Country Slaughter-house Amendment Regulations 1995 (WA)

31 March 1995] GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1153

HEALTH

BE301

HEALTH ACT 1911

COUNTRY SLAUGHTER-HOUSE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1995

" PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Country Slaughter-house

Amendment Regulations 1995.

Principal regulations

2. In these regulations the Country Slaughter-house Regulations 1969* are

referred to as the principal regulations.

f* Reprinted as at 22 June 1978.

For amendments to 9 February 1995 see 1993 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 118.3

Part 1 heading inserted

3. The principal regulations are amended by inserting before regulation 1

the following heading —

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Regulation 2 amended

4.   Regulation 2 of the principal regulations is amended —

(a) by inserting after the definition of "approved" the following definition —

a

"Australian Code of Practice for Construction
and Equipment of Abattoirs" means the code

of practice endorsed by the Australian Agricultural Council in August 1984 and published under that title by the Commonwealth Department of Primary Industry in 1986;

and

(b) by deleting the definitions of "regulation" and "Schedule".

Regulation 3 repealed and regulations substituted

5.  Reu1ation 3 of the principal regulations is repealed and the following

regulation substituted —

Application of regulations

3. (1) Part 3 of these regulations applies to all slaughter-

houses trading outside the boundaries of the district in which they are located, other than solely to regions designated by the Executive Director, Public Health, under regulation 3A.

(2)	Part 4 of these regulations applies —
(a)	to slaughter-houses that do not engage in trade outside the boundaries of the district in which they are located; and
(b)	to slaughter-houses that trade outside the boundaries of the district in which they are located but only to regions designated by the Executive Director, Public Health, under regulation 3A.

Executive Director may designate regions

3A. The Executive Director, Public Health, may, by notice

published in the Government Gazette, designate regions into which slaughter-house operators may trade, outside the boundaries of the districts in which they are located, without

complying with the Code.

Part 2 heading inserted

6.   After regulation 3A of the principal regulations the following heading is

inserted —

" PART 2— GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Part 4 inserted

7. The principal regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 8

the following Part —

PART 3— APPLICATION OF CODE

Code applies to construction and equipment of slaughter- houses

8A. (1) The owner or occupier of a slaughter-house to which

this Part applies shall ensure that the slaughter-house complies with the standards set out in the Australian Code of Practice for Construction and Equipment of Abattoirs.

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(2)

In the Australian Code of Practice for Construction and Equipment of Abattoirs, a reference to "the Controlling Authority" is to be read as "the Executive Director, Public Health".

Part 4 heading inserted

8. The principal regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 8A

the following heading —

PART 4— PROVISIONS FOR SLAUGHTER-HOUSES TO

WHICH THE CODE DOES NOT APPLY

Part 5 heading inserted

9. The principal regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 11

the following heading —

" PART 5— MISCELLANEOUS

Regulation 14 amended

10. Regulation 14 of the principal regulations is amended in the Table to

subregulation (1) by inserting after "Regulations 6 (1)," the following —

8A,

By His Excellency's Command,

Dated 28th March 1995.

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Council.