SALE OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS REGULATIONS

SALE OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 117.28

SALE OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

REGULATIONS

27th November, 1990

LEGAL NOTICE 198 of 1990, as amended by Legal Notice 409 of 2007.

The title of these regulations is the Sale of Meat and Meat

Products Regulations.

In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires -

"meat seller" means a person whose main business activity

consists in the sale of fresh, chilled or frozen meat by retail from a

butcher shop;

"grocer" means a person whose main business activity consists in

the sale of groceries by retail and includes a person running a self-

service store, but does not include a meat seller;

"prescribed food" means

(a) fresh, chilled or frozen raw and unprocessed meat; and

(b) Maltese type sausages;

"meat" means the flesh of bovines, porcines, ovines or caprines;

"meat processor" means a person owning an approved and

licensed installation wherein meat products are processed and

packed;

"business" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Food

Safety Act.

(1) No meat processor may pack prescribed food or offer

for sale such food other than in gross quantities, and only to meat

sellers or for catering purposes.

(2) No meat seller may pack or offer for sale packed

prescribed food other than from his butcher shop.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulations (1) and

(2) of this regulation, a meat processor or a meat seller may pack or

offer for sale vacuum-packed Maltese type sausages in packets

weighing not less than two kilogrammes each.

Each meat seller, grocer or meat processor shall be bound

to ensure that meat products which are not classified as prescribed

food, are

(a) prepared and prepacked in duly licensed factories;

(b) solid in unopened packets; and

(c) stored and offered for sale in accordance with sanitary

regulations.

SALE OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

Any person guilty of an offence against any of the

provisions of these Regulations, shall be liable -

(a) on a first conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than

twenty-three euros and twenty-nine cents (23.29) but

not exceeding one hundred and sixteen euros and

forty-seven cents (116.47);

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

first conviction, to a fine (multa) of not less than one

hundred and sixteen euros and forty-seven cents

(116.47) but not exceeding two hundred and thirty-two

euros and ninety-four cents (232.94);

(c) on a second conviction within twelve months from the

first conviction or on a third or subsequent conviction,

to a fine (multa) of not less than two hundred and

thirty-two euros and ninety-four cents (232.94) but not

exceeding four hundred and sixty-five euros and

eighty-seven cents (465.87) and to the suspension of

his licence for a period of not less than one month but

not exceeding six months.