(1) Every occupier of premises in which waste is at any time stored shall store that waste in containers that prevent the escape of wastes, liquids or objectionable levels of odour, and which prevent infestation by pests or vermin.
(2) Any occupier of premises on which waste is generated shall comply with such schedule as may be prescribed by regulation for making that waste available for collection for transportation to a waste management facility.
(3) A holder of a motor omnibus licence issued under the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act or any enactment replacing it, shall ensure that any litter generated on his or her omnibus is properly disposed of.
(4) For purposes of subsection (3), the holder of a motor omnibus licence —
(a) may prohibit eating and drinking on the omnibus;
(b) shall provide or cause to be provided receptacles into which any litter is to be deposited or stored before proper disposal at a waste management facility.
(5) A person engaged in vending in a public place shall provide receptacles or cause receptacles to be provided for litter and shall store litter generated, in or near the place of the vending, in the receptacles before disposal in accordance with this Act. (Substituted by Act 10 of 2007)
(6) Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction —
(a) in the case of a first offence, to a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both;
(b) in the case of a subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(Substituted by Act 10 of 2007)
(7) Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and in the case of a subsequent offence to a fine of $10,000 or to imprisonment for 6 months or to both.