Wholesome Meat and Fish (Slaughter-Houses) Rules

DISCLAIMERWhileeveryeffortwillbemadetokeepthelegislationaccurateandup-to-date,nowarrantyofanykind,implied,expressedorstatutory,includingbutnotlimitedtoanywarrantiesoftitle,non-infringementofthirdpartyrights,merchantability,satisfactoryquality,fitnessforaparticularpurposeandfreedomfromcomputersvirus,isgiveninconjunctionwiththiswebsite,oranyinformationandmaterialstherein.Nowarrantyisgiventhataccesstoanyinformationormaterialsonthiswebsite,orthiswebsiteasawholewillbeprovideduninterruptedorfreefromerrorsorthatanyidentifieddefectwillbecorrected;further,nowarrantyisgiventhatthiswebsiteoranyinformationormaterialsarefreefromanyvirusorothermalicious,destructiveorcorruptingcode,agent,programormacros.LegislationisreproducedonthiswebsitewiththepermissionofGovernmentofSingapore.ActsofParliamentareavailablewithoutcharge,andupdatedmonthly,attheSingaporeGovernmentStatutes.Onlinewebsite().HardcopiesoftheActsandSubsidiaryLegislationcanbepurchasedfromtheSingaporeNationalPrinterCorporationLtdattheirLegalPublicationsretailoutletatNo.1KimSengPromenade#18-01GreatWorldCity,EastTower,Singapore237994,Tel:[phone].Alternatively,youcanorderthesaidstatutesonlineviatheirwebsite().Director-General,Agri-FoodandVeterinaryServicesRequestedversionwas18Oct2005;Closestavailableversionis31Jan2001;Generatedon18Oct200510:44:08(GMT+8).WHOLESOMEMEATANDFISHACT(CHAPTER349A,SECTION42)WHOLESOMEMEATANDFISH(SLAUGHTER-HOUSES)RULES[10thDecember1999]1Citation2Definitions3Persontowhomlicencemaybegranted4Licencenottransferable5Licencetobeexhibited6Noalterationtobuildingsorpremises7Prohibitionagainstemploymentofpersonssufferingfromcertaindiseases,etc.8Animalstohavesufficientrestandwaterbeforeslaughter9Certificateofauthorisedexaminer10Markingandtaggingofcarcases11Removalofanimalsorcarcases,etc.,fromslaughter-house12Personalandenvironmentalcleanliness13PowerofDirector-Generaltoissuedirectives14OffencestobecompoundableWHOLESOMEMEATANDFISHACT(CHAPTER349A,SECTION42)WHOLESOMEMEATANDFISH(SLAUGHTER-HOUSES)RULES[10thDecember1999]Citation1.TheseRulesmaybecitedastheWholesomeMeatandFish(Slaughter-houses)Rules.Definitions2.IntheseRules,unlessthecontextotherwiserequires—animalmeansanyanimalwhichisslaughteredorintendedtobeslaughteredfortheproductionofmeatproducts;FrontPage[Jumpto:FrontPage/ArrangementofProvisions/ActualProvisions]HistoryG.N.NO.S556/99-2001REVISEDEDITIONR4ArrangementofProvisions[Jumpto:FrontPage/ArrangementofProvisions/ActualProvisions]ActualProvisions[Jumpto:FrontPage/ArrangementofProvisions/ActualProvisions]Page1of6WHOLESOMEMEATANDFISH(SLAUGHTER-HOUSES)RULESThisdocumentisavailableforusesubjecttothetermsoftheDISCLAIMERsetoutintheCoverPage.carcaseincludesanypartofacarcase;harmfulsubstancemeansanysubstance,materialorotherarticlewhich,ifintroducedintoorallowedtocomeintocontactwithanymeatproduct,wouldrenderthemeatproductunfitforhumanconsumption,andincludesanypesticideresidue,organicorinorganiccompound,hormone,hormone-likesubstance,growthpromoter,antibiotic,anthelminthic,therapeuticorprophylacticagentandradio-activefalloutwhichmaybeharmfultohumanhealthifingested;licencemeansalicencegrantedbytheDirector-Generalundersection13oftheActwhichlicensesanypremisesasaslaughter-houseforthepurposeofsection11(1)(a)oftheAct;licenseemeansapersonwhoholdsavalidlicence.Persontowhomlicencemaybegranted3.—(1)TheDirector-GeneralshallnotgrantalicencetoanypersonunlessthepersoniscarryingonbusinessinSingaporeandis—(a)registeredundertheBusinessRegistrationAct(Cap.32);or(b)inthecaseofacompany,incorporatedorregisteredundertheCompaniesAct(Cap.50).(2)TheDirector-Generalmayrefusetograntalicencetoanapplicantifheissatisfiedthattheapplicantoroneofhispartnersor,iftheapplicantisabodycorporate,oneofitsdirectors—(a)hadpreviouslybeenconvictedofanoffenceundertheActortheseRules;or(b)wastheholderofalicencewhichhadbeenrevokedundersection8oftheAct.Licencenottransferable4.—(1)Nolicenseeshalltransferorassignthebenefitofhislicencetoanyotherperson.(2)Alicenseewhocontravenesparagraph(1)shallbeguiltyofanoffenceandshallbeliableonconvictiontoafinenotexceeding$10,000.Licencetobeexhibited5.—(1)Alicenseeshallexhibithislicenceinaconspicuouspositionintheslaughter-houseinrespectofwhichthelicencehasbeengranted.(2)Alicenseewhofailstocomplywithparagraph(1)shallbeguiltyofanoffenceandshallbeliableonconvictiontoafinenotexceeding$10,000.Noalterationtobuildingsorpremises6.—(1)Alicenseeshallensurethatnoalterationorchangeshallbemadetothebuildingsorpremisesofhislicensedslaughter-houseunlessplansofthealterationorchangearefirstsubmittedtotheDirector-Generaloranauthorisedofficerandhispriorwrittenapprovalobtained.(2)Alicenseewhofailstocomplywithparagraph(1)shallbeguiltyofanoffenceandshallbeliableonconvictiontoafinenotexceeding$10,000.Prohibitionagainstemploymentofpersonssufferingfromcertaindiseases,etc.7.—(1)Nolicenseeshallemployorpermitanypersontoworkinhislicensedslaughter-houseifheknowsorhasreasonablegroundsforsuspectingthatsuchpersonPage2of6WHOLESOMEMEATANDFISH(SLAUGHTER-HOUSE