Singapore legislation
Clause 11
Clause 11
Slaughter of animals to be carried out at licensed slaughter-houses or premises permitted by Director
(1)
No person shall slaughter any animal which is intended for human consumption or permit any such animal to be slaughtered on any premises, unless —
those premises have been licensed by the Director as a slaughter-house under this Act and the slaughter of the animal is carried out in accordance with the rules and the conditions of the licence; or
the Director has granted a permit to such person allowing him to slaughter the animal on those premises for any special reason and the slaughter of the animal is carried out in accordance with the rules and the conditions of the permit.
(2)
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(3)
For the purpose of this section, the occupier of any premises in which any animal is slaughtered in contravention of subsection (1) shall be deemed to have slaughtered that animal, until he proves that it was slaughtered without his knowledge or consent.