Public Health (Meat) Regulations (Amendment) (ACT)

Public Health (Meat) Regulations1 (Amendment)

Subordinate Law No. 7 of 19932

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations under the Public Health Act 1928.

Dated 1 March 1993.

wayne berry

Minister

bill wood

Minister

Commencement

1.  These Regulations commence on the day on which the provisions of the Food Act 1992 (other than sections 1 and 2) commence.

Principal Regulations

2.  In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Public Health (Meat) Regulations.

Interpretation

3.  Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a)by inserting “sausage meat, sausages,” after “minced meat,” in the definition of “Meat”;

(b)by omitting “or minced meat” from the definition of “Unwholesome meat” and substituting “, minced meat, sausage meat or sausages”;

(c)by omitting the definition of “Minced meat” and substituting the following definition:

“ ‘Minced meat’ means meat flesh which has been minced, chopped or comminuted, but which does not include any added substance;”; and

(d)by inserting the following definitions:

“ ‘Meat flesh’ means the skeletal muscle of an animal used for human consumption, including—

(a)any accompanying fat; and

(b)the sinew, nerve and blood vessels that ordinarily accompany the muscle tissue;

but not muscle from around the head of the animal;

‘Sausage’ means sausage meat enclosed in a casing or formed by other means into a cylindrical or other like shape;

‘Sausage meat’ means meat flesh which has been minced or comminuted and may be mixed with a meal or flour derived from cereals, breadcrumbs, potatoes, soya beans or edible starch (with or without gluten);”.

Construction of butchers’ shops

4.  Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting “or minced meat” and substituting “, minced meat, sausage meat or sausages”.

Responsibilities of licensed meat vendor

5.  Regulation 13 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from paragraph (d) “or minced meat” and substituting “minced meat, sausage meat or sausages”; and

(b)by omitting from paragraphs (e) and (h) “or minced meat” (wherever occurring) and substituting “, minced meat, sausage meat or sausages”.

Unwholesome meat

6.  Regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a)by inserting “sausage meat, sausages” after “minced meat,”; and

(b)by omitting “, or which contains preservative in excess of the amount permitted by these Regulations”.

Conditions applicable to minced meat, prepared meat goods etc.

7.  Regulation 19 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a)by inserting in subregulations (1) and (6) “, sausage meat, sausages” after “minced meat”; and

(b)by omitting subregulations (2), (3), (4) and (5).

Source of minced meat and prepared meat goods

8.  Regulation 20 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a)by inserting in subregulation (1) “, sausage meat, sausages” after “any minced meat”; and

(b)by inserting in subregulation (1) “, the sausage meat, the sausages” after “the minced meat”.

Application of Public Health (Sale of Food and Drugs) Regulations

9.  Regulation 22 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting “sausage meat, sausages” after “minced meat,”.

NOTE

1. Reprinted as at 31 October 1991.

2. Notified in the ACT Gazette on 2 March 1993.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1993