Section 12
of Wholesome Meat (Slaughtering Centres) Regulations, 2011
Section 12
(1)
Every person who is employed in a licensed slaughtering centre to handle any meat or meat product shall do so in a hygienic manner.
(2)
No person who is employed in a licensed slaughtering centre shall
(aJ while handling any meat or meat product
(i)
apply his fingers to his mouth, eye, nose or scalp;
(ii)
cough, spit, sneeze or expel mucus from his nose;
(iii)
smoke, or use tobacco or snuff or any other preparation or chew tobacco or betel nuts; or jiv)
wipe his hands· on his clothing or with any other material other than a clean, single-use towel; or
(b)
place any harmful substance in such manner as to be likely to come into contact with any meat or meat product.
(3)
Every person who is employed in a licensed slaughtering centre shall, when handling any meat or meat product -
fa} wear clean attire and keep his body clean;
(bj wear appropriate protective attire;
(cj protect or cover with water-proof dressing any open cut or lesion or graze on his hand;
{dl keep his fingernails clean and short; and
{e)
upon every occasion before commencing such work, or after visiting any urinal, water closet or other similar convenience and before resuming such work, wash his hands thoroughly with soap and clean water.
(4)
No person shall litter within the premises of a licensed slaughtering centre.
(5)
No person shall vandalise or do any act which soils the premises, equipment or other appurtenances of a licensed slaughtering centre.
(6)
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with this regulation is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
(7)
Where an offence under sub-regulation (6) is proved to have been committed with the consent and connivance of, or to be reasonably attributable to any neglect on the part of, the licensee of the licensed slaughtering centre, the licensee is also guilty of that offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Power of Director to issue directives.