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"FORM 5.
[r. 47A.] Form of inspection Register to be kept in Saughter-house.
Page No.
1.
Name of Licenace
Licence Number
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Dalc
3.
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35. Every application which has been made under regulation 4 or 5 of the principal regulations prior to the commencement of these regulations and which has not been determined prior to the commencement of these regulations shall be determined in accord- ance with the principal regulations as if these regulations had not been made.
Number of bovine animals inspected for admission during day
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Happy
Clerk of Councils.
Transitional provision.
4.
Number of other animals inspected for admission during diay
5.
Signature of licensee
20th April 1971.
Amendment of Second Schedule.
Addition of new Third Schedule.
6 Counter-signature of authorized officer
33. The Second Schedule to the principal regulations is amended, in the first column-
(a) by deleting "$1,00" and substituting the following-
*$10.00":
(b) by deleting "$100.00" and substituting the following-
*$500.00".
34. The principal regulations are amended by adding, after the Second Schedule, the following new Schedule-
"THIRD SCHEDULE. MARES TO BE APELJED TO CARCASSEY AND OFFALS OF SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS.
[r. 14 & 45.]
Parts to be marked.
Details of mark.
Diagram of mark.
A. Carcass
14 inch diameter. Serial number in middle
COVERNMENT
of stamp.
H. K.
B.
Offal:
(i) liver
(i) tongue (în case
of bovine
animals only)
14 inch diameter.
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INSPECTE
COVERNMENT
H. K.
INSPECTED
Explanatory Note.
(This Note is not part of the regulations, but de intended tu indicate their general purport).
These regulations transfer the responsibility for the licensing and control of slaughter-houses in the New Territories from the District In Commissioner. New Territories, to the Director of Urban Services. general, the functions previously exercised by the senior veterinary officer and food officers will be exercised by health inspectors and other authorized public officers under the control of the Director of Urban Services. The senior veterinary officer will, however, exercise control in relation to animals which are unfit for slaughter and the removal of live animals from slaughter-houses.
2. The principal regulations are also amended to provide that only live cattle, posts, pigs and shcop may be brought into slaughter-houses, In practice, these are the only animals which are killed for human food. Provision is also made, however, for carcasses of animals to be brought into slaughter-houses for destruction or for disposal in by-producti plants, and in special cases for undresacd carcasses of cattle, gosta, pigs and sheep to be brought into slaughter-bouses to be inspected and certified as At for human consumption,
3. A new Third Schedule is added, which specifies the marks to be applied to the carcasses of, and certain portions of the offal from, animals killed in New Territories slaughter-houses, to show that they are fit for human consumption. It will be an offence to remove from a slaughter- house without the permission of an authorized officer, or to have for sale, offer for sale or sell without the permission of the Director of Urban Services, any unmarked carcnus or offal specified in the Third Schedule. An authorized officer or a police officer is empowered to seize any carcass or offal in respect of which he suspects an offence has been commilled. The Director of Urban Services may authorize the destruction of any carcass or offal in respect of which an offence has been committed. 4. The principal regulations are also amended to provide for the charging of fees for the inspection of animals by public officers. inspection fees will be $1.00 per head for cattle and $0,60 per head for goats, pigs and sheep.
5.
The
The fee for a licence to erect a slaughter-house is increased from $1.00 per annum to 510.00 per annum and the fee for a licence to use and occupy a slaughter-house is increased from 5100.00 per annum 10 $500.00 per annum.