Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)9. Withdrawal or lapsing of registration certificate |
| 1) | Subject to subsection (2), the national executive officer may withdraw a registration certificate in respect of an abattoir if the abattoir in question- |
| a) | no longer complies with any condition subject to which the registration certificate was issued; |
| b) | is not operated in accordance with the essential national standards; or |
| c) | is no longer utilised as such. |
| 2) | The national executive officer may not withdraw a registration certificate unless he or she has- |
| a) | informed the owner of the abattoir in question of the intended withdrawal and of the grounds upon which it is based; and |
| b) | afforded the owner a reasonable opportunity to state his or her case or to rectify any shortcoming with regard to such abattoir within the period specified by the national executive officer. |
| 3) | A registration certificate issued in respect of an abattoir lapses when the person to whom such certificate was issued ceases to be the owner of that abattoir. |