Prevention of Undesirable Residue in Meat Act, 1991 (Act No. 21). Country/Territory Namibia Document type Legislation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia No. 322, 17 December 1991, pp. 1-13. Long titleAn Act to provide for the control over the administration of certain products to animals which may cause undesirable residue in meat and meat products; to further regulate the slaughtering of animals and the marketing of meat and meat products; and to provide for incidental matters. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hormones/steroids Residues Slaughtering International trade Inspection Animal feed/feedstuffs Drugs Animal health Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract The Act prescribes rules relating, inter alia, to: Minister's power in relation to certain substances (sect. 2); prohibition of possession or administration of certain substances (sects. 3 and 4); prohibition of slaughtering (sect. 5); export of meat or meat products to prescribed countries (sect. 6); inspectors, inspections and analysts (sects. 7, 8, and 9); regulations (sect. 16). (19 sections) Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Declaration of Prohibited Substances, Group II Substances and Group III Substances and Determination of Withdrawal Times for Purposes of the Prevention of Undesirable Residue in Meat Act, 1991 (G.N. No. 220 of 1994). Legislation | Namibia | 1994 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations in Terms of the Prevention of Undesirable Residue in Meat Act, 1991 (No. 219 of 1994). Legislation | Namibia | 1994 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Meat, Slaughtering, Registration, Inspection, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Prevention of Undesirable Residue in Meat Amendment Act, 1994 (Act No. 11 of 1994). Legislation | Namibia | 1994 Keyword: Meat, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX