SALE OF FISH REGULATIONS

SALE OF FISH

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 449.07

SALE OF FISH REGULATIONS

1st May, 1978

LEGAL NOTICE 19 of 1977.

The title of these regulations is the Sale of Fish

Regulations.

1st Column

2nd Column

Preservative

Maximum amount

Sodium bisulphite

100mg per kg in the

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Sodium sulphite

edib le p ar t o f t he r aw

Sodium hyposulphite

product; singly or in

Sodium or potassium

combination

metabisuphite

In these the regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires-

"fish" includes crustaceans and molluscs;

"fresh" includes frozen or chilled;

"to sell" includes to offer, expose, advertise or keep for sale and

to supply by way of compensation or otherwise.

No person shall sell -

(a) any fish which is in a state of putrefaction;

(b) any fish killed by means of narcotics or any other

noxious substance;

(c) any minced fish manufactured from unsound fish;

(d) any fresh or prepared fish showing signs of decay or

otherwise deteriorated, or

(e) any fish which has been treated in a manner contrary

to regulation 5 or 6.

(1) No person shall deposit in cold storage any fish which

has not been previously inspected by an authorised officer and

found to be fit for human consumption.

(2) No person shall keep, or allow to be kept, in cold storage

any fish which is in a state of decay or other deterioration.

No person shall use any substance, for the purpose of

giving an appearance of freshness to any fish intended to be sold

for human consumption, other than sea-salt.

No person may add any preservative to fish intended for

s al e f o r h u m a n c o n s u m p t i o n ; p r o v i d e d t h a t i n t h e c a s e o f

crustaceans and molluscs, it shall be lawful to add the preservatives

listed in the Schedule and in the amount specified therein.

No person may import any fish unless such fish complies

in every respect with the provisions of these regulations.

Nothing contained in these regulations shall apply to

canned fish.

SALE OF FISH