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(e.) Every such room or place shall be lighted and ventilated in
accordance with the by-laws of the local authority, or in
the absence of such by-laws, to the satisfaction of an
Inspector of Health.

(f.) No such room or place shall be in direct communication with
any sleeping-apartment or with any stable, pigsty, urinal,
privy, or water-closet, or have in it any opening into any
drain or sewer.

(g.) Suitable drainage for the removal of waste water shall be
provided, and all drains, sanitary appliances, and sanitary
fittings shall be in accordance with the by-laws as to drainage
and plumbing of the local authority, or, in the absence of
such by-laws, then to the satisfaction of an Inspector of
Health.

(h.) Adequate provision shall be made by means of sinks and
other sanitary fittings for the cleansing of appliances, and
ablution-basins shall be provided for the use of persons
employed in and about the premises. An adequate supply
of cold and hot water shall be provided for use in such
sinks, fittings, and ablution-basins.

(i.) Every such room or place shall be so constructed and fitted
as to exclude, so far as possible, rats and mice and flies.

(4.) The last preceding subclause shall not apply to premises
which at the time of coming into force of this regulation are in use
as a place for the boning, curing, canning, salting, mincing, or other-
wise preparing meat or fat for sale, provided such premises comply
with the regulations under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1908,
gazetted on the sixth day of March, 1913.

(5.) No person shall carry on the boning, curing, canning, salting,
mincing, or other similar process of preparing meat or fat for sale
for human food otherwise than in accordance with the following
provisions, that is to say :—

(a.) Every building used for such processes of preparing meat
shall be properly constructed, adequately lighted and
ventilated, and maintained in good repair.

(b.) Every receptacle and appliance used in preparing the meat
or fat shall be constructed of such material and in such
manner as to be easily cleaned, and shall be kept clean.

(c.) Provision shall be made for the protection of meat and fat
intended for human food from rats, mice, dust, flies, and
anything which is likely to cause contamination.

(d.) The floor of every room or place or passage in premises used
for the preparation of meat or fat shall be free from accumu-
lations of fat, dirt, grease, or debris of meat. Such floors
shall be thoroughly cleansed at least once each working-day,
and they shall at all times be kept in a state of reasonable
cleanliness.

(e.) There shall be provided in connection with every room or
place used for the preparation of meat or fat a suitable
and sufficient covered metal receptacle or receptacles in
which all waste or refuse matter shall be placed.

(f.) No bones or waste matters of any kind shall remain for longer
than twelve hours in any room or on any floor in or on
which any process of preparation of meat or of fat for sale
for human food is or usually is carried on.

Butchers’ Shops and Fishmongers’ Shops.

10. (1.) For the purpose of this regulation “meat” shall include
    butchers’ meat, fresh fish, and poultry, but shall not include tinned
    meat, preserved meat such as hams and bacon, sausages, cooked
    meats, smoked fish, and salted fish.

(2.) No person shall use or permit or suffer to be used for the
storage or offering for retail sale of meat any premises otherwise
than with the permission in writing of the local authority, and subject
to such conditions as to license as the local authority may by by-law
prescribe.

(3.) No person shall use or permit or suffer to be used for storage
or offering for retail sale of meat any premises erected or reconstructed
after the coming into force of these regulations which do not comply
with the following provisions, that is to say :—

(a.) The floor of every room or place in which meat is stored or
sold, and of every passage connected thereto, shall be
constructed of cement concrete, tiles, asphalt, or other non-
absorbent material with a smooth, even surface.

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