119 tal-1989

L.N. 1II1 of l989

SUPPLlF'...s At~D SERV ICES ACT

(CAP. 117)

Sak ofM tat and Mtat ProdIlClll Regulations, 1989

IN utrcise of tile powers conferred by section 3 of the Supplies and

Services Act . the Min iste r for Development of Tert iary Sector has made

the fo ll owing reg ulations:-

These regulations may be cited as the Sale of Meat and Meat

Products Regulations. 1989.

In these regu lations unleilli the context otherwise requires:-

Mbusiness has tile same meaning ailliigncd to it under tile

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Food . Drugs and Drinking Water Act, 1972;

"grocer" means a po.!rson whose main busineu activity consists

in the sale of groceries by retail and includes a person run ni ng a self-

service store. bm does not include a meat se lle r;

Mmeat

meHns the flesh of bovines. porcines. ovines or

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caprines;

"meat se ll er" means a person whose mai n business acti vity

co nsists in the sale of fresh. chill ed or fro~cn meat by retail from a

sho p;

Mprescribed food means -

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(a) fresh. chilled or frozen raw mea t; or

(b) sausages and sa usage mea t wh ether English type or

otherwise: or

(c)

bacon; or

(d) gree n gammon; or

(e) prcpackcd. prepared raw meat and raw meat

products: or

(r) poultry, rabbits and game (othe r than live poultry,

rabbits a nd game) ,

but does not include hm whethe r bone-in or otherwise,

mortadella, sala mi. luncheon meat or olher prepared mealS which

are intended for consum ption withou t further cooking.

,. ( I) No meat selle r ma y sell any food otller than preseribed

lOO<!.

(2) No person other than a mea t se ller may sell any

prescribed food by retai l

Provided Ihal a grocer may sell -

(a)

unopened canned meal;

(b) bacon, ham , luncheon meat, corned beef. mortadella

and salami , in any case whe the r as open food o r as oovered food;

,od

(e) English type sausages and prepacked beef burgers or

hamburgers in unopened packets.

(3) It shall be the dutyof any groce r 10 ensure that the items

mentioned unde r suo.pa ragraph (e) o f the proviso 10 paragraph (2) of

this ~gulallon are slOred separately from the othe r items sold on the

premises.

Notwithstanding the provisions of these regulations, any

groce r who runs a self-service store may sell poultry and rabbits whi ch

arc -

(a)

prepared and prepacked in dul y lice nsed factories; and

(b)

sold in unope ned pockets; and

(c) stored separately from other items other than those

referred to unde r sub-paragraph (c) o f the proviso to paragraph (2)

of regulat ion 3 of these regulations.

Any person guiltyofan offence against anyofthe provisions o f

these regulations, shall be lia ble-

(a) on a first conviction to a fine (mu/ta) of oot leS$lhan ttn

Maltese 1iri but not exceeding fifty Malt ese liri ;

(b) on a second conviction after twelve months from the first

conviction. 10 a fine (mu/lu) of not ICS5 than fift y Maltese liri but not

exceeding one hundred Mal tese liri;

(c) on a second conviction within twelve mon ths from the

first conviction or on a third or subsequent conviction, to a fine

(mu/lu) of notle5s than one hundred Maltese liri but not exceeding

tW(l hundred Maltese liri and to the suspension o f his licence for a

period of not leS$ than Of\e month but not exceeding si~ months.

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