Bread (Control of Manufacture and Sale) Regulations 1988 (G.N. No. 4 of 1988)

Government Notice No 4 of 1988 THE SUPPLIES CONTROL ACT Regulations made by the Minister under section 5 of the Supplies Control Act 1. These regulations may be cited as the Bread (Control of Manufacture and Sale) Regulations 1988. 2. In these regulations “Baker” means any person licensed to operate a bakery and includes any of his agents. “MS 37” means the Mauritius Standard specification for white and wholemeal wheat bread declared in General Notice No 151 of 1985. 3. (1) No person shall carry on the business of a baker unless he holds a licence issued by the Minister. (2) Every licence issued under paragraph (1) shall (a) specify the premises in relation to which it is issued; (b) be subject to such conditions as the Minister may impose. (3) Except with the Minister’s authorisation, the baker shall (a) cease to carry on the business, whether temporarily or permanently, or (b) cause to be manipulated in any day or night by every term he employs less than the minimum amount of bags of flour specified in paragraph 5(2)(a) of the Schedule to the Bakery Industry (Remuneration Order) Regulations 1976. 4. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) no person shall manufacture, expose, sell or offer for sale: (a) except with the approval of the Minister, bread of any type other than that specified in the Schedule; or (b) bread which contains more moisture by weight than that specified in the Schedule. (2) (a) Any person who wishes to manufacture bread other than of the type specified in the Schedule shall apply in writing to the Minister. (b) The Minister may grant the application subject to such conditions as he may impose. 5. The inspection, sampling and testing of bread shall be performed in the manner specified in MS 37. 2 1. Every person who exposes, sells or offers for sale bread on his trade premises, shall display in a conspicuous place a notice indicating the type, weight and price of any bread exposed, sold or offered for sale. 2. No baker shall keep stale or rejected bread in that part of the bakery where bread is exposed, sold or offered for sale to the public. 3. (1) Every baker shall keep a daily record showing – (a) the number of bags of flour manipulated; (b) the quantity of each type of bread manufactured; and (c) the name and address of every bread seller who purchases bread from the baker and the quantity of bread supplied to the bread seller. (2) The record specified in paragraph (1) shall (a) be kept in the bakery for a period of 3 years; and (b) be produced on demand to any authorised officer. 4. Every baker shall provide in his bakery a manual or mechanical sieve of a minimum capacity of 50kg. 5. Every baker shall install in that part of his bakery where bread is exposed, sold, or offered for sale to the public a scale duly stamped under the Weights and Measures Act for the purpose of weighing bread when so requested by a purchaser. 6. (1) An authorised officer may at any time enter any premises in which bread is manufactured, exposed, sold or offered for sale for the purpose of ensuring that these regulations are complied with. (2) Any person who prevents or obstructs an authorised officer in the performance of his functions under paragraph (1) shall commit an offence. 7. The maximum price at which bread shall be sold shall be as specified in the Schedule. 8. The following enactments are repealed – (a) the Bread (Control of Manufacture and Sale) Regulations 1979; (b) the Rodrigues Bread (Control of Manufacture and Sale) Regulations 1978. 9. These regulations shall come into operation on 1 March 1988. Made by the Minister on 21 January 1988 SCHEDULE (regulation 3) SCHEDULE (regulations 4 and 12) Type Minimum Maximum Maximum Maximum Mass Length Moisture Retail (gm) (cm) Content by Price Weight Rs cs % Maison 100 - 35 1.10 Rond 100 - 35 1.10 Baguette 100 13 30 1.25 Baguette 200 27 30 2.50 Baguette 400 53 30 5.00 Moule 200 - 35 2.20 Moule 500 - 35 5.50 Moule 1000 - 40 11.00 Moule 1500 - 40 15.50 Moule 2000 - 40 22.00