Tunny Fish (Importation) Restriction Order

TUNNY FISH (IMPORTATION) RESTRICTION [S.L.425.03 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 425.03 TUNNY FISH (IMPORTATION) RESTRICTION ORDER 25th May, 1965 LEGAL NOTICE 25 of 1965, as amended by Legal Notice 32 of 1965. Title.1. The title of this Order is Tunny Fish (Importation) Restriction Order. 2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires "Director" means the Director of Agriculture and Fisheries or any official of his Department authorised by him to act on his behalf; "tunny fish" means tunny fish which has been frozen, chilled or has undergone any process of preservation but does not include tunny fish which has been canned, salted or which has undergone any process of curing. Importation.3. No person shall import tunny fish in Malta without permission in writing from the Director. Director may limit or regulate quantity of fish imported. 4. The Director, in granting the said permission, may limit or regulate the quantity of such fish which may be so imported. Tunny fish to be placed in a cold store. 5. Tunny fish so imported shall be placed in a cold store licensed by the Commissioner of Police directly it is landed in these Islands, unless the immediate sale thereof is authorised by the Director. Permission to take out tunny fish from cold storage. 6. Tunny fish placed in cold storage shall not be taken out of cold storage or sold without the previous permit in writing from the Director, who may, at his discretion, limit the quantity of fish that may be so taken out or sold. Return. Amended by: L.N. 32 of 1965. 7. Importers shall, as soon as possible and in no case later than twenty-four hours after the completion of each operation, furnish the Director with a return showing the quantity and quality of all tunny fish placed in cold storage as well as of that taken out therefrom. Power of Director to enter cold store. 8. The Director shall have the right to enter any cold store or other premises where he has reason to believe that imported tunny fish is being stored and shall be given all facilities for the purpose of checking the correc tness of re turns furnished to h im by importers.