Singapore legislation

Clause 18

Power to prohibit slaughter

(1)

Where the Director or a veterinary public health officer knows or has reason to believe that any animal intended for slaughter at a licensed slaughter-house is diseased or is, for any other reason, unfit for human consumption, the Director or veterinary public health officer may by order in writing —

(a)

prohibit the owner or occupier of the licensed slaughter-house from slaughtering that animal; and

(b)

require the owner or occupier of the licensed slaughter- house to destroy or treat such animal at his own expense in such manner as the Director or veterinary public health officer thinks fit.

(2)

Any person who fails to comply with an order given to him by the Director or a veterinary public health officer under 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.

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