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The health mark.
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40.—(1) The Minister may prescribe—
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(a) the health mark to be applied to meat by a veterinary inspector, and
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(b) the manner in which meat which is consigned in packages from abattoirs should be identified or labelled.
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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), Regulations under this section may make provision for all or any of the following matters:
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(a) the form, design and materials to be used in a stamping instrument for the application of a health mark;
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(b) the marking substance to be used in the health mark;
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(c) the manner in which the health mark is to be applied;
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(d) the places on the meat where the health mark is to be applied;
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(e) the persons who may apply the health mark to meat.
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(3) Any person who—
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(a) being a person other than a person specified in Regulations pursuant to this section, applies a health mark to meat, or
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(b) applies, alters or erases a health mark with intent to deceive, or
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(c) being a person other than an authorised officer or a person lawfully instructed by such authorised officer, cancels, imports, makes, orders, purchases, possesses or uses a stamping instrument for the application of a health mark, or
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(d) imitates, forges or sells without due authority a stamping instrument for the application of a health mark,
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shall be guilty of an offence.
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(4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of Regulations made under this section shall be guilty of an offence.
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