Health Local Law 2017
82GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 9 January 2018
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82 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 9 January 2018 Division 4—Secondhand Furniture, Bedding and Clothing 31. Prohibition of Sale A person shall not offer for sale or sell any secondhand furniture, bedding or clothing which is filthy or infested with vectors of disease. 32. Prohibition of Possession A dealer in secondhand furniture, bedding or clothing shall not have on any premises used for the operation of the business any secondhand furniture, bedding or clothing which is filthy or infested with vectors of disease. Division 5—Morgues 33. Application and Licensing of Morgues (1) All morgues, other than police or public hospital morgues, are required to be licenced. (2) An application for a licence of a morgue shall be— (a) made by the applicant; (b) made in the form prescribed in Schedule 7; and (c) forwarded to the Chief Executive Officer with the fee as fixed by the local government in accordance with Section 6.16 of the Local Government Act 1995. (3) The annual fee for a licence for a place for the temporary reception and keeping of the bodies of the dead awaiting burial or cremation is fixed by the local government in accordance with Section 6.16 of the Local Government Act 1995. (4) A licence shall— (a) be in the form set out in Schedule 8; and (b) expire on 30 June next after the date of its issue. (5) A licence shall not be granted in respect of any premises unless— (a) provision has been made for the keeping of the bodies of the dead at a temperature not exceeding zero degrees Celsius; (b) the walls are constructed of stone or brickwork or other approved material; (c) the interior surface of all walls is covered with glazed tiles or is rendered impervious so as to be non-absorbent and washable; (d) all floors are constructed of some impervious material, having a fall to an outlet discharging over a trapped gully; and (e) the premises are adequately ventilated by direct communication with the outside air.