Bakehouse Regulations (Cap. 49)

Public Health CAP. 49 37 This e-version of the text is not authoritative for use in court. LAWS OF ST. HELENA BAKEHOUSE REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Short title 2. Registration of premises 3. Applications for registration 4. Inspection, registration and certification of premises 5. Fees for certificate 6. List of employees 7. Restriction on entry of premises 8. Cleanliness of premises 9. Cleanliness of utensils 10. Use of unclean utensils, etc 11. Expectoration 12. Personal cleanliness 13. Washing and sleeping in bakehouses 14. Restriction on baking and selling bread, etc BAKEHOUSE REGULATIONS – SECTION 19 (Legal Notices 3 of 1940, 4 of 1967 and Ordinances 2 of 1967 and 7 of 2010) Short title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Bakehouse Regulations. Registration of premises 2. No premises shall be used as a bakehouse unless the same shall have been duly reg istered in accordance with the provisions of the Public Health Ordinance. Applications for registration 3. 72 Every person desirous of carrying on a bakehouse shall in accordance with section 17(1) of the Ordinance, make an application in writing to the Board, to have the same registered as such, and to have him or herself registered as owner or manager thereof. Inspection, registration and certification of premises 4. 73 On receiving an application to register a bakehouse it shall be the duty of the Board to proceed within three days thereafter to inspect the premises and, if the condition of the premises complies with the requirements of sections 15(1) and 18 of the Ordinance, to register and certify the same in the name of the applicant. Fees for certificate 72 Regulation 3 amended by Ord. 7 of 2010 73 Regulation 4 amended by Ord. 7 of 2010 38 CAP. 49 Public Health This e-version of the text is not authoritative for use in court. LAWS OF ST. HELENA 5. 74 (1) There shall be paid to the Board for such certificate, previous to the issue thereof, the sum of 50 pence. (2) The fee for medical examination and issue of certificate to persons working at or in connection with a bakery shall be 25 pence per annum payable to the Senior Medical Officer 75 . List of employees 6. The owner or manager of any bakehouse shall keep in some conspicuous place therein, a list of the names of the persons employed thereat or in connection therewith. The name of each such employee shall correspond with the name on the medical certificate held by such employee, and shall be legibly written in such list. Restriction on entry of premises 7. No person shall be allowed in any bakehouse, except the owner or manager thereof and persons employed therein and certified in accordance with section 13(1) of the Ordinance. Cleanliness of premises 8. The floor, ceilings and inside walls and roofings of any bakehouse must be kept clean and free from dust to the satisfaction of the Public Health Inspector. Cleanliness of utensils 9. All receptacles kept in any bakery with flour or any other ingredients to be used in the preparation of articles of food to be baked for human consumption; together with all flour or other ingredients so kept and intended to be used as hereinbefore mentioned; and any machinery, apparatus or implement in any bakery for use in the manufacture of any such article of food as aforesaid; shall be kept thoroughly clean and in good condition, free from mould, vermin or any deleterious matter whatever. Use of unclean utensils, etc 10. No person employed in or about any bakehouse shall knowingly use in the prepara tion or manufacture therein of any article of food to be baked for human consumption, any ingredients, receptacle, machinery, apparatus or implement unless the same be thoroughly clean and in good condition and free from mould, vermin or any deleterious matter whatever. Expectoration 11. No person in any bakehouse shall expectorate on any portion thereof. Personal cleanliness 12. Every person employed at or in any bakehouse— (a) shall be attired in clean clothes; (b) shall have clean hands and forearms when kneading dough or handling any ingredients used in the preparation of any article of food to be baked for human 74 Regulation 5 amended by Ord. 2 of 1967 and Ord. 7 of 2010 75 Gazette Notice No. 63 of 1 July 2011: Senior Medical Officer/Clinical Director Public Health CAP. 49 39 This e-version of the text is not authoritative for use in court. LAWS OF ST. HELENA consumption, and the owner or manager thereof shall be held responsible that this Regulation is observed. Washing and sleeping in bakehouses 13. No clothing or wearing apparel of any kind or bedding shall be hung or spread in the place used as a bakehouse, nor shall the washing of clothes or private cooking be allowed in the bakehouse, and no one shall be allowed to sleep therein either by day or by night. Restriction on baking and selling bread, etc 14. No person other than those mentioned in the application for registration, and who have obtained the necessary medical certificate, shall be allowed to take part in the baking or selling of any bread, cakes or food in the bakehouse.