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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of
Use) (Amendment) Act 2000
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Definitions 2
4. New section 20 inserted 2
20. Labelling of certain meal of animal origin 2
5. Regulations 3
6. Statute law revision 3
NOTES 4
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Initiated in Council 4 April 2000
A BILL
to amend the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of
Use) Act 1992, to provide for the labelling of meal derived from
material of animal origin and for other purposes.
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
(Control of Use) (Amendment) Act 2000
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
(Control of Use) Act 1992 to provide for the
5 labelling of meal derived from material of animal
origin.
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2. Commencement
(1) Subject to sub-section (2), the provisions of this
Act come into operation on a day or days to be
proclaimed.
5 (2) If a provision referred to in sub-section (1) does
not come into operation before 30 May 2001, it
comes into operation on that day.
3. Definitions
No. 46/1992. In section 4(1) of the Agricultural and
Reprint No. 2
10 Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act
as at 8 May
1992--
1997. Further
amended by
(a) in the definitions of "advice note", "label"
Nos 58/1997,
46/1998 and
and "package", for "or stock food" (wherever
52/1998.
occurring) substitute ", stock food or meal
15 of animal origin";
(b) after the definition of "maximum residue
limit" insert--
' "meal of animal origin" includes a
mixture of meals of animal origin;'.
20 4. New section 20 inserted
After section 19 of the Agricultural and
Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act
1992 insert--
"20. Labelling of certain meal of animal origin
25 (1) A person who manufactures meal of animal
origin must not sell the meal to another
person unless the meal is accompanied by a
label or advice note that complies with the
regulations.
30 Penalty: In the case of a corporation,
400 penalty units.
In any other case, 200 penalty
units.
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(2) If a change is made to the requirements for a
label or advice note, the chief administrator
may direct, by notice to a person who
manufactures meal of animal origin, that the
5 meal must not be sold after the date specified
in the notice without a label or advice note
that accords with the new requirements.
(3) A person who receives a notice under sub-
section (2) must comply with it.
10 Penalty: In the case of a corporation,
100 penalty units.
In any other case, 50 penalty units.
(4) Nothing in this section applies to a
prescribed meal of animal origin.".
15 5. Regulations
In section 27(i) of the Agricultural and
Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act
1992, in sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv), for "or
stock foods" substitute ", stock foods or meal of
20 animal origin".
6. Statute law revision
In the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
(Control of Use) Act 1992--
(a) in the penalty at the foot of section 19(6), for
25 "In the case of corporation" substitute "In
the case of a corporation";
(b) Part 10 is repealed.
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Notes
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NOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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