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Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)

8. Approval of slaughter facility

 

 

1)
a) An application for registration of a slaughter facility must be submitted to the national executive officer in the prescribed manner and be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
b) If the slaughter facility contemplated in paragraph (a) complies with this Act, the national executive officer must, subject to such conditions as may be necessary, issue a certificate of registration as an abattoir to the applicant.
c) A registration certificate is valid for such period as may be determined and specified in the certificate by the national executive officer, which period may not exceed five years.
d) A condition imposed under paragraph (b) may relate to-
ii) other prescribed matters; or
iii) any other matter necessary to ensure that the abattoir produces meat and animal products that are safe for human and animal consumption.

 

2) When issuing a registration certificate in respect of an abattoir the national executive officer must determine a grading in accordance with the essential national standards and indicate such grading on the certificate in question.

 

3) A certificate of approval issued or deemed to have been issued in respect of an abattoir in terms of section 5 of the Abattoir Hygiene Act, 1992 (Act No. 121 of 1992), and which was in force immediately prior to the commencement of this section, is deemed to be a registration certificate issued in terms of subsection (1).