Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972 Regulations Regulations relating to Hygiene Requirements for Milking Sheds, the Transport of Milk and Related Matters 1. Definitions

 

In these regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall bear such meaning, unless the context otherwise indicates—

 

"accredited service provider"

means a service provider as defined in section 5(1)(b)(i) of the South African Qualifications Authority, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995) read with Chapter 4 section 13(1)(i)(i) of the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act 67 of 2008);

 

"adequately ventilated and illuminated"

means ventilated and illuminated by means of windows with an uninterrupted transparent area equal to at least ten percent of the floor area and with an area which can be opened equal to at least 5 percent of the floor area and so placed that cross ventilation is facilitated.

 

"approved milking shed"

means a milking shed in respect of which a certificate of acceptability has been issued and is enforced;

 

"certificate of acceptability"

means a certificate of acceptability as referred to in regulation 3;

 

"cleaning"

means the removal of soil, food residues, dust, dirt, grease or other objectionable matter and "clean" or "cleaned" shall have a corresponding meaning;

 

"dairy stock"

means cows, she-goats, ewes, mares or jenny asses used in the production of milk for human consumption and "milk animal" shall have a corresponding meaning;

 

"Director-General"

means the Director-General as defined in the Act;

 

"disinfection"

means the reduction, without adversely affecting the food by means of hygienically satisfactory chemical agents or physical methods, of the number of micro-organisms to a level that will not lead to harmful contamination of food;

 

"disposal system"

means a subterranean or ground level tank or other vessel, sewerage system, dam or farmland into or onto which effluent maybe discharged;

 

"effluent"

means any liquid, liquid or solid waste or liquid or solid manure emanating from a milking shed;

 

"hazard"

means a biological, chemical or physical agent in, or condition of, food with the potential to cause an adverse health effect;

 

"health hazard"

includes any condition, act or omission that may contaminate or spoil food so that consumption of such food is likely to be dangerous or detrimental to health;

 

"holder"

means the person in whose name a certificate of acceptability has been issued, owner or possessor will have corresponding meanings;

 

"inspector"

means a person authorised as such by or under section 10 of the Act.

 

"local authority"

means a municipality as defined in section 1 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000) read in conjunction with section 32 of the National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003), and duly authorised in terms of section 23(1) of the Act;

 

"medical practitioner"

means a medical doctor who is registered in terms of the Health Professions Council of South Africa Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974);

 

"milk"

means the mammary secretion of dairy stock, obtained from one or more milking for consumption as liquid milk or for further processing;

 

"milking shed"

means a facility as described under regulation 6;

 

"milking parlour"

means that area of the milking shed in which dairy stock are milked;

 

"milk tanker"

means a vehicle for the transport of milk in bulk;

 

"own use"

with regard to milk, means milk—

 

"the Act"

means the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972), as amended;

 

"veterinarian"

means a person registered as such in terms of the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, 1982 (Act 19 of 1982);

 

"water"

means water that complies with the microbiological requirements set out in SANS 241: Water for Domestic Supplies except water that is used for washing purposes in the milking parlour: