| (1) | No person shall, subject to the provisions of subregulations (2) and (3), sell meat in the Republic of South Africa— |
| (a) | unless such meat is derived from a carcass which has been classified in terms of regulation 4 or 10; |
| (b) | unless such carcass complies with the standards or other characteristics of such classes as contemplated in these regulations; |
| (c) | unless the prescribed requirements regarding the marking of the carcass in terms of regulations 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 have been complied with; |
| (d) | unless the prescribed requirements regarding the marking of imported and treated meat in terms of regulation 21 have been complied with; and |
| (e) | if in the process of sale restricted particulars regarding the meat or carcasses are used. |
| (2) | This prohibition is only applicable to— |
| (a) | the sale of meat or carcasses obtained from animals which have been slaughtered at an abattoir in respect of which an abattoir-identification code in terms of regulation 3 has been registered; |
| (b) | the sale of meat or carcasses which have been marked with any mark, symbol or other method of expression that is or purports to be a quality indication or an indication of a class thereof; |
| (c) | the sale of treated meat or carcasses which have not been correctly treated and/or described; and/or |
| (d) | the use of restricted particulars in the sale of meat or carcasses. |
| (3) | The Executive Officer may grant written exemption, entirely or partially, to any person on such conditions as he or she deems necessary, from the provisions of subregulation (1). |
| (4) | The restriction in sub-regulation (1)(c) above shall, where necessary, not apply in the following instances: Provided that the assignee shall be informed in writing on an annual basis by the abattoir concerned: |
| (a) | Roller-marking of calf, bovine, sheep and goat carcasses, as prescribed in regulations 17, 18 and 19, when such carcasses are destined for export or processing. |
| (b) | Applying of classification stamp marks on pig carcasses, as prescribed in regulation 15, when such carcasses are destined for export or processing: Provided further that classification markings shall still be indicated on the ears. |
[Regulation 2(4) inserted by section 3 of Notice No. R. 3450, GG48654, dated 26 May 2023 - effective 26 November 2023]
