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South
Africa
NATIONAL
LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Meat Safety Act, No. 40 of
2000
Long title
To provide for measures to promote meat safety and the safety of animal
products; to establish and maintain essential national standards in
respect of abattoirs; to regulate the importation and exportation of
meat; to establish meat safety schemes; and to provide for matters
connected therewith.
Table
of
contents
SECTION |
TITLE |
1. |
Definitions |
2. |
National
executive officer |
3. |
Delegation
and assignment of powers and duties by national executive officer |
4. |
Designation
of assignees |
5. |
Assignment
of
certain functions to provincial executives |
6. |
Suspension
of
assignment |
7. |
Prohibition
of slaughter of animals at places other than abattoirs, and exemptions |
8. |
Approval
of
slaughter facility |
9. |
Withdrawal
or
lapsing of registration certificate |
10. |
Instructions
with regard to operation of abattoir |
11. |
Essential
national standards |
12. |
Meat
safety
schemes |
13. |
Restriction
on importation of meat |
14. |
Restriction
on exportation of meat |
15. |
Routine
inspections |
16. |
Entry
and
search of premises |
17. |
Confidentiality |
18. |
Appeals |
19. |
Offences
and
penalties |
20. |
Forfeiture |
21. |
Presumptions
and evidence |
22. |
Regulations |
23. |
Delegation |
24. |
Defects
in
form |
25. |
Repeal
of
laws, and savings |
26. |
Short
title |
Sch.
1. |
SCHEDULE
1.
ANIMALS TO WHICH THIS ACT APPLIES (SECTION 1(2)) |
Sch.
2. |
SCHEDULE
2.
LAWS REPEALED OR AMENDED (SECTION 25) |
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