| (Cap 139 section 3) [28th August 1970] (L.N. 136 of 1970) Cap 139E reg 1 Citation PART I GENERAL These regulations may be cited as the Poultry (Slaughtering for Export) Regulations. Cap 139E reg 2 Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "adulterated" (经搀杂) in relation to a carcass or poultry product means that a substance- (a) has been mixed with, added to, placed upon or removed from; or (b) has in any manner contaminated,the carcass or poultry product so as to- (i) increase it in bulk or apparent size or otherwise give it a deceptive appearance; or (ii) render it unfit for human consumption; or (iii) injuriously affect its quality, flavour, substance or nature;"air transhipment cargo" (航空转运货物) has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap 60); (29 of 2000 s. 6) "air transit cargo" (航空过境货物) means any article in transit that is both imported and consigned for export in an aircraft; (29 of 2000 s. 6) "appropriate authority" (适当主管当局) means a person, government department or other body or organization, of a country specified in the First Schedule, appearing to the Director to have administrative control over, or responsibility for, regulating the importation of carcasses and poultry products into the country so specified; "article in transit" (过境物品) has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap 60); (29 of 2000 s. 6) "carcass" (屠体) means the whole or any part of a carcass of slaughtered poultry; "cargo transhipment area of Hong Kong International Airport" (机场货物转运区) has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap 60); (29 of 2000 s. 6) "condemned" (宣告不合格、被宣告不合格) in relation to any poultry, carcass or poultry product, means condemned by an inspector under these regulations; "edible" (可食用) means suitable and fit for human consumption; "employee" (雇员) includes every person working in a poultry export factory, whether or not employed by the licensee; "equipment" (设备) includes all machinery, plant, tools, utensils, implements, conveyor systems, carts, trolleys, trucks, instruments, bins, containers, electrical and gas fittings, taps, faucets, drains, pipes, tanks, cisterns, basins, latrines, urinals, furnishings and other equipment of any kind in a poultry export factory; "export" (出口、输出) means to take or send out of Hong Kong by any means; "export certificate" (出口证明书) means an export certificate or any copy thereof issued by an inspector under regulation 110; "food" (食物) means food for human consumption; "inspector" (督察) means a public officer appointed as an inspector under section 17 of the Ordinance; "licence" (牌照) means a licence granted under paragraph (1) of regulation 5; "licensee" (持牌人) means a person who holds a licence granted to him and also means a deputy appointed under regulation 10; "packing material" (包装物料) includes all material used- (a) to pack or wrap carcasses or poultry products; or (b) to fine containers in which carcasses or poultry products are packed;"poultry export factory" (家禽出口工厂) means a place used or intended to be used for any or all of the following purposes, namely- (a) the slaughter of poultry the carcasses or products of which are intended for export to a country specified in the First Schedule; (b) the inspection or processing of carcasses or poultry products intended for export to such a country;"poultry product" (家禽产品) means food prepared from edible parts of poultry in combination with other edible substances; "premises" (处所) includes- (a) all buildings which are part of a poultry export factory; and (b) all loading bays or other places where carcasses or poultry products are loaded into vehicles for removal from a poultry export factory;"process" (加工处理) includes any act, other than cooking, done in the preparation, preservation or packing of- (a) a carcass; or (b) a poultry product,which is intended for human consumption; "unwholesome" (不卫生) in relation to a carcass or poultry products means- (a) unsound, injurious to health or otherwise rendered unfit for food; (b) filthy, putrid or decomposed; (c) processed or stored under insanitary conditions so that the carcass or poultry product may become contaminated with filth or be rendered injurious to health; or (d) packaged in a container, wrapper or can composed of or containing any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the carcass or poultry product injurious to human health. Cap 139E reg 3 Control of export of carcasses and poultry products to specified countries PART II LICENSING (1) No person shall export, attempt to export or permit the export of, any carcasses or poultry products to a country specified in the First Schedule unless- |
