in which a sanitary convenience or a public sanitary convenience is located shall provide and maintain adequate electric lighting for persons using the convenience. 2.11 Installation (1) Every sanitary convenience shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947 and the Water Services Act 2012 and shall have an adequate supply of water. (2) Every temporary sanitary convenience shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Health (Temporary Sanitary Conveniences) Regulations 1997. Division 2—Bathroom, laundries and kitchens 2.12 Bathrooms (1) A person shall not use or occupy or permit to be used or occupied, a dwelling house without a bathroom that— (a) is adequately lined with an impervious material and has an adequate ceiling; (b) complies with the Health Act (Laundries and Bathrooms) Regulations; and (c) is equipped with— (i) a hand wash basin; and (ii) either a shower in a shower recess or a bath. (2) All baths, showers, hand wash basins and similar fittings shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water. 2.13 Laundries (1) A laundry must conform to the provisions of the Building Code. (2) Where, in any building, a laundry is situated adjacent to a kitchen or a room where food is stored or consumed, the laundry shall be separated from the kitchen or room where food is stored or consumed by a wall extending from the floor to the roof or ceiling. (3) Where there is an opening in a wall between a laundry and a kitchen or room where food is stored or consumed, the opening shall— (a) not be more than 1220 millimetres wide; and (b) have a door which when closed shall completely fill the opening. 2.14 Washing or keeping of clothes in kitchens A person shall not in any kitchen or other place where food is kept— (a) wash or permit to be washed any clothing or bedding; or (b) keep or permit to be kept any soiled clothing or bedding. 2.15 Kitchens (1) In this clause, a cooking facility includes a stove, oven, facility or appliance used for or in connection with the cooking of food. (2) A person shall not use or occupy, or permit to be used or occupied, a dwelling house without a kitchen equipped with— (a) a cooking facility which is adequate in the opinion of an EHO; and