Name in which proceedings
İpr ollences
may be
brought.
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(c) being a person employed or working in any food busines involving the manufacture or handling of frozen confection, fails-
() to submit himself to medical examination when required to do so under paragraph (2) of regulation 34; or
(ii) to cease to be employed or to work in any such business when required to do so by that paragraph;
(d) fails to comply with any of the requirements of a notification published in the Gazette under paragraph (2) of regulation 35: (e) fails to comply with any direction given under paragraph (1) of regulation 37, unless the same has been varied or cancelled by the Governor in Council under paragraph (2) of that regula. tion; or
(f) where any direction given under paragraph (1) of regulation 37 has been varied by the Governor in Council under paragrapă (2) of that regulation, fails to comply with such direction as o varied.
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three months and, where the offence is a continuing offence, shall be liable in addition to a fine of fifty dollars for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued.
41. Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment relating to the prosecution of criminal offences and without prejudice to the powers of the Attorney General in relation to the prosecution of such offences, prosecutions for an offence under these regulations may be brought in the name of the Director.
Traositional
42. (1) Any permit or licence granted under any of the provisions provisions.
of the New Territories Rules revoked by the Food Business (New (Vol. IX. p. 89).
Territories) Regulations, 1963, relating to the sale of frozen confections (L.N. 63/63), which is in force at the commencement of these regulations shall be deemed to be a permission in writing granted under regulation 30 of the Food Business (New Territories) Regulations, 1963, and any licence granted under any of the provisions of those rules relating to the manufacture of frozen confections which is in force at the commence. ment of these regulations shall be deemed to be a licence granted under Part Ill of these regulations.
(2) Upon application for the renewal of any permission unda regulation 30 of the Food Business (New Territories) Regulations, 1963, or of any licence under Part III of these regulations, which is a permis. sion under the said regulation 30 or a licence under the said Part III by virtue of the provisions of paragraph (1), the Director shall grant 10 the applicant a renewal of such permission or such licence, as the case may be.
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(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph (1), but subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), where it appears to the Director that any premises in which frozen confections are manufactured are in any respect unsatisfactory having regard to the provisions of these regulations, the Director may serve upon the licensee thereof a notice requiring him, as a condition precedent to any renewal of the licence subsequent to the renewal thereof provided for in paragraph (2), to carry out of cause to be carried out such alterations or additions in respect of such premises as shall be specified in the notice.
(4) Nothing in these regulations shall be deemed to entitle any person to the refund of the whole or any part of any fee paid under the provisions of any of the New Territories Rules revoked by the Food Business (New Territories) Regulations, 1963, relating to the sale or maqufacture of frozen confections.
FIRST SCHEDULE. HEAT TREATMENT.
[reg. 3.]
The following provisions shall apply to the heat-treatment of frozen com- fections after the mixing together of the ingredients-
(1) The mixture shall not be kept for any period exceeding one hour at a operature greater than 45* Fahrenheit before such mixture is subjected to beat- ceatment by one of the following methods-
(a) the mixture shall be raised to and kept at a temperature of not less than
150* Fahrenheit for not less than thirty minutes; or
(b) the mixture shall be rained to and kept al a temperature of not less
The 160* Fahrenheit for not less than ten minutes; or
(c) the mixture shall be raised to and kept at a temperature of not less
than 175 Fahrenheit for not less than fifteen seconds,
(2) After the mixture has been subjected to heat-treatment in any of the way shove described, it shall be reduced to a temperature of not more than Fahrenheit within one and a half hours after the commencement of the reduction of temperature and shall be kept at a temperature lower than 45" Fshoheit untill frozen.
B) Where the method described in sub-parapraph (c) of paragraph (1) is od for the beat-treatment of any frozen confection, the apparatus employed dall be thermostatically controlled and shall be fitted with a positive displace- med pomp which shall serve to maintain the flow of the mixture, during its relestion at the prescribed temperature, at an even rate.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
FEES.
Size of premises by reference to floor area.
Not cheseding 1,500 sq. fl. 1,000-3,500 sq. ft.
Exceeding 3,500 sq. Ft.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
4th June, 1963.
Clerk of Councils,
(reg. 39(2))
fee.
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120.
240.
500.