Wholesome Meat Order, 2011 · As enacted · Part III · Slaughtering Centres
11. Slaughter of animals to be carried out at licensed slaughtering centres or premises permitted by Director
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No person shall slaughter any animal which is intended for human consumption or permit any such animal to be slaughtered on any premises, unless-
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those premises have been licensed by the Director as a slaughtering centre under this Order and, subject to the Halal Meat Act
premises
"premises" includes houses, buildings, structures, lands, tenements, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority;
(Chapter 183), the slaughter of the animal is carried out in accordance with the conditions of the licence;
the Director has granted a permit to such person allowing him to slaughter the animal on those premises for any special reason and, subject to the Halal Meat Act (Chapter 183), the slaughter of the animal is carried out in accordance with the conditions of the permit.
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
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For the purpose of this section, the occupier of any premises in which any animal is slaughtered in contravention of subsection ( 1) shall be deemed to have slaughtered that animal, until he proves that it was slaughtered without his knowledge or consent.
Terms defined in s 2
Director
Defined · s 2"Director" means the Director of Agriculture and Agrifood; 79 16th. FEBRUARY, 2011
premises
Defined · s 2"premises" includes houses, buildings, structures, lands, tenements, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority;
slaughtering centre
Defined · s 2"slaughtering centre" means any slaughtering centre declared fit for providing halal meat according to Hukum Syara' under rules made under section 16 of the Halal Meat Act;