- Laws of Fiji

Last Updated: 1 December 2016

[PHA 25,155] Condition of premises — refreshment bars10

In every refreshment bar—

(1) the floors of the dining room and kitchen shall be constructed of cement concrete covered with tiles or well-smoothed and properly jointed wood;

(2) the internal walls of the refreshment bar shall be covered with non-absorbent material having a smooth surface or shall be of wood jointed vertically with tongued and grooved joints, provided that the use of traditional materials may be permitted for the walls of any dining room at the discretion of the local authority;

(3) the internal walls of the refreshment bar shall be painted in the first instance with at least 3 coats of paint, the final coat of which shall be a light colour, to the satisfaction of the local authority and at intervals of not less than 2 years with one coat, provided that—

(a)if in the opinion of the local authority the appearance is satisfactory the interval of 2 years may be increased to such longer period as the local authority may determine;
(b)this subregulation shall not apply to traditional materials used for decorative purposes in any dining room or to the wall of any kitchen which is tiled;

(4) there shall be provided in the refreshment bar one glazed window or glazed door at the least opening directly to the external air, and the total area of such window or if there be more than one, of the several windows, clear of the sash frames shall be equal to at least one-tenth of the floor area of such room.

Every window so provided shall be constructed so that one-half at least may be opened;

(5) there shall be provided in the refreshment bar for every 100 feet or part thereof of floor space, 120 square inches at the least of unobstructed ventilation to the outer air by means of air bricks or other efficient ventilators situated at or near the level of the ceiling;

(6) the refreshment bar shall be suitably ceiled;

(7) sanitary accommodation shall be provided on the basis of the number of persons of each sex ordinarily occupying or present in such building during any substantial part of the day, as follows—

(a)for males: one closet for every 20 males or fraction thereof; and one urinal for every 25 males or fraction thereof;
(b)for females: one closet for every 15 females or fraction thereof, provided that—
- (i)where the only persons employed consist of members of the same family one water-closet only need be provided;
- (ii)if the local authority is satisfied that sufficient and suitable water-closet accommodation is reasonably and conveniently available, they may at their discretion dispense with the provision of separate water-closet accommodation where the persons employed are all members of the same family and where there is provided behind the counter of the refreshment bar a wash-hand-basin with a constant supply of hot and cold water, soap, a nail brush and a clean towel or a plentiful supply of paper towels;

(8) no refreshment bar shall be used as a sleeping room or living room or have direct communication with a sleeping room or a living room or have in it any opening into any drain or sewer, not equipped with a trapped soil or waste pipe;

(9) the refreshment bar shall be maintained free from flies and other insects at all times;

(10) where there is no public water supply system a supply of safe clean water kept in a clean and covered receptacle approved by the medical officer of health or sanitary inspector and sufficient for the purposes of the refreshment bar shall be maintained, and an adequate supply of hot and cold water shall be provided for the washing, cleansing and rinsing of all utensils and cutlery used in the preparation, service or consumption of food or drink;

(11) the refreshment bar, counter and furniture shall be maintained in a clean and wholesome condition and free from fleas, bugs, cockroaches, ants and other like insects, and for this purpose all cracks, crevices, lodgments and other harbourage shall be thoroughly treated with approved insecticide or other approved method as often as the medical officer of health or sanitary inspector may direct;

(12) there shall be provided at least one refrigerator or other proper and sufficient accommodation for the storage and preparation of food or drink, so constructed as to be readily cleansed and so as to protect food from damp and from access by rats or other vermin and from contamination of any sort and free from dust and flies;

(13) there shall be provided and maintained at least one portable metal receptacle of a size and shape approved by the local authority and fitted with an efficient and tight-fitting metal lid for the disposal of refuse, and all refuse from the refreshment bar shall be placed therein, and the bins shall be secured in such a manner as to prevent their being overturned by dogs; where there is no public garbage disposal service all such refuse shall be disposed of to the satisfaction of the local authority;

(14) the apparatus used for boiling water shall not emit any noxious or unpleasant fumes, shall be kept clean and shall be to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health or sanitary inspector;

(15) there shall be provided at least 2 sinks and draining boards of a type approved by the medical officer of health or sanitary inspector with a supply of hot and cold water sufficient for the adequate washing, cleansing and rinsing of all glasses, crockery and other utensils and there shall be provided and used a suitable detergent for the proper sterilisation of all such glasses, crockery and utensils to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health or sanitary inspector, such detergent being of sulphonated fatty alcohols, quaternary ammonium compounds, sodium hypochlorite or other tasteless, odourless and harmless sterilent which may from time to time be approved by the local authority;

(16) there shall be provided proper and sufficient racks, stands or boards for the efficient draining of any water from all freshly-cleansed glasses, crockery, cutlery or utensils, and no cloth shall be used for the purpose of drying any such glasses, crockery, cutlery or utensils, nor shall any other method be employed whereby cleansed glasses, crockery, cutlery or utensils may become recontaminated.