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Slaughtering Act 1964.

País/Territorio
Papua Nueva Guinea
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1964 (2006)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006.
Título completo
Being an Act relating to the slaughtering of certain animals, and for other purposes.
Materia
Ganado, Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios Carne Comercio interior Envasado/etiquetado Legislación básica Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Producción animal Sanidad animal Matanza Inspección
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Melanesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

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).

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.paclii.org

Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

Slaughtering Regulation 1965.

Legislación | Papua Nueva Guinea | 1964 (2006)

Palabra clave: Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios, Carne, Comercio interior, Envasado/etiquetado, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Producción animal, Sanidad animal, Matanza, Inspección

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX