Section 68: Penalties for defiling canals

68. Penalties for defiling canals Any person who— (a) plants or causes to be planted on the bank or within 2 yards of any canal, any tree, shrub or plant, capable of tainting the water in such canal; (b) eases himself in a river, stream or canal or on the bank of a river, stream or canal; (c) places or causes to be placed in a river, stream or canal or on the bank of a river, stream or canal, any dead animal, or any dung, rubbish, manure, cane-trash, bagasse or any filth, or any poisonous narcotic or noxious substance or any other substance which tends to pollute the water of the river, stream or canal; (d) throws into or places in a canal, or on the bank of a canal any soap-suds or dirty water; (e) washes any part of his person or of any other individual or animal in a river, stream or canal, where he or the individual or animal suffers from a cutaneous disease; [Issue 5] R25 – 16 Revised Laws of Mauritius (f) washes any part of his person or of any other individual or animal in a canal; (g) washes any article in a canal; (h) places any linen, clothes, utensils, furniture, cart or implement in a canal; (i) permits any impure water from a building or manufactory, or from an accumulation of matter, to enter a canal, or to pollute or impair the quality of the water of a canal; (j) places or causes or authorises the placing of any dead animal, dung, manure, cane-trash, or any filth or noxious substance in such a situation that water or matter issuing from it can enter a canal, or does or causes to be done any other thing by which the water of a canal may be polluted; or (k) causes, or being in charge of any horse, mule, ass, cattle, sheep, goat or pig, or other domestic animal allows the animal to enter or drink out of a canal, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 1,000 rupees.