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PUBLIC HEALTH (FOOD) ORDINANCE. (Chapter 140).

FOOD SHOPS (Amendment) By-Laws, 1956.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Public Health (Food) Ordinance, the Urban Council has made the following by-laws-

1.

These by-laws may be cited as the Food Shops (Amend- Citation. ment) By-laws, 1956.

and re-

2. By-law 2 of the Food Shops By-laws (hereinafter called Rescission the principal by-laws), is rescinded and the following by-law placement substituted therefor-

2. Except in a public market or under and in accord- ance with a licence granted by the Council, no person shall warehouse or store with intent to sell, or sell or expose for sale any fresh or frozen meat, fish (including crustaceans and bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae) poultry, fruit or vegetable".

of by-law 2.

3. By-law 12A of the principal by-laws is amended by the Amendment deletion of the words "articles of food for man, usually sold or

of by-law

KA. exposed for sale in a public market, are"" and the substitution therefor of the words-

"meat, fish (including crustaceans and bivalve molluses of the family Ostreidae) poultry, fruit or vegetable is".

4. The following new by-law is inserted after by-law 44 of New by- the principal by-laws-

"44A. In any case where the Council is satisfied that the requirements of public health will not be prejudiced thereby, the Council may in respect of any food shop or class of food shops grant exemption from or suspend (with or without imposing conditions) the application of all or any of the provisions of these by-laws. Any such exemption or suspen- sion may be rescinded or varied at any time by the Council

law 444.