GOVERNMENT NOTICE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

NO. R. 80
17 January 2002

HEALTH ACT, 1977 (ACT NO. 63 OF 1977)

REGULATIONS GOVERNING GENERAL HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD PREMISES AND THE TRANSPORT OF FOOD: AMENDMENT

The Minister of Health intends, in terms of section 35, read with section 40, of the Health Act, 1977 (Act No. 63 of 1977), to make the regulations in the Schedule.

Interested persons are invited to submit any substantiated comments on the proposed regulations or any representations they wish to make in regard thereto to the Director-General of Health, Private Bag X828, Pretoria, 0001 (for the attention of the Director: Food Control), within two months of the date of publication of this notice.

SCHEDULE

  1. In these regulations "the Regulations" means the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 918 of 30 July 1999, as amended by Government Notice No. R. 723 of 12 July 2002.

Amendment to Regulation 1 of the Regulations

  1. Regulation 1 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of "inspector" of the following definition:

    " 'inspector' means a person contemplated in section 53(1) of the Act;".

Amendment of regulation 13 of the Regulations

  1. Regulation 13 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subregulation after subregulation (4):

    "(5) No person shall transport food in bulk and semi-packed food in contravention of the provisions of the Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for the Transport of Food in Bulk and Semi-packed Food (CAC/RCP 47-2001)."

Insertion of regulation 14A in the Regulations

  1. The Regulations are hereby amended by the insertion of the following regulation after regulation 14:

    "STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTTLED/PACKAGED DRINKING WATER (OTHER THAN NATURAL MINERAL WATER)

    14A. No person shall handle bottled/packaged drinking waters (other than natural mineral water) in contravention of the provisions of the Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Bottled/Packaged Drinking Waters (Other than Natural Mineral Waters) (CAC/RCP 48-2001)."

DR M. E. TSHABALALA-MSIMANG
MINISTER OF HEALTH