KGATLENG DISTRICT COUNCIL (OPERATION OF PAY PHONES) (CONTROL) BYE-LAWS

(section 33)

(3rd September, 2010)

ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS

    BYE-LAW

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Application

    4.    Application for certificate

    5.    Issue of certificate

    6.    Period of certificate

    7.    Renewal of certificate

    8.    Issue of duplicate certificate

    9.    Display of certificate

    10.    Suspension, cancellation, etc.

    11.    Modification of certificate

    12.    Prohibited forms of use of desk publicpay phone or meter pay phone

    13.    Structures used for business

    14.    Sanitary conditions

    15.    Inspection of certificate

    16.    Appeals

    17.    Penalties

        SCHEDULE

S.I. 85, 2010.

1.    Citation

    These Bye-laws may be cited as the Kgatleng District Council (Operation of Pay Phones) (Control) Bye-laws*.

*Originally made under the Township Act now repealed, these regulations have been continued under s 94(2) of the Local Government Act, 2013.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "authorised official" means the Council Secretary or any employee of the Council duly authorised as such, in writing by the Council;

    "Council" means the Kgatleng District Council;

    "certificate"means a desk public pay phone or meter pay phone certificate issued under bye-law 5;

    "desk top public pay phone" means a desk placed phone commonly placed at the entrance of shops or any designated place which is mostly coin operated and of a very small space of 0.12m;

    "meter pay phone" means a phone which has a meter that determines the bill of the caller immediately after the call; and

    "telephone attendant" means the owner of the phone or a person who operates any type of phone specified in these Bye-laws.

3.    Application

    These Bye-laws shall apply to the whole of the Kgatleng District Council area as prescribed under the Administrative Districts Act.

4.    Application for certificate

    (1) Any person who wishes to carry on the business of operating a desk publicpay phone or a meter pay phone may make an application in writing to the Council, supplying such information as the Council may require and, in particular—

    (a)    specifying the type of phone to be used;

    (b)    providing a sketch plan of the location in which he intends to trade at;