Butcheries Act (Cap. 100) Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Legislation Date 1977 (1988) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu Revised Edition 1988. Long titleAn Act to control the supply and inspection of meat in urban areas. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Inspection Internal trade Slaughtering Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act prescribes conditions for operating butcheries in Vanuatu, requires registration and licensing of meat export processing establishments, prescribes standards for the storage and the transport of meat, and regulates inspection and enforcement of provisions of this Act. No person shall maintain or operate a meat export processing establishment unless it is registered and licensed in accordance with regulations made by Order of the Minister. Persons who engage in the trade of butcher in urban areas shall comply with requirements set out in section 2. Section 4 concerns the construction of butcheries. No person shall sell or knowingly purchase any meat for resale which has not been inspected by a meat inspector and passed as fit for human consumption (sect. 6). (14 sections) Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Meat Industry Act 1991 (No. 5 of 1991). Legislation | Vanuatu | 1991 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Inspection, Internal trade, Slaughtering, Registration, International trade, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Meat Industry Act 1991 (Cap. 213). Legislation | Vanuatu | 1991 (2006) Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Inspection, Internal trade, Slaughtering, Registration, International trade, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX