Wholesome Meat Order, 2011 · As enacted · Part III · Slaughtering Centres
12. Application for licences and permits and renewal of licences
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An application for a licence required under section 11[1){a} or a permit under section 11(1){b/ shall be made to the Director in such form and manner as the Director may require and shall be accompanied by -
Director
"Director" means the Director of Agriculture and Agrifood; 79 16th. FEBRUARY, 2011
{a)
the prescribed fee;
such particulars, information, documents and other requirements·
as may be specified by the Director; and
if required by the Director, a statutory declaration by the applicant verifying any information contained in or relating to the application.
[2)
On being satisfied with the application under subsection (1), the
Director may -
{a}
grant the licence or permit applied for, with or without conditions;
or
refuse to grant the licence or permit applied for.
Where the Director has refused to grant a licence or permit under subsection (2)(b), the Director shall, if requested to do so by the applicant, state in writing the reasons for his refusal.
In determining whether to grant or refuse to grant a licence required under section 11 ( 1 )(a), the Director shall have regard to
(a} the financial standing of the applicant and his ability to operate and maintain a slaughtering centre in accordance with such standards as the
slaughtering centre
"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;
Director may determine; and
{b) the suitability of the premises to be licensed for use as a slaughtering centre.
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;
For the purpose of subsection (4), the Director, before granting the licence applied for, may -
{a} require the applicant to produce to him evidence of his financial standing or to furnish a cash security deposit or a bank guarantee not exceeding such amount as the Director may determine;
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{b)
inspect the premises to be licensed or cause such premises to be inspected by an authorised officer; and
authorised officer
"authorised officer" means a person appointed as such under section 3(2);
{c)
require the applicant to make, at his own expense, such alteration or improvements to the premises to be licensed or to provide, fix or instal such facilities therein, as he may specify.
The Director may at any time vary or revoke any of the existing conditions imposed under subsection (Z){a) or impose new conditions.
Every licence or permit granted under this section
shall be in such form as the Director may determine;
shall be valid for the period stated therein unless it is sooner suspended or revoked under section 13(1); and
in the case of a licence, may be renewed upon its expiry.
(8}
Subsections (1) to (7) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an application for the renewal of a licence.
Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2"authorised officer" means a person appointed as such under section 3(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;