Trading Enterprises Order 1993 (No. 11 of 1993). Country/Territory Lesotho Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Order to provide for the licensing of trading enterprises and services and related matters and to repeal the Trading Enterprises Order 1987. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Business/industry/corporations Authorization/permit Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Geographical area Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Africa Abstract This Order establishes the Trading Enterprises Board and provides for the licensing of businesses. In considering applications for trading licences, the Board shall take into account the merits of a particular applicant and national priorities and, among other things, environmental protection. The Order also provides for control of activities. A health inspector or medical officer may, at all reasonable hours, enter any premises upon or in which any enterprise licensed under this Order is being carried on, for the purpose of enquiring into any possible cause of danger to public health, or of examining food sold or prepared or offered for sale for human consumption, and, report to the Commissioner if, in his opinion, a danger to public health exists, or, if any of the food so examined by him, or at his request, by a competent person, is unfit for human consumption. Full text English Website www.lesothotradeportal.org.ls