South Africa
Meat Safety Act, 2000
Act 40 of 2000
- Published in Government Gazette 21707 on 1 November 2000
- Assented to on 27 October 2000
- Commenced on 1 November 2000
- [This is the version of this document from 1 November 2000.]
1. Definitions
2. National executive officer
3. Delegation and assignment of powers and duties by national executive officer
4. Designation of assignees
5. Assignment of certain functions to provincial executives
6. Suspension of assignment
7. Prohibition of slaughter of animals at places other than abattoirs, and exemptions
8. Approval of slaughter facility
9. Withdrawal or lapsing of registration certificate
10. Instructions with regard to operation of abattoir
11. Essential national standards
12. Meat safety schemes
13. Restriction on importation of meat
14. Restriction on exportation of meat
15. Routine inspections
16. Entry and search of premises
17. Confidentiality
No person may disclose any information which relates to any person and which was acquired by him or her in the performance of his or her functions in terms of this Act, except—18. Appeals
19. Offences and penalties
20. Forfeiture
A court convicting any person of an offence under this Act may, when requested thereto by the public prosecutor, in addition to any other punishment imposed in respect of that offence, order that the meat, animal, animal product, article, book or other document which formed the subject of the charge against that person, be forfeited to the State.21. Presumptions and evidence
In any prosecution under this Act—22. Regulations
23. Delegation
24. Defects in form
A defect in the form of any document which in terms of any law is required to be executed in a particular manner, or in a document issued in terms of this Act, does not render unlawful any administrative act performed in terms of this Act in respect of the matter to which such document relates, and does not constitute a ground for exception to any legal proceedings which may be taken in respect of such matter if the document complies substantially with the applicable legal requirements.25. Repeal of laws, and savings
26. Short title
This Act is called the Meat Safety Act, 2000.History of this document
01 November 2000 this version
Commenced
27 October 2000
Assented to
Documents citing this one 114
Gazette 104
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Judgment 5
- A v City of Johannesburg and Others (2022/9392) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1665 (5 April 2024)
- Aecom SA (Pty) Ltd v Rustenburg Local Municipality (1341/2017) [2024] ZANWHC 69 (12 March 2024)
- Chauke and Others v Minister of Police and Others (15017/17) [2022] ZAGPJHC 581 (29 August 2022)
- Excellent Meat International Trading (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and Others (2 7 7 0 8 / 2 0 2 1) [2023] ZAGPPHC 1315 (11 December 2023)
- Grootboom and Others v MEC: Department of Education, Eastern Province and Another (173/2018) [2019] ZAECGHC 1 (8 January 2019)