Section 18: Regulations

18. Regulations (1) The Minister may make such regulations as he thinks fit for the purposes of this Act and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of his power, he may make regulations for— (a) prescribing the standard, composition, strength, potency, quality, weight, quantity, shelf-life or other property of any food or ingredient or component thereof; [Issue 1] F18 – 12 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) prohibiting the addition of any specified substance to food; (c) prohibiting the addition of more than the specified quantity of a permissible substance to food; (d) the use of any substance as an ingredient of any food so as to prevent the consumer or purchaser from being deceived or misled as to its quality, quantity, character, value, composition, effect or safety, or to prevent damage to the health of the consumer or purchaser; (e) the carriage of food by motorised vehicles or non-motorised vehicles; (f) the mode of labelling of packaged foods; (g) prohibiting or regulating the sale, advertisement or importation of any food or any novel food; (h) prescribing requirements respecting the package of any food and the placing in food for sale or in packages of the food, any toy, coin or other article; (i) securing the observance of hygienic conditions and practices in connection with the carrying out of food business; (j) securing that food is fit for human consumption and meets such microbiological standards as may be specified by any regulations; (k) protecting and promoting the interest of consumers; (l) prescribing fees; or (m) prescribing anything which may be in the interest of public health and safety in carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) The Minister may, by regulations, amend the Schedules. 19. – 20. — FIRST SCHEDULE [Section 3 (2)] GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOOD ACT CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORISATION This is to certify that ..................................................................................... holding the post of ...................................................., is hereby authorised under section 3 (2) of the Food Act to enter on any premises at any time of day and night to enforce due observance of the provisions of the Food Act or any regulations made under it. F18 – 13 [Issue 1] Food Act FIRST SCHEDULE—continued Signed by me, this ........................................................................................ ..................................... ...................................... Permanent Secretary NOTE: This certificate of authorisation is to be surrendered to the Ministry of Health when the holder leaves Government service on grounds of health, or retirement or on dismissal. SECOND SCHEDULE [Section 4 (d) (i)] GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOOD ACT NOTICE OF SEIZURE, DETENTION AND REMOVAL FOR EXAMINATION OR ANALYSIS, GIVEN BY AUTHORISED OFFICER To .......................................... .......................................... Notice is hereby given to you that by virtue of section 4 of the Food Act, (a) the undermentioned food commodities lying at ......................................... have been seized and detained by reason of their likelihood to be injurious to health or to cause food poisoning or any disease communicable to human beings; (b) the food commodities or any portion thereof shall not be sold or used in any manner; and (c) the food shall not be removed except to the following place— ...................................... en to you that by virtue of section 4 of the Food Act, (a) the undermentioned food commodities lying at ......................................... have been seized and detained by reason of their likelihood to be injurious to health or to cause food poisoning or any disease communicable to human beings; (b) the food commodities or any portion thereof shall not be sold or used in any manner; and (c) the food shall not be removed except to the following place— .......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... Food: .......................................................................................................... ............................... Authorised Officer Date .................... Place ........................ [Issue 1] F18 – 14 Revised Laws of Mauritius THIRD SCHEDULE [Section 5 (2) (a)] GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOOD ACT WITHDRAWAL NOTICE To .......................................... .......................................... Further to the notice served on you under section 4 (1) (d) (i) of the Food Act, the undermentioned food commodities have been found to comply with the provisions of this Act and regulations made under it. You are hereby informed that the said notice is withdrawn, and the detention of the said food commodities is therefore lifted. Food: ............................................................................................................. ...................................................................................................................... ............................. Permanent Secretary Date .................... Place ...................... FOURTH SCHEDULE [Section 5 (2) (b) (i)] GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOOD ACT NOTICE OF SEIZURE, DETENTION AND REMOVAL OF FOOD TO BE DEALT WITH BY DISTRICT MAGISTRATE To ........................................ ........................................ This is to inform you that the undermentioned food commodities lying at .............. have been analysed/examined by virtue of section 7 of the Food Act and have been found— (a) not to comply with section ....... of/regulation ............ made under this Act; (b) to be likely to be injurious to health or to cause food poisoning or any disease communicable to human beings.* ........................................................................................................... The food commodities are therefore seized, detained and removed to be dealt with by a District Magistrate. ............................. Date .................... Permanent Secretary *Delete whichever is not applicable. F18 – 15 [Issue 3] Food Act FIFTH SCHEDULE [Section 5 (2) (b) (ii)] GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOOD ACT APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER TO DESTROY OR DISPOSE OF FOOD WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE FOOD ACT From: ................................................................................ Permanent Secretary To: ................................................................................ the District Magistrate, Sir, I have the honour to request that you will be good enough to issue an order for the destruction or disposal of .................................................................................. ........................................................................................ : ................................................................................ Permanent Secretary To: ................................................................................ the District Magistrate, Sir, I have the honour to request that you will be good enough to issue an order for the destruction or disposal of .................................................................................. ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... on account of the unwholesome state of the said food. Date ............... 20.................. .......................................... Permanent Secretary SIXTH SCHEDULE [Section 7 (3)] LABORATORY FEES PART A Test of parameters Fee per analysis/test (Rs) Acid insoluble ash ........................................................................ 1,500 Acidity as lactic acid in milk ........................................................... 500 Alcohol content (by alcoholmeter) ................................................... 1,000 Alcohol extract ............................................................................... 1,000 Alkalinity ..................................................................................... 500 Alkalinity of water soluble ash ........................................................ 1,500 Ash ............................................................................................ 1,000 Boiling point ................................................................................ 750 Calcium water soluble (in salt) ........................................................ 1,000 Colour in water ............................................................................ 1,000 Conductivity ................................................................................ 750 Fat content .................................................................................. 2,000 [Issue 3] F18 – 16 Revised Laws of Mauritius SIXTH SCHEDULE, PART A—continued Test of parameters Fee per analysis/test (Rs) Fibre in food ................................................................................ 1,500 Fixed acidity in alcoholic drink ........................................................ 750 Free fatty acid ............................................................................. 1,000 Freezing point .............................................................................. 750 Furfuraldehyde ............................................................................. 1,000 Gluten ......................................................................................... 1,000 Iodine value ................................................................................. 1,000 Magnesium water soluble (in salt) ................................................... 1,000 Matter insoluble in water ............................................................... 750 Melting point ............................................................................... 750 Moisture ..................................................................................... 500 Peroxide value ............................................................................. 1,000 pH .............................................................................................. 300 Plastic Matter insoluble in water ............................................................... 750 Melting point ............................................................................... 750 Moisture ..................................................................................... 500 Peroxide value ............................................................................. 1,000 pH .............................................................................................. 300 Plastics identification .................................................................... 1,000 Protein ........................................................................................ 1,000 Radioactivity ................................................................................ 500 Rancidity ..................................................................................... 1,000 Refractive index ........................................................................... 1,000 Saponification value ...................................................................... 1,000 Sodium chloride content ................................................................ 1,000 Solubility in milk powders .............................................................. 1,000 Specific gravity ............................................................................ 750 Sugar (sucrose) ............................................................................ 1,000 Sulphate ..................................................................................... 1,000 Sulphur dioxide ............................................................................ 1,000 Total solids .................................................................................. 500 Total volatile nitrogen ................................................................... 1,000 Turbidity ..................................................................................... 1,000 Volatile acidity in alcoholic drink ..................................................... 750 Water soluble ash ......................................................................... 1,000 PART B Test requiring hi-tech equipment Fee per analysis/test (Rs) Atomic absorption spectrophotometry ............................................. 1,000 Fourrier transform infrared spectrophotometry .................................. 3,000 Gas chromatograph – mass spectrometry ........................................ 10,000 Gas-liquid chromatography analysis ................................................ 5,000 High performance ion chromatography analysis ................................ 5,000 F18 – 16 (1) [Issue 3] Food Act SIXTH SCHEDULE, PART B—continued Test requiring hi-tech equipment Fee per analysis/test (Rs) High performance liquid chromatography analysis ............................. 5,000 Liquid chromatograph – mass spectrometry ..................................... 10,000 Ultra violet/visible spectrophotometry .............................................. 3,000 PART C Toxicological and microbiological test Fee per analysis/test (Rs) Blood cholinesterase ..................................................................... 250 Heavy metal in body fluids ............................................................. 1,000 Microbiological test ....................................................................... 1,000 Toxicological test ......................................................... otometry .............................................. 3,000 PART C Toxicological and microbiological test Fee per analysis/test (Rs) Blood cholinesterase ..................................................................... 250 Heavy metal in body fluids ............................................................. 1,000 Microbiological test ....................................................................... 1,000 Toxicological test ......................................................................... 1,000 PART D Copy of certificate Fee per copy (Rs) Copy of a certificate of analysis ..................................................... 100 [Sixth Sch. repealed and replaced by GN 111 of 2011.] continued on page F18 – 17 [Issue 3] F18 – 16 (2) Revised Laws of Mauritius SEVENTH SCHEDULE [Section 8] GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOOD ACT IMPROVEMENT NOTICE Counterfoil of Notice No. ............................................... No. ............................................... To ..................................... District To whom served, and his address Notice is hereby given to you that it .................................................... has been ascertained that the following matters constitute a failure to Matters constituting comply with regulation ................. in failure under Regulation respect of premises situated at.......... .................................................... in the District of.................. namely: .................................................... Now you are hereby required within a .................................................... period of ................... days from the Premises: ...................................... time of service on you of the present Time granted: ................................ notice to ................................. and Additional time: .............................. if you fail to comply with this notice within the period specified, you shall Notice served by ............................ commit an offence, and shall, on con- .................................................... viction be liable to a fine of not less on ................................................ than 2,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. Any prosecution Date:............................ 20 .......... Notice finally complied with on .................................................... Permanent Secretary ......................... (Name) EIGHTH SCHEDULE [Section 9] GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOOD ACT PROHIBITION ORDER Mr ................................................... ................................................... The preparation/cooking/selling of food at ........................................................ or the addition of .................. to ................... food, constitute a hazard to health. You are hereby ordered to discontinue such activity forthwith. Should you be dissatisfied with this order, you may, within 7 days of service of this order on you, appeal to the Permanent Secretary who may maintain or discharge the order. F18 – 17 [Issue 1] Food Act EIGHTH SCHEDULE—continued If you fail to comply with this Prohibition Order, either after failing to appeal to the Permanent Secretary or after the upholding of the order by the Permanent Secretary on appeal, you shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than 2,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a ter ou may, within 7 days of service of this order on you, appeal to the Permanent Secretary who may maintain or discharge the order. F18 – 17 [Issue 1] Food Act EIGHTH SCHEDULE—continued If you fail to comply with this Prohibition Order, either after failing to appeal to the Permanent Secretary or after the upholding of the order by the Permanent Secretary on appeal, you shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than 2,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. ................................. Authorised officer Date: ................... Name ........................ NINTH SCHEDULE [Section 10 (1)] GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOOD ACT NOTICE BEFORE ISSUE OF EMERGENCY CLOSING ORDER To: .................................................. ................................................... Your food premises situated at .................................................... in the district of .................................................... have been found to be in such a condition that the manufacture/production/packaging/preparing/storing/selling of food therein or product prepared therein constitutes a hazard to health, to wit— ...................................................................................................................... You are hereby required within a period of ................ hours/days from the time of service on you of the present notice to: ...................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................... If you fail to comply with this notice within the period specified, an emergency closing order will be issued to you in respect of the above premises. ................................. Authorised Officer Date .................... Time ......................... [Issue 1] F18 – 18 Revised Laws of Mauritius TENTH SCHEDULE [Section 10 (3)] GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOOD ACT EMERGENCY CLOSING ORDER To: .................................................. ................................................... Your food premises situated at .............. in the district of ........ have been found to be in such a condition that the manufacture/production/packaging/preparing/storing/ selling of food therein or product prepared therein constitutes a hazard to health. You are hereby ordered to close down the said premises forthwith. Date .................... ................................. Permanent Secretary F18 – 19 [Issue 1]