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Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)

9. Withdrawal or lapsing of registration certificate

 

 

1) Subject to subsection (2), the national executive officer may withdraw a registration certificate in respect of an abattoir if the abattoir in question-
a) no longer complies with any condition subject to which the registration certificate was issued;
b) is not operated in accordance with the essential national standards; or
c) is no longer utilised as such.

 

2) The national executive officer may not withdraw a registration certificate unless he or she has-
a) informed the owner of the abattoir in question of the intended withdrawal and of the grounds upon which it is based; and
b) afforded the owner a reasonable opportunity to state his or her case or to rectify any shortcoming with regard to such abattoir within the period specified by the national executive officer.

 

3) A registration certificate issued in respect of an abattoir lapses when the person to whom such certificate was issued ceases to be the owner of that abattoir.