Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)22. Regulations |
| 1) | The Minister may make regulations regarding- |
| a) | any matter which in terms of this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed; |
| b) | the requirements with which slaughter facilities have to comply for registration in terms of this Act; |
| c) | the slaughter of animals for own consumption and for religious and cultural purposes; |
| d) | the fees payable if an animal, meat or an animal product is examined by an officer in terms of this Act; |
| e) | the keeping of records and the furnishing of returns in connection with any matter relating to abattoirs, animals brought to such abattoirs and the meat and animal products derived from such animals; |
| f) | the taking of samples for the purposes of this Act, and the testing, examination and analysis of such samples; |
| g) | the manner in which and periods within which specified applications have to be submitted, the documents which are to accompany such applications, and the fees which are payable in respect of such applications; |
| h) | matters pertaining to the importation and exportation of meat; and |
| i) | generally with regard to any other matter which it is necessary or expedient to prescribe in order to achieve or promote the objectives of this Act. |
| 2) | The Minister may by regulation grant exemption from the operation of a provision of this Act in respect of a particular area in the Republic, a particular class of slaughter facility or abattoir or grade of abattoir, a particular category or group of persons or a particular category or group of owners or a particular kind or class of animal. |
| 3) | A regulation may for any contravention thereof or failure to comply therewith, provide for a fine or imprisonment- |
| a) | in the case of a first conviction, for a period not exceeding one year; and |
| b) | in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, for a period not exceeding two years. |