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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 title
An 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)

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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Repealed by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