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Suspension of abattoir.
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18.—(1) Whenever, in relation to an abattoir, an authorised officer is of opinion that there is grave and immediate danger—
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(a) to public health arising from the manner in which such abattoir is managed or maintained, or
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(b) that meat, which is in such abattoir and is intended for sale for human consumption, is liable, if consumed, to cause serious illness, or
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(c) that meat, which is in such abattoir and is intended for sale for human consumption, is, or may become, unfit for human consumption by virtue of non-compliance with the provisions of this Act or of Regulations made thereunder,
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the authorised officer may serve on the holder of the abattoir licence in relation to that abattoir or on the person who seems to him to be,
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for the time being, in charge of such abattoir, a notice in writing requiring—
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(i) the immediate closure of such abattoir or part thereof, or
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(ii) that the slaughtering of animals or the preparation of meat in that abattoir cease forthwith,
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and the notice may specify the steps that ought to be taken, or the things that ought to be done, before such abattoir or part thereof, as the case may be, is reopened or before the slaughtering of animals or the preparation of meat is resumed in that abattoir.
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(2) A person upon whom a notice is served under subsection (1) of this section shall forthwith comply with the terms of the notice.
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(3) Any person who fails to comply with the terms of a notice under subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence.
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(4) An authorised officer may at any time revoke a notice served by him under subsection (1) of this section.
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(5) The service of a notice under subsection (1) of this section shall not be construed as in any way affecting any proceedings, whether instituted before or after such service, in which a contravention of any provision of this Act or of Regulations made thereunder is alleged.
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(6) Any person aggrieved by a notice under subsection (1) of this section may, not later than 21 days after the service of the notice, appeal to the District Court against the notice.
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(7) On the hearing of an appeal under subsection (6) of this section, the District Court may, as it thinks proper, cancel or confirm the notice, and the decision of the District Court on such hearing shall be final save that, by leave of that Court, an appeal shall lie to the High Court on a point of law.
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