Wholesome Meat Order, 2011 · As enacted · Part III · Slaughtering Centres
19. Power to prohibit dressing of carcasses
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where the Director or an authorised officer knows or has reason to believe that the carcass of any animal which has been slaughtered at a licensed slaughtering centre is diseased or is, for any other reason, unfit for human consumption, the Director or authorised officer may by order in writing -
Director
"Director" means the Director of Agriculture and Agrifood; 79 16th. FEBRUARY, 2011
{a)
prohibit the owner or occupier of the licensed slaughtering centre from dressing that carcass; and
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;
{b)
require the owner or occupier of the licensed slaughtering centre to destroy or treat such carcass at his own expense in such manner as the
Director or the authorised officer thinks fit.
authorised officer
"authorised officer" means a person appointed as such under section 3(2);
Any person who fails to comply with an order under 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.
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
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;