PUBLIC HEALTH & LICENSING DEPARTMENT
Public Health Section
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Charter/Standard |
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| 1. | Action for effective control and prevention of infectious diseases will be carried out five days a week. | |
| 2. | Action for epidemic control will be taken within twenty four (24) hours after the outbreak of an epidemic | |
| 3. | Inspection for purposes of controlling cleanliness of food premises will be carried out a rate of thirty(30) premises per month. | |
| 4. | Promoting awareness and changing public attitude towards positive values of public health through talks which to be held twenty(20) times a month and two (2) exhibitions per month. | |
| 5. | All slaughtering of animals and meat inspection process at the Council’s Abattoir will be carried out within two(2) hours. | |
| 6. | All slaughter permits(Special Licence) will be issued immediately after the application is received. | |
| 7. | Technical comments/opinion will be submitted within fourteen(14) days. | |
| 8. | Payment voucher will be prepared and submitted to the Treasury Department within seven(7) days of receipt of invoice. | |
| 9. | Action on complaints received will be taken within two (2) working days and reply will be given within three (3) working days from the date of receipt of the complaint. |
Licensing Section
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No. |
Charter/Standard |
| 1. | Application for food establishment licence,places of public entertainment licence,garage licence,trade,business and industrial licence as well as licence for stalls on private land will be decided within four(4) weeks and licence issued within seven(7) days. |
| 2. | Application for stall licence in eating shops will be approved and licence issued within seven(7) working days. |
| 3. | Application for market stall site/complex/temporary hawkers’ sites licences will be issued within fourteen (14) days from the interview date. |
| 4. | Application for temporary stall licence/ seasonal stall licence will be approved and licence issued within one (1) day. |
| 5. | Application for banners/ streamers licence will be decided within four (4) working days and licence issued within one (1) working day. |
| 6. | Application for dog licence/ non motorized vehicle licence will be decided immediately. |
| 7. | Technical comments/ opinion will be submitted within fourteen (14) days. |
| 8. | Payment voucher will be prepared and submitted to the Treasury Department within seven (7) days from the date of receipt of invoice. |
| 9. | Action on complaints received will be taken within two (2) working days and reply will be given within three (3) working days from the date of receipt of the complaint. |
