| (78 of 1999 s. 7) (Cap 132, section 77) [19 April 1991](L.N. 159 of 1991) Cap 132BU s 1 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) PART I PRELIMINARY (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) (Enacted 1991) Cap 132BU s 2 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BU s 3 Interpretation In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- (78 of 1999 s. 7) "authorized officer" (获授权人员) means- (a) a health inspector; and (b) a public officer appointed under section 4(1); (78 of 1999 s. 7)"carcass" (屠体) means the body of a dead food animal; "condemned meat and offal" (不合格的肉类及什脏) means any carcass, or part of a carcass, which has been found to be unfit for human consumption by an authorized officer under this Regulation; (78 of 1999 s. 7) "Director" (署长) means the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene; (78 of 1999 s. 7) "dressed carcass" (去脏的屠体) means, in respect of a bovine animal, sheep or soliped, a carcass from which the offal, hide and head have been removed and, in respect of a swine or goat, a carcass from which the offal has been removed; "entry permit" (入场许可证) means an entry permit issued under section 32(1); (78 of 1999 s. 7) "food animal" (食用牲口) means live bovine animal, swine, goat, sheep or soliped; "lairage" (牲口栏) means a part of a licensed slaughterhouse which is used for the confinement of food animals, and includes a reception lairage for admission of food animals into the licensed slaughterhouse, a waiting lairage for the confinement of food animals awaiting slaughter, and an isolation lairage for the confinement of food animals in segregation from other food animals in the licensed slaughterhouse; "licence" (牌照) means a licence issued under section 9(1); (78 of 1999 s. 7) "licensed slaughterhouse" (持牌屠房) means a slaughterhouse in respect of which a licence has been issued under section 9; (78 of 1999 s. 7) "licensee" (持牌人) means a person to whom a licence has been issued; "offal" (什脏) means any part of a carcass which is removed therefrom during the process of dressing it, but does not include the hide or skin; "register" (登记册) means a register maintained by a licensee under section 7(1). (78 of 1999 s. 7) (Enacted 1991. 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BU s 4 Appointment of authorized officers (1) The Director may appoint in writing any public officer as an authorized officer for the purpose of such provisions of this Regulation as the Director may specify. (2) An authorized officer shall, in the exercise of his powers and the performance of his duties under this Regulation, comply with any directions given to him by the Director. (Enacted 1991. 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BU s 5 Slaughtering of food animals for human consumption (1) No person shall- (a) slaughter any food animal; or (b) dress any carcass, for human consumption except in a licensed slaughterhouse. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Director may authorize in writing the slaughtering or dressing of any food animal or carcass for human consumption in a place other than in a licensed slaughterhouse in such manner and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit. (78 of 1999 s. 7) (Enacted 1991) Cap 132BU s 6 Examination fees (1) A licensee shall pay to the Director, being the prescribed examination fee, in respect of each food animal examined under section 15(1) or each carcass or dressed carcass and offal examined under section 21(1). (L.N. 472 of 1994) (2) A licensee shall pay the fees payable under subsection (1) within 14 days after the issue to him of a demand note for the fees which have been incurred. (3) (Repealed L.N. 472 of 1994) (Enacted 1991. 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BU s 7 Register to be maintained by licensee (1) A licensee shall maintain in the licensed slaughterhouse a register, in the form as set out in Schedule 2, in which he shall record each day the details of examinations made under sections 15(1) and 21(1) during that day. (78 of 1999 s. 7) (2) Each page of the register shall be consecutively numbered. (3) Each daily entry in the register shall be signed by the licensee and countersigned by an authorized officer. (4) The licensee shall notify an authorized officer of any alteration which he makes to the register and shall obtain the signature of the authorized officer against the alteration. (5) The licensee shall keep any record made under subsection (1) and keep the same available for inspection for at least 2 years after the day to which it relates. (78 of 1999 s. 7) (Enacted 1991) Cap 132BU s 8 Power to inspect register A licensee shall, upon being requested to do so by the Director or an authorized officer, produce the register to the Director or the authorized officer for inspection. (Enacted 1991. 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132BU s 9 Licence for operation of a slaughterhouse PART II LICENSING (1) No person shall use or occupy any premises as a slaughterhouse, except under and in accordance with a licence issued by the Director upon payment of the prescribed fee according to the maximum number of animals permitted to be slaughtered in the premises. |
