Slaughtering Act 1964. Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 1964 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006. Long titleBeing an Act relating to the slaughtering of certain animals, and for other purposes. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Internal trade Packaging/labelling Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Animal production Animal health Slaughtering Inspection Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act makes provision for the licensing, operation, control and inspection of slaughterhouses and abattoirs and provides rules for the slaughtering of healthy or diseased means cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, deer, goats and buffalo. The Chief Meat Inspector is charged with the general administration of this Act; and shall have the powers and functions of a Meat Inspector under this Act. The Chief Meat Inspector may, by notice in the National Gazette, appoint Meat Inspectors for the purposes of this Act (sects. 3 and 4). Powers of Meat Inspectors are defined in section 5. The Minister may, by notice in the National Gazette, declare a slaughterhouse erected or proposed to be erected to be an abattoir for the purpose of this Act and may declare an area to be a central killing area in relation to a slaughterhouse. No premises or proposed premises in a central killing area may be licensed as a slaughterhouse under this Act (sect. 15). Sections 17 and following contain rules relative to slaughtering and the operation of slaughterhouses. Section 36 allows only for sale of meat of specified origin. Section 37 concerns the inspection and branding of meat and section 38 prohibits the illegal branding of meat. Section 41 provides for regulation making powers of the Head of State. (41 sections completed by 3 Schedules). Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Implemented by Slaughtering Regulation 1965. Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1964 (2006) Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety, Animal production, Animal health, Slaughtering, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX