Marking of carcasses

Restriction on (1) Where after inspection in accordance with these Regulations an inspector is satisfied that a carcass or part of a carcass is fit for human consumption, he shall mark that carcass 22 Food and Drugs or, as the case may be, that part of the carcass, with a mark of the kind, and in the appropriate manner prescribed in Schedule III to these Regulations, Schedule III. provided that in every case where the inspector is not so satisfied in relation to any part of a carcass he shall not mark any part of that carcass until the part in relation to which he is not satisfied has been removed. (2) No person other than an inspector shall in relation to any carcass or part of a carcass make use of any mark of the kind described in Schedule III to these Regulations. Schedule III. (3) No person shall make use of any mark so resembling a mark used by an inspector in accordance with these Regulations as to be calculated to deceive. (4) No person shall fill or cause to be filled in whole or in part, any container bearing or intended to bear any official marks or abbreviation or simulation of any official mark except under the supervision of an Authorised Officer. (5) Any product bearing any official mark shall not be canned, cooked, cured, smoked, salted, packed or rendered or otherwise prepared by any person for commercial purposes unlessMeat Product Preparation. (a) such preparation is performed at an official establishment; or (b) such preparation is conducted under inspection by an Authorised Officer and the prepared product is marked to show that fact; or (c) the official marks are removed, defaced or otherwise destroyed before or during such preparation; or Food and Drugs 23 (d) the preparation of the product consists solely of cutting up operations at any establishment exempted from inspection.