53 tal-1989

I..N. 53 or I ~!J

rOOD, DR UGS AND DRINKI t.'G WATER ACT, 1972

(ACT NO. Xl. 0)0' 1972)

Rtslduea; in Meat RtBu1allons, 1989

IN exen:ise o f the powers conferred by section 28 of the FOOod.

Drugs and Drinking Wate r Act, 1'Tn, the Minister fo r Social Poli cy, on

the advice of the Council of Health , has made the followi ng

tegulations:-

I. These regu lations may be cited as the Residues in Meat

Regulatio ns, 1989, and shall come mlo force. on the 15th May. 1989.

In these regulat ions, unless the context otherwise requ ires _

"10 se ll" includes to offer , expose, advert;o;e or keep fo r sal e

and to su pply by way of compensation or othe rwise ;

"animals" means domcstic animal s of the bovinc, swine, ovine

and caprine species;

Htherapeutii:: treaune nt" means the ad mi nistration to an imal$

o f a substance. for the elimina tion of a pathological stale as

ascertained by a clinical examina tion ca rri~d o ut by a veterinary

surgeon.

( I) No person may, for the pu rposes. of fattening. or as a

growth promoter, or for neu teri ng , ad min istcr in any wa y to any animal

whose flesh is intended for, Of may be used fo r, human consumplion,

any preparation con tai ning-

(a) any substance with an oestrogenic, androgenic or

gestageniG effcct;

(b) any substa nce with an anti-hormona l activity, in cludinga

thYToslalic substance or a substance-wit h a si milar action.

(2) No person may administe r in any way to any animal.

including poult ry . any prcpar;lIion containi ng chloramphenicol o r any

salt or ester thereof.

( I) No person may se ll fOT humal1 consum ption any meat or SOl. or

mcal product, nr any milk or mil k product, in ei lller case which impon.otion

originated from anim als which have beel1 admin istered any substance or -onpo;"...

preparaliol1 co ntrary to th e provisions of regulation 3 of these

regulations.

(2) No person may imporl any a nimal which has been

administe red anysubslarn:e or prepa rat ion refe rred 10 in regUlat ion 3 of

these regula tions.

No person may sell any medicinal preparation for vet~rinary

use whi ch may contain diethylstilboestrol or any derivati ve, sa!torester

thereof, any (hrrOSlalic substance, or chloramphenicol or any salt or

ester thereof

Provided Ihal for the purposes of this regulation, th}'1"ostatic

substance

includes

carbi mazole,

phenylthiouracil,

3,5

dibromotyrosioe, propyl th iouracil, methimazole and potassium

perchlorate.

(I) Where any preparation with an oestrogenic, androgenic

or geslageni<: dfeet is to be administered for a veterinary purpose being

for cithcr-

(a)

therapeutIC lrealmeD!, or

(b) synchronisation of the oestrus cycle, or

(c)

interruption of pregnancy, or

(d)

improving fertili ty, or

(c) embryonic transfers,

~uch admini stration can only be carried out directly by a licensed

veteri nary surgeon, and it sha ll be the duty of such veterinarysurgeon to

keep rerords of animals SO treated or admin istered, including the date of

administration, the dosage and form , the name of the preparation or

sub:>ta nce administered, the duration of treatment and the indication

for !ffich treatme nt o r admininration.

(2) Such rerords shall be available for inspection by the

Principal Veterinary Surgeon.

(3) No pel10ll may import any velerinary preparatio n to

which these regulations refe r unless previousl y authorised in writing by

the Princi pal Veterinary Surgeon.

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