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Malay Municipal Ordinance No. 56 S. 1992

This ordinance amends Municipal Ordinance No. 43 from 1990 to further intensify garbage disposal in Malay, Aklan, Philippines. It prohibits dumping garbage anywhere except designated sites and requires residents to seal garbage in bags. It classifies garbage as ordinary, hazardous, or special and assigns collectors to manage disposal. Violators will be fined 200-1,000 pesos or imprisoned up to 1 month. The mayor will oversee garbage management in Boracay specifically.

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Malay Municipal Ordinance No. 56 S. 1992

This ordinance amends Municipal Ordinance No. 43 from 1990 to further intensify garbage disposal in Malay, Aklan, Philippines. It prohibits dumping garbage anywhere except designated sites and requires residents to seal garbage in bags. It classifies garbage as ordinary, hazardous, or special and assigns collectors to manage disposal. Violators will be fined 200-1,000 pesos or imprisoned up to 1 month. The mayor will oversee garbage management in Boracay specifically.

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Republic of the Philippines

Province of Aklan
MUNICIPALITY OF MALAY

Office of the Sangguniang Bayan

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 56


Series of 1992

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 43, SERIES OF


1990 INTENSIFYING GARBAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM, IMPOSING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF AND OTHER RELATED
ACTIVITIES.

Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Bayan of Malay, Aklan in


session assembled that:

SECTION 1. – No person or group of persons, whether visitors,


residents, owners of business establishment, occupant of public and
private offices or buildings and caretakers of domestic animals, etc.
is allowed to dump or scatter their garbage on the beach, in the sea,
on public parks and plazas, on roads and streets especially in the
residential and commercial section in the tourist village of Boracay
and Caticlan and elsewhere in this Municipality, except in areas
designated as garbage dumping site.

SECTION 2. – Owners/occupants of residential, commercial, public


and private establishments and all concerned are required to deposit
their garbage in a plastic bag or any similar sealed container to
ensure safety of its contents. A common dumping site for every
barangay will be determined by the respective barangay council, while
proper dumping system will be supervised by the Municipal Health
Officer whose function is to protect and preserve environmental
sanitation. In the case of the tourist village of Boracay, garbage
disposal system will be managed by the duly authorized group assigned
by the Sangguniang Bayan of Malay.

SECTION 3. – The Municipal Mayor of Malay shall have overall


supervision and control in the implementation of the Garbage
Management Plan of the duly assigned group or any agency who takes
charge of the task of garbage collection, disposal and other related
activities in the island of Boracay.

SECTION 4. – For purposes of classification, garbage is hereby


classified as:

a) ORDINARY – day-to-day refuse which are not hazardous, toxic, bulky


and can easily be loaded by Garbage Collectors.

b) HAZARDOUS – refuse which are flammable, toxic, detrimental to health


and dangerous to community, like broken glasses and empty bottles.

c) SPECIAL – because of their weight and bulk, they cannot easily be


carried by a person, such as trunks of trees, excess of
construction materials, junks and the like.
MUN. ORDINANCE NO. 56, AUGUST 31, 1992 2

Classification for possible recycling, decomposition or


incineration of this garbage is assigned to the Garbage Collectors
appointed and paid by duly authorized group assigned by the
Sangguniang Bayan of Malay.

SECTION 5. – PENALTY. Any person or group of persons caught


violating Section 1 of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of
not less than TWO HUNDRED PESOS (₱200.00) and not more than ONE
THOUSAND PESOS (₱1,000.00) or suffer an imprisonment of not more than
one (1) month or both fine imprisonment according to the discretion of
the court.

SECTION 6. – EFFECTIVITY. This ordinance shall take effect upon


approval of this Body and after passing a public hearing.

APPROVED. AUGUST 31, 1992.

CERTIFIED TRUE COPY:

CONCORDIA S. ALCANTARA
Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan

APPROVED. SP RESOLUTION NO. 190, S. 1992, dtd. 11-20-92.

Telefax: 63 36 288 8773 Email Address: [email protected]


MUN. ORDINANCE NO. 56, AUGUST 31, 1992 3

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