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Chapter:

132A PDFTitle:ABATTOIRS REGULATIONGazette Number:L.N. 320 of 1999
Section:13Heading:Power of authorized officer to give directions as to handling of food animalsVersion Date:01/01/2000

(1) An authorized officer may give to-

        (a) the owner of a food animal in an abattoir; and
        (b) any person appearing to the authorized officer to be in charge of a food animal in an abattoir,
such directions as he thinks fit as to-
        (i) the placing or tying of the food animal in any stall, pen, or lairage in the abattoir; and
        (ii) the movement of the food animal from any place to any other place in the abattoir.
(1A) An authorized officer may give such directions he thinks fit as to-
        (a) the priority; and
        (b) the number,
of food animals admitted to any part of an abattoir. (L.N. 33 of 1975)
(2) Any person who fails to comply with a direction given to him under subsection (1) or (1A) shall be guilty of an offence. (L.N. 33 of 1975; 78 of 1999 s. 7)
(L.N. 279 of 1991)