Kingston and St. Andrew (Cold Stores) Rules, 1965

KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW CORPORATION THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW CORPORATION ACT RULES (under section 182) THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW (CoLD STORES) RULES, 1965 (Made by the Council and confirmed by the Minister on the 26th day of November, 1965) 1. These Rules may be cited as the Kingston and St. Andrew (Cold Stores) Rules, 1965. 2. In these Rules "licence" means a licence under section 174 or 178 of the Act; "licensee" means the holder of a licence. 3. Every licence shall be in Form A or B of the First Schedule. 4.-(1) Every person desirous of obtaining a licence shall make application in writing to the Town Clerk in the appropriate form set out in the Second Schedude. (2) Upon receipt of such application the Town Clerk shall cause the premises mentioned in the application to be inspected and a report thereon made to him in the form set out in the Second Schedule. (3) The application and report shall be submitted to the Council for consideration. S.-(1) There shall be paid to the City Treasurer in respect of every licence and every renewal thereof the fee set out opposite the category of licence in the Third Schedule. (2) The fee for a licence shall be payable to the City Treasurer prior to the issue of the licence. 6. Every person desiring a renewal of any licence shall within ten days before the expiry thereof make written application to the Town Clerk for such renewal and on payment of the licence fees therefor the licence shall be renewed unless the Council shall specifically require a fU1rther report to be made before renewing the licence. [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 144/1995] L.N. 30/66 A.mdt: L.N. 48/92 71 First Schedule. Forms A and B. Second Schedule. Third Schedule. 72 THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW (COLD STORES) RULES, 1965 7. The licensee shall notify the Town Clerk in writing and give full particulars of any alterations to the place or premises in respect of which the licence is granted or to any building or structure thereon or of any increase in the cold storage space therein. 8. The Town Clerk may revoke a licence upon proof to his satis faction that the licensee has (a) without having the prescribed licence so to do sold or per mitted to be sold at or from the licensed premises any fresh meat; or (b) been convicted of any offence under the provisions of the Act relating to markets or slaughter-houses or of any offence under these Rules; or (c) sold or exposed for sale or permitted to be sold or to be exposed for sale on the licensed premises any articles of which he is not the true owner. 9. A licensee shall not (a) sell or expose for sale or permit to be sold or to be exposed for sale in the licensed premises any article of which he is not the true owner; (b) demand or receive any fee or commission on any sale on the licensed premises by any other person; (c) expose for sale or permit to be exposed for sale any meat from any animal slaughtered in the Island which has not been marked with a brand approved by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation, or any imported meat which has not been inspected and certified by the proper authority of the country from which imported. Cleanliness 10. A licensee shall ( a) at all times keep the licensed premises and all shelves, counters, appliances, implements and utensils used therein in a clean and sanitary condition to the satisfaction of the Medical Officer (Health) or Public Health Inspector; (b) at all times keep all doors, windows, and openings of that part of the licensed premises at or from which fresh meat may be sold completely screened with wire screens to the satisfaction of the Medical Officer (Health) or Public Health Inspector; [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 144/ 1995) THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW (COLD STORES) RULES, 1965 (c) not while any fresh meat, poultry, game or fresh fish is exposed for sale in the licensed premises permit any of the screens, doors or windows to be or remain open or to be so used as to permit the entrance of flies into the licensed premises; (a) construct or cause the floor of the licensed premises to be constructed of smooth cement or other impervious non absorbent material, which shall be graded and drained to a properly trapped drain; (e) mark or cause to be marked every article of food or the package wherein the same is contained with the day, month and year on which the article was received for storage or refrigeration; (f) not receive for or keep in storage on the licensed premises any article of food unless the same is in apparently sound and wholesome condition nor keep any such article for more than twelve months after it was first received for storage or refrigeration; (g) not permit any person who is not the holder of a licence from the Corporation as a butcher or cUJtter to sell or assist in selling any fresh meat from the licensed premises; (h) not permit any person whose licence as a butcher or cutter has been cancelled to be employed in the licensed premises in any capacity; (i) not serve or sell in the licensed premises unless he is wearing boots or shoes and is cleanly and tidily dressed and wearing a clean white apron extending from the neck to the ankles, and a clean white cap, nor permit any person not dressed as aforesaid to serve or sell in the licensed premises; (j) not permit any person to sit or lie on the pavement of the licensed premises or on any bench or stall in such premises; (k) not permit any person to smoke any pipe, cigar or cigarette on the licensed premises; (l) not permit any person to use obscene, abusive or insulting language on the licensed premises; (m) not permit any person to create or call/Se to be created any riot or disturbance; (n) not permit any person to expectorate, urinate or throw dirt, filth, rubbish or litter otherwise than in the place set apart or provided for the purpose. [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976] 73 74 Fourth Schedule. THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW (COLD STORES) RULES, 1965 Hours of Delivery 11. A licensee shall not deliver or cause to be delivered any fresh meat from the licensed premises at any time other than between the hoUirs of 6.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. on Sundays, Good Fridays and Christmas Days and between the hours of 6.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on other days. Returns 12. Every licensee under section 178 of the Act shall on Monday of each week deliver to the Town Clerk a return in the form in the Fourth Schedule as to the quantities and description of all fresh meat received into and delivered from the licensed premises during the seven days immediately preceding such Monday and the destination of any fresh meat delivered therefrom and every such return shall be signed by the licensee OJ:' by some person authorized by him for this purpose. [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976] THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW (COLD STORES) RULES, 1965 FIRST SCHEDULE FORM A (Rule 3) Licence under section 174 of the King$ton and St. Andrew Corporation Act (1) Here insert fuM name. address and occupation of the per son licen ... sed. (2) Here de scribe the premises li censed. The licence authorizes (1) ................................................ . to use as cold stores the premises (2) .................................. . in Kingston (or St. Andrew as the case may be) upon the terms and subject to the provisions contained in the Kingston and St. Andrew (Cold Stores) Rules, 1965 and to the payment of the fees prescribed in those Rules. This licence is not transferable and will if not revoked before that date be in force until the Dated the day of day of NOTES OF RBNBWALS Town Clerk This licence has been renewed for one year from the 19 19 19 day of ....................... "i~~~. Cl~~k ...................... . FORM B (Rule 3) Licence under section 178 of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act This licence authorizes ............................................................................ . to sell fresh meat at or from the place or premises licensed as a cold store at in the parish of ...................................................................................... . licensed for use as cold stores subject to the provisions contained in the Kingston and St. Andrew (Cold Stores) Rules, 1965 and to the payment of the fees prescribed in those Rules. This licence is not transferable and will if not revoked before that date be in force until the day of Dated the 19 day of 19 ······························································· Town Clerk [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/1976) 75 76 THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW (COLD STORES) RULES, 1965 FIRST SCHEDULE, contd. NOTES FOR RENEWAL This licence has been renewed for one year from the ................................ . day of ................................................ 19 ....... . Town Clerk SECOND SCHEDULE FORM A Application for licence to use premises as Cold Stores To the Town Clerk. (Rule 4) I hereby apply for a licence (or for a renewal of licence) to use premises at. ······················································· ······················································· in the parish of.. ........................................... more fully described hereunder as a cold store. I hereby authorize such persons as may be appointed by you for the purpose, to visit and inspect the said premises and I undertake if a licence is granted to par the fees thereon and faithfully to observe and perform all the conditions o the said licence and the rules for the time being affecting the same. Dated the day of 19 Signature of applicant. ............................................................................... . Residence ...................................................... , ......................................... . Occupation ............................................................................................... . Situation of premises ............................................................................... . Parish ..................................................................................................... . Whether whole or part of building is to be used as cold store ....................... . ··············································································•.•······························ Size of building or part of building to be used as cold store ....................... . Cold storage capacity in cubic feet .............................................................. . Nature of refrigeration used .............................................. · ...................... · [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976] THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW (COLD STORES) RULES, 1965 SIEiOOND ISIClHIDUIJE, contd. FORM B (Rule 4) To the Town Clerk. I hereby apply for the issue to me of a licence (or a renewal of licence) to sell fresh meat from the cold store situated at ................ , .......................... .. in ........................................................................................................... . I hereby authorize such person as may be appointed by you for the purpose to visit and inspect the said premises and I undertake if a licence is granted to pay the fees thereon and faithfully to observe and perform all the conditions of the said licence and the rules for the time being affecting the same. Dated the day of 19 Signature of applicant ................................................................. • ....... • ..... • Residence ................................................................................................ . Occupation ............................................................................................. .. REPORT On the day of 19 , I visited and inspected the above premises and found the same to be as follows: Size of building or part of building: Construction Number of doors Number of windows } 1 f } (I) to be used as cold store (2) to be used for selling (I) of cold stores (2) of shop ( 1) cold store (2) shop (I) cold store (2) shop Cubic capacity of cold storage capacity. Nature of refrigeration used. I am of the opinion that the construction of the building and the refrigera tion machinery is such that there may properly be granted to the applicant a licence (i) To use the premises as a cold store (ii) To sell fresh meat therefrom. [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 144/ 1995) 77 78 THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW (COLD STORE~) RULES, 1965 THIIiRD SOHEDU1.JE For a licen~ to use prentiSC$ as cold stores 500-1,000 culbic feet capacity over 1,000 cubic feet capacity For a licence to sell fresh meait from premi,es licensed as a cold store .FOURTH SCHEDULE (tR.ule 5) $120.00 per annum $1!20.00 plus $5.00 for every additional 100 cubic feet. $100.00 per annum. (Rule 12) Return of Fresh Meat received into and delivered from the cold store at ............................................................ during the seven days immediately preceding Monday the Date From whom received Quantity Animal from which derived Local or imported Date of delivery Date on which received To whom delivered Quantity Animal from which derived Local or imported Destination day of MBAT RECBIVED MEAT DELIVERED [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 144/ 1995} 19