TUNNY FISH (IMPORTATION) RESTRICTION ORDER * (importation)

TUNNY FISH (IMPORTATION) RESTRICTION

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 425.03

TUNNY FISH (IMPORTATION) RESTRICTION

ORDER *

25th May, 1965

LEGAL NOTICE 25 of 1965, as amended by Legal Notice 32 of 1965.

The title of this Order is Tunny Fish (Importation)

Restriction Order.

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Director" means the Director of Agriculture and Fisheries or

any official of his Department authorised by him to act on his

behalf;

"tunny fish" means tunny fish which has been frozen, chilled or

has undergone any process of preservation but does not include

tunny fish which has been canned, salted or which has undergone

any process of curing.

No person shall import tunny fish in Malta without

permission in writing from the Director.

The Director, in granting the said permission, may limit or

regulate the quantity of such fish which may be so imported.

Tunny fish so imported shall be placed in a cold store

licensed by the Commissioner of Police directly it is landed in

these Islands, unless the immediate sale thereof is authorised by the

Director.

Tunny fish placed in cold storage shall not be taken out of

cold storage or sold without the previous permit in writing from the

Director, who may, at his discretion, limit the quantity of fish that

may be so taken out or sold.

Importers shall, as soon as possible and in no case later

than twenty-four hours after the completion of each operation,

furnish the Director with a return showing the quantity and quality

of all tunny fish placed in cold storage as well as of that taken out

therefrom.

The Director shall have the right to enter any cold store or

other premises where he has reason to believe that imported tunny

fish is being stored and shall be given all facilities for the purpose

of che ckin g th e correctn ess of r etu rn s f urni sh ed to hi m by

importers.

*This Order have been repealed by Legal Notice 186 of 2022.