1964_IMPORTED_GAME__MEAT_AND_POULTRY_REGULATIONS — Page 3

1989 Ed.]

Imported Game, Meat and Poultry Regulations

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3. Recognition of competent authority

(1) The recognition by the Authority of a competent authority for the purposes of these regulations shall be subject to such conditions as he may specify and may be varied or cancelled by him at any time.

(2) A notification of the recognition by the Authority of any competent authority, together with any conditions to which such recognition is subject, and of the variation or cancellation of any such recognition shall be published in the Gazette.

(L.N. 67 of 1985)

4. Restriction on the import of certain meat, meat products and poultry

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), no person shall import-

(a) meat or poultry-

(i) without an official certificate; and

(ii) where it has been transhipped, subject to subregulation (5), without a transhipment certificate; and

(b) game or prohibited meat, whether directly imported or transhipped, otherwise than with the permission in writing of a health officer and subject to such conditions as he may impose.

(2) Meat or poultry may be imported without an official certificate subject to the permission in writing of a health officer and to such conditions as he may impose.

(3) Where a person imports game, meat, poultry or prohibited meat under subregulation (1) or (2) a health officer may-

(a) require the person who imports such game, meat, poultry or prohibited meat to submit it for inspection by a health inspector on arrival; and

(b) impose such conditions or issue such directions with regard to the imported game, meat, poultry or prohibited meat as he may consider desirable for the purpose of ensuring that it is sound, wholesome or fit for human consumption.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, meat or poultry is deemed to be transhipped if it is consigned to Hong Kong from the country of origin but before being imported into Hong Kong is unloaded in another country and either-

(a) returned to the same vessel or aircraft or vehicle from which it was unloaded; or

(b) transferred to another vessel or aircraft or vehicle before being exported from that country, whether it is transferred directly between such vessels or aircrafts or vehicles or whether it is stored pending exportation.