Malaysia legislation

Section 53

of *FEED ACT 2009

Section 53

Power to make regulations

(2)

In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made for the following purposes:

(a)

to prescribe the analyst’s qualifications, conduct and duties;

(b)

to prescribe all matters relating to application, renewal, suspension and revocation of licence to import feed or feed additive;

(c)

to prescribe the terms, conditions and restrictions of licence to import feed or feed additive;

(d)

to prescribe all matters relating to feed specifications and standards and make provisions for giving effect to such specifications and standards;

(e)

to prescribe all matters relating to the transporting, storing, keeping, labelling and packaging of feed or feed additive;

(f)

to prescribe all matters relating to the use of feed additive, antibiotics, hormones or other chemicals;

(g)

to regulate the manufacture, sale, advertisement and use of feed or feed additive;

(h)

to prescribe the method of analysis of feed and the form of certificate of analysis;

(i)

to designate laboratories and provide for its functions;

(j)

to prescribe the fees payable under this Act;

(k)

to prescribe the offences which may be compounded; and

(l)

to provide for such other matters as are contemplated by, or necessary for giving full effect to, the provisions of this Act and for their due administration.

Act 698

(3)

The regulations made under subsection (2) may prescribe any act in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may prescribe penalties of a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both for such offence.

Transitional provisions