Amendment of the Public Health (Sale of Food and Drugs) Regulations (ACT)

Regulations 1976 No. 6

Regulation under the Public Health Ordinance 1928-1975.*

I, RALPH JAMES DUN NET HUNT, the Minister of State for Health, hereby make the following Regulation under the Public Health Ordinance 1928-1975.

Dated this twentieth day of February, 1976.

RALPH J. HUNT

Minister of State for Health.

AMENDMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH (SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS)

REGULATIONS!

Regulation 95A of the Public Health (Sale of Food and Drugs) Regulations is

repealed and the following regulation substituted:—•

" 95A. (1 ) In this regulation—

' l icence' means a licence granted under the Liquor Ordinance (No. 3)

1975;

' licensee' means the person named in a licence granted under the Liquor Ordinance (No. 3) 1975 as the person to whom the licence was granted;

' owner' means—•

(a)	in respect of premises in relation to which a licence has been granted under the Liquor Ordinance (No. 3) 1975—the licensee;
(b)	in respect of an exempt University building as defined in sub-section 5 (8) of the Liquor Ordinance (No. 3) 1975— the Council of the University;

(c) in respect of an exempt College building as defined in sub­

1961, N o . 6; 1962, N o . 6; and 1975, No. 30.

section 5 (8) of the Liquor Ordinance (No. 3) 1975—the

Council of the Canberra College of Advanced Education; and

(d) in respect of the Canberra Theatre Centre—the Canberra Theatre Trust;

' waste beer ' includes—

(a) ale or beer derived from overflow or spillage;

(b)	ale or beer derived from drips from any receptacle or appliance;
(c)	an unconsumed portion of a quantity of ale or beer supplied to a person; and
(d)	ale or beer which contains any ale or beer derived from a source mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) .

• Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 23 February 1976.

t For references to the original Regulations and amendments made before 1960, see footnotes on p. 570 of

Vol III of " Laws of the Australian Capital Territory 1911-1959 " and for later amendments, see Regulations

" (2) The owner of premises on which ale or beer is sold for consumption on the premises shall cause a fixed tray to be provided under the outlet of any ale or beer tap installed in the bar-room of the premises for the purpose of receiving ale or beer which drips from the tap or is spilt.

" (3) A tray provided for the purpose of sub-regulation (2) shall be con­ nected and kept connected to the sewerage system of the premises by connexions which have been approved in writing by an inspector.

" (4) Subject to sub-regulation (5) , where, on any premises to which this regulation applies, waste beer is placed or allowed to accumulate in any receptacle or appliance, the owner of the premises shall ensure that, at all times while there is waste beer in the receptacle or appliance, the receptacle or appliance contains sufficient methyl violet to impart to the waste beer a violet colour.

" (5) Sub-regulation (4) does not apply in respect of—

(a)	a fixed tray provided in accordance with sub-regulations (2) and
(3 ) ; or
(b)	a receptacle or appliance which has been installed as a fixture for the purpose of receiving waste beer and each outlet of which is connected to the sewerage system of the premises by connexions which have been approved in writing by an inspector.

" (6) A person shall not knowingly supply waste beer to a person for human consumption.".