Amendments of the Meat Regulations 1931 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Regulations 1953. No. 5.

Regulations under the Meat Ordinance 1931-1953.*

I E A E L E P A G E , Minister of State for Health, in pursuance of the , powers conferred by the Meat Ordinance 1931-1953, hereby make

the following Eegulations.

Dated this twenty-sixth day of March, 1953.

E A E L E P A G E

Minister of State for Health.

A M E N D M E N T S O F T H E M E A T E E G U L A T I O N S 1931.

1. Eegulation 19 of the Meat Eegulations 1931 is repealed and the

following regulation inserted in its stead:—

"19 .—(1 . ) For the purposes of section 7 of the Meat Ordinance Branding.

1931-1953, the prescribed brand is—

(a ) in the case of beef or pork—a strip brand consisting of the group of letters ACT ACT repeated vertically in sequence and applied in red in accordance with sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation;

(b) in the case of mutton—a strip brand consisting of the group of letters ACT M T N repeated vertically in sequence and applied in red in accordance with sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation;

(c) in the case of hogget—a strip brand consisting of the group of letters ACT H G T repeated vertically in sequence and applied in brown in accordance with sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation;

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(d) in the case of lamb—a strip brand consisting of the group of letters ACT LMB repeated vertically in sequence and applied in blue in accordance with sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation;

(e) in the case of a portion of a carcase, being a portion which, if it formed part of a whole carcase bearing the brand prescribed in respect of that carcase, would bear portion of that brand—the brand which it would bear if it formed part of a whole carcase so branded; and

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( / ) in the case of beef tongues—the letters T enclosed by a

circle and applied in red to the upper surface of each

tongue.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1st April, 1953.

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" (2.) Each letter forming part of a prescribed brand shall be a block letter not less than one-half of an inch in height.

" (3.) The vertical space between each group of letters in a strip brand shall not exceed three-quarters of an inch.

" (4.) A strip brand shall be applied twice to each side of a carcase as follows :—

(a) one strip shall commence at the hock and continue along the posterior or lateral aspect of the leg towards the butt of the tail, thence parallel with the midline of the back along the chump, loin and ribs to the top of the shoulder blade, thence along the lateral aspect of the neck, and, in the case of pork, along the cheek;
(h) another strip shall commence on the thick flank and
continue along the abdomen, ribs and leg to the elbow.

" (5.) Where a Meat Inspector is satisfied that meat in respect of which a brand is prescribed by this regulation is fit for human con- sumption, the Meat Inspector or a person authorized by him in that behalf may apply the prescribed brand to that meat.

" (6.) A person, other than a Meat Inspector or a person authorized by a Meat Inspector to apply a prescribed brand to meat, shall not applj a prescribed brand to meat.

" (7.) I n this regulation—

' beef' means the carcase of a bull, ox, steer, cow, heifer or calf,

irrespective of the age of the animal ;

' hogget ' means the carcase of a sheep of an age not less than the age known as two-tooth and less than the age known as four-tooth;

' lamb ' means the carcase of a sheep of an age less than the age

known as two-tooth;

' mutton ' means the carcase of a sheep of an age not IPSS than

the age known as four-tooth;

' pork ' means the carcase of a pig, irrespective of the age or sex	_^^
of the pig.".	^^^

2. After regulation 20 of the Meat Eegulations 1931 the following 4

regulation is inserted :—

Permits to " 2 0 A . — (1.) The Director-General may grant to a person a permit m

into" m e a t (

l u writing authorizing him to bring meat into the Territory, or to cause

Territory.	meat to be brought or sent into the Terri tory, for the purposes of sale or of a business carried on by him or by another person, and, subject to this regulation, meat may be brought or sent into the Terri tory in accordance with the permit.
" (2.) A permit under this regulation (other than a permit referred to in the next succeeding sub-regulation) does not authorize a person to bring meat into the Territory, or to cause meat to be brought or sent into the Territory, unless—

(a) the meat has been obtained from beasts slaughtered at an

abattoir approved by the Director-General:

(b) the meat has been branded by a meat inspector employed at that abattoir with a brand indicating that it has been passed by him as fit for human consumption;

(c) the meat is accompanied by a certificate of that inspector, bearing a replica of the brand referred to in the last preceding paragraph, stating the date of slaughter and certifying that the meat is of first quality or second quality as prescribed by the Commerce (Meat Export ) Begula- tions in force under the Customs Act 1901-1952 and the

Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950;

(d) the meat is transported from the abattoir to its destination in the Territory in a vehicle approved by the Director- General; and

(e) the holder of the permit has given to the Director-General,

J	not less than twenty-four hours before the entry of the meat into the Territory, notice of the time at which the
meat will arrive at its destination in the Terri tory and of
that destination.

" (3.) A permit under this regulation may be expressed to apply

only to packaged deep-frozen cuts of meat.

" (4.) A permit referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation does not authorize a person to bring meat into the Territory, or to cause meat to be brought or sent into the Territory, unless—

(a) the meat is in the form of packaged cuts and is frozen to, and maintained during transport at, a temperature not higher than 0 degrees Fahrenhei t ;

(b) the meat is accompanied by a declaration to the satisfaction of the Director-General that no meat other than meat obtained from beasts slaughtered at an abattoir approved by the Director-General is used at the establishment at which the meat has been deep-frozen; and

(c) the meat is accompanied by a certificate of a meat inspector employed at that establishment certifying that the meat has been passed by him as fit for human consumption and that the meat is of first quality or second quality as prescribed by the Commerce (Meat Export ) Eegulations

Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950.". in force under the Customs Act 1901-1952 and the

By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.