Markets and Slaughter-houses Act (CAP. 265). Country/Territory Barbados Document type Legislation Date 1958 (1967) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-14. Long titleAn Act to make provision for the establishment and management of public markets and slaughterhouses and the provision of cold stores and formatters incidental thereto and connected therewith. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Slaughtering Transport/storage Vending Meat Authorization/permit Basic legislation Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract The Act provides for the establishment of public market and slaughterhouses and provides rules for such public places. The Act consists of 26 sections divided into 8 Parts: Preliminary (I), Public markets (II); Sale of fresh meat (III); Slaughterhouses (IV); Cold stores (V); Licensing of butchers (VI); Regulation of sale of marketable commodities and other goods (VII); Miscellaneous (VIII). Full text English Website www.caricomlaw.org References - Legislation Implemented by Markets and Slaughterhouses Regulations, 1958. Legislation | Barbados | 1958 (1983) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Slaughtering, Transport/storage, Vending, Fish products, Meat, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX