Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851)
Section 99: (1) A person shall not carry on the business of an exporter or
importer of food unless that person is registered by the Authority under this Part as an exporter or importer and has complied with the Regulations and Guidelines.
(2) The Authority shall keep and maintain in the prescribed manner a register containing
(a) the name of each registered exporter or importer of food;
(b) the date of registration;
(c) the kind of food in respect of which the exporter or importer
is registered as an exporter or importer;
(d) the chemical composition, microbiological and physical status
of the food the importer imports or the exporter exports;
(e) the certificate of analysis issued by the manufacturer and attested to by an authority of the importing or exporting
country; and
(f) anyotherparticularsdeterminedbytheAuthority.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall as soon as is practicable proceed to consider the application and grant registration, if on receipt of an application for registration it is satisfied that
(a) the composition of the food proposed to be exported or imported is not of a standard below the specifications prescribed under this Part or the Regulations; and
(b) the food or its products and the practices related to the food or its products do not contravene a provision of this Part, the Regulations or Guidelines.
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