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SECOND SCHEDULE.

Pers.

Size of premises by reference to floor area.

Not exceeding 1,500 sq. ft.

1.501-3,500 sq. ft.

Exceeding 3,500 sq. ft.

1960.

[by-law 401]

Made by the Urban Council this 2nd day of August, 1960.

50.

اللاسلكال

Secretary.

of September

Approved by the Legislative Council this 21s

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

21st September, 1960.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

Explanatory Note.

(This Note is mat port of the byłowa, bur is intended to indicate their general purport).

The sale of frozen confections is at present controlled by licsocs unde the Disease Prevention (Food and Drinks) By-laws and their manufacture by licence under the Food Factories By-laws. This has not proved sausfuctor because the conditions relating to premises from which frozen confection may be sold are unnecessarily burdensome in many cases, for example, in the past of the sale of frozen confections in containers which have been obtained dina from the manufacturers and which are sealed in such a manner as to prevent contamination until opened by the consumer. On the other hand, the provisice relating to the manufacture of frozen confections are inadequate in that ou provision is made for heat-treatment (which is necessary in most cases) a process in their manufacture. The purpose of these by-laws is, therefore, yo provide the appropriate degree and form of control applicable to both the sak and manufacture of frozen confections as distinct from any other commodity. Since frozen confections have qualities of acquiring infection and contamination similar to those of milk, the provisions of these by-laws are similar to be provisions of the Milk By-laws, 1960.

2. The by-laws are divided into four Parts. Part I deals with preliminary matter. Part II provides for the sale of frozen confections by licking the provisions of these by-laws with the Food Business By-laws, 1960 under the provisions of which frozen confections are dealt with as restricted foods, de sale of which requires the permission of the Council under by-law 30 of box by-laws. The need for this permission, in conjunction with the general provisions ad to the maintenance of hygienic conditions contained in this Part (in particular those contained in by-law 15), provides all the necessary control relating to the sale of these commodities. Part III provides for the manufacture of frazen confections. In this regard, strict control of the premises and of the conditions in which the confections are made is essential, because it is primarily at this stage that infection or contamination is likely to occur.

Part IV deala mich misecilaneous matters, and, in addition to providing for offences and penalties

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and transitional provisions, includes restrictions on the employment of persons suffering from certain diseases (by-law 35) and the power to close the source of infected or contaminated frozen confections (by-law 38). The application of the latter two by-laws to frozen confectiona is new.

1. It is not considered that a Table comparing these by-laws with existing by-laws would serve any useful purpose, since, save for by-law 2 of the Disease Prevention (Food and Drinks) By-laws, the existing By-laws were not framed for specific application to frozen confections. A comparison with the Milk By-laws, 1960, and the Comparative Table appended to those by-laws may be of assistance,

(Secretariat GR5/3231/60)