健康肉类与鱼类（肉制品运输）通则(Wholesome meat and fish (Transportation Of Meat Products) Rules)

(a)

any conveyance on which any meat product is imported or is to be exported;

(b)

any slaughter-house;

(c)

any cold store;

(d)

any processing establishment;

(e)

any wholesale market; or

(f)

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

(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 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 product in a chilled or frozen state; and

(f)

is not being used and has not been used —

(a)

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

(b)

where any meat product that is being transported requires to be frozen in order to preserve its wholesomeness, the transport container in which the meat product is to be transported must be so equipped as to be capable of maintaining the meat product at a temperature of -18°C or below and with a core temperature not exceeding -12°C during transportation; and

(c)

any transport container that is used or intended to be used for transporting any meat product which requires to be chilled or frozen shall —

(a)

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

(b)

the transport container in which the meat product is to be transported is loaded in such a manner as to permit adequate circulation of cold air within the transport container.

(a)

stop any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe is being used to transport any 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-General or authorised officer may specify in order that a proper inspection of the transport container may be carried out thereat;

(c)

take (without payment) reasonable samples of any meat product as may be found in the transport container and subject such samples to such examination as the Director-General or authorised officer thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the meat product has become contaminated, adulterated or otherwise unfit for human consumption as a result of any contravention or failure to comply with these Rules;

(d)

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

(a)

that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and

(b)

the Director-General or authorised officer may cause such action to be taken as is required by the direction and may recover any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by him from that person.