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Food Sanitation Act 1991.

Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source


Abstract
The 51 sections of this Act are divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Food Sanitation Council (II); Food and food additives (III); Apparatus, package and labelling (IV); Inspection and analysis (V); Licensing (VI); Offences and proceedings generally (VII); Miscellaneous (VIII); Repeal (IX).
A Food Sanitation Council is established under section 3. The Council may establish Committees if necessary for the purposes of the Council. The Council shall have investigative functions as set out in section 5. The Minister may appoint food inspectors and food analysts or the purposes of this Act (sect. 8). Part III concerns standards for food (sect. 9), food additives and adultered food (sects. 10 and 11), prohibition on sale of meat from disease suffering animals (sect. 12) and newly developed food (sect. 13). Regulations shall prescribe businesses for the purposes of Part VI and shall prescribe the minimum requirements for categories of installations of premises in relation to each prescribed business.
Long title of text
Being an Act for securing wholesome, sound and safe food for human consumption, and for related purposes.
Notes
Reprinted version of 2006 of Act No 29 of 1991.The Pure Food Act (Chapter 233), the Restaurants (Licensing) Act (Chapter 235) and the Sale of Meat Act (Chapter 237) are repealed.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Repeals