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Abattoirs (Privatization) Act 1993 s 5

Abattoirs (Privatization) Act 1993 s 5

s 5 Suspension or revocation of licence on breach of Act or rules

(1) Where the Director General is satisfied that a licensed operator has breached or has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or any of the rules made thereunder, he shall submit to the Minister a report of such breach or non-compliance by the licensed operator. (2) Where, after considering the report from the Director General, the Minister is satisfied that the breach or non-compliance was of a serious nature or has affected or is likely to affect public interest or safety, he shall give to the licensed operator a notice stating that he proposes to suspend or revoke, as the case may be, its licence and such notice shall also set out— (a) the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder which the licensed operator has contravened and the acts or omissions which constitute such contravention; and (b) the period (not being less than thirty days from the date of the notice) within which the licensed operator may make representations with respect to the proposed suspension or revocation, as the case may be. (3) After the expiry of the period specified in the notice and after considering any representations made by the licensed operator, if any, the Minister shall decide whether to proceed with the proposed action or to take no further action. (4) A notice shall be given by the Minister to the licensed operator of his decision and the decision shall take effect from the date on which the said notice is served on the licensed operator. (5) The decision of the Minister under this section shall be final and conclusive.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penggantungan atau pembatalan lesen atas pelanggaran Akta atau kaedah-kaedah

(1) Jika Ketua Pengarah berpuas hati bahawa seorang pengendali berlesen telah melanggar atau telah gagal untuk mematuhi mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini atau mana-mana kaedah yang dibuat bawahnya, dia hendaklah mengemukakan kepada Menteri suatu laporan mengenai pelanggaran atau ketidakpatuhan oleh pengendali berlesen itu. (2) Jika, selepas menimbangkan laporan daripada Ketua Pengarah, Menteri berpuas hati bahawa pelanggaran atau ketidakpatuhan itu bersifat serius atau telah menjejaskan atau berkemungkinan menjejaskan kepentingan atau keselamatan awam, dia hendaklah memberi kepada pengendali berlesen itu suatu notis yang menyatakan bahawa dia bercadang untuk menggantungkan atau membatalkan, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, lesen pengendali berlesen itu dan notis itu hendaklah juga menyatakan— Rumah Penyembelihan (Penswastaan) (a) peruntukan Akta atau kaedah-kaedah yang dibuat di bawahnya yang telah dilanggar oleh pengendali berlesen itu dan perbuatan atau peninggalan yang menjadi pelanggaran itu; dan (b) tempoh (yang tidak kurang daripada tiga puluh hari dari tarikh notis itu) yang dalamnya pengendali berlesen itu boleh membuat representasi berkenaan dengan penggantungan atau pembatalan yang dicadangkan itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan. (3) Selepas tamat tempoh yang dinyatakan dalam notis itu dan selepas menimbangkan apa-apa representasi yang dibuat oleh pengendali berlesen itu, jika ada, Menteri hendaklah memutuskan sama ada hendak meneruskan tindakan yang dicadangkan itu atau tidak akan mengambil apa-apa tindakan lanjut. (4) Suatu notis hendaklah diberikan oleh Menteri kepada pengendali berlesen itu mengenai keputusannya dan keputusan itu hendaklah berkuat kuasa dari tarikh yang notis tersebut disampaikan kepada pengendali berlesen itu. (5) Keputusan Menteri di bawah seksyen ini adalah muktamad dan konklusif.

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Find Act 507 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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