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Conditions of registration of slaughtering premises.
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6.—(1) The Minister shall, before registering premises in any register of slaughtering premises, be satisfied that such premises comply with the following conditions (in this Act referred to as the general conditions of cleanliness and suitability of slaughtering premises), that is to say:—
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(a) that such premises and the equipment, fittings and appliances therein are in a state of cleanliness and good repair; and
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(b) that such premises are situated in such a position and used in such a manner as to prevent the exposure of fresh meat and offals prepared therein to any effluvium from any drain, cesspool, refuse heap or other source of contamination; and
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(c) that such premises are provided with adequate facilities for the proper disposal of blood, washings and waste; and
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(d) that there is available on such premises such adequate supply of good and wholesome water as may from time to time be reasonably necessary; and
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(e) that adequate facilities are provided on such premises for the veterinary examination of animals ante mortem and post mortem and of the viscera thereof; and
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(f) that locked up accommodation is provided on such premises for the safe custody of certificates, marks, records and equipment; and
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(g) that adequate facilities are provided on or in respect of such premises for the penning and resting of animals before slaughter.
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(2) Before registering any premises in a register of slaughtering premises the Minister shall also be satisfied that the following conditions (in this Act referred to as the particular conditions of suitability of slaughtering premises) are complied with, that is to say:—
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(a) that such premises are structurally suited for carrying on the business of slaughtering the particular class of animal for the slaughter of which such premises are proposed to be registered and of preparing for export fresh meat and offals derived from that class of animal; and
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(b) that such premises are equipped with the plant and equipment prescribed for premises registered in the register in which such premises are proposed to be registered; and
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(c) that there are employed on such premises one or more persons skilled in the slaughtering of the animals for the slaughter of which such premises are proposed to be registered and preparing the fresh meat and offals derived from such animals.
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(3) The Minister shall, before registering premises in any register of slaughtering premises, consult the local slaughter-house authority (if any) concerning such registration.
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