Abattoirs Act, 1988

The health mark.

40.—(1) The Minister may prescribe—

(a) the health mark to be applied to meat by a veterinary inspector, and

(b) the manner in which meat which is consigned in packages from abattoirs should be identified or labelled.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), Regulations under this section may make provision for all or any of the following matters:

(a) the form, design and materials to be used in a stamping instrument for the application of a health mark;

(b) the marking substance to be used in the health mark;

(c) the manner in which the health mark is to be applied;

(d) the places on the meat where the health mark is to be applied;

(e) the persons who may apply the health mark to meat.

(3) Any person who—

(a) being a person other than a person specified in Regulations pursuant to this section, applies a health mark to meat, or

(b) applies, alters or erases a health mark with intent to deceive, or

(c) being a person other than an authorised officer or a person lawfully instructed by such authorised officer, cancels, imports, makes, orders, purchases, possesses or uses a stamping instrument for the application of a health mark, or

(d) imitates, forges or sells without due authority a stamping instrument for the application of a health mark,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of Regulations made under this section shall be guilty of an offence.