Singapore legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Rules
(1)
The Minister may make rules for or with respect to any purpose that is considered by him necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act, and for the prescribing of any matter that is authorised or required under this Act to be prescribed.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may by such rules provide for —
the maintenance and management of slaughter-houses provided by the Government or otherwise;
the regulation of meat processing factories, including the location, construction, lighting, drainage, slaughter of animals, preparing, processing, packing and transport of meat and meat products and such records as may be required to be kept;
the manner in which samples shall be taken and the method of analysis of such samples;
the forms for licences and for other purposes for use in connection with this Act; and
the prescribing of fees and charges for the purposes of this Act.
(3)
Such rules may —
prescribe that any act or omission in contravention of the provisions of any rule shall be an offence;
provide for the imposition of penalties, which shall not exceed a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for a term of one year or both; and
provide that in addition to such fine and imprisonment, the penalty may extend to the cancellation or suspension of a licence.
(4)
The Minister may, in lieu of making any rules prescribing forms which by this Act are required to be or may be prescribed, authorise the Director to prescribe such forms as he thinks fit.
(5)
All such rules shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication.