Wholesome Meat (Transportation) Regulations, 2011

any slaughtering centre;

any cold store;

any processing establishment;

any wholesale market; or

any place to which, pursuant to the direction of the Director or an authorised officer, any meat or meat product is to be taken for the purpose of examination by an authorised examiner or for any other purpose;

"transport container" means a container which is in or on, or forms part of, a vehicle and which is manufactured, adapted or used for the carriage of any meat and meat product and includes a reefer container.

Application.

No person shall transport any meat or meat product to or from a designated place unless the transport container in which it is to be transported

{a} is constructed of material that is free of any noxious constituent;

{b)

has inside surfaces (including the surfaces of any rack or receptacle provided in the transport container) that are smooth, resistant to corrosion and impervious to moisture;

{c)

is capable of protecting the meat or meat product and any container thereof against contamination;

{d) is clean, in a sanitary condition and in good repair;

{e)

is equipped, where applicable, to maintain the meat or meat product in a chilled or frozen state; and

{f)

is not being used and has not been used -

For the purpose of sub-regulation (l){e)-

{a)

where any meat or meat product that is being transported requires to be chilled in order to preserve its wholesomeness, the transport container in which the meat or meat product is to be transported shall be so equipped as to be capable of maintaining the meat or meat product at a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius or below and with a core temperature not exceeding 7 degrees Celsius during transportation;

Any person transporting any meat or meat product to or from a designated place shall ensure that -

fa} the meat or meat product is at all times during transportation placed in carton or an enclosed container; and

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the requirements of this regulation is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

The Director or an authorised officer may, for the purpose of enforcing these Regulations, do all or any of the following 153

(a}

stop any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe is being used to transport any meat or meat product and inspect any transport container that is in or on, or that forms part of, such vehicle;

(b}

direct the owner or person in charge of such vehicle to take the transport container or the vehicle (as the case requires) to such place as the

Director or authorised officer may specify in order that a proper inspection of the transport container may be carried out thereat;

(cj take (without payment) reasonable samples of any meat or meat product as may be found in the transport container and subject such samples to such examination as the Director or authorised officer thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the meat or meat product has become contaminated,

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE adulterated or otherwise unfit for human consumption as a result of any contravention or failure to comply with these Regulations;

{d}

take such measures or give such directions as are reasonable and necessary to prevent the sale, distribution or disposition of any meat or meat product from which any sample has been taken under paragraph {c} pending the outcome of the examination of such sample.

Where any person to whom a direction is given under sub-regulations