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6. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law contained, no meat or meat product derived from a prescribed animal shall be exported to any prescribed country, unless -

(a) such animal was slaughtered at a prescribed abattoir;

(b) the meat of such animal was cut at a prescribed cutting plant;

(c) in the case of a meat product, such meat product was processed at a prescribed processing plant; and

(d) such meat, and where necessary, such meat product, was stored at a prescribed cold storage pending exportation.

(2) Whenever the Director comes to the conclusion that any meat or meat product intended for export to a prescribed country -

(a) is meat or a meat product derived from a prescribed animal -

(i) to which a prohibited substance or Group I substance has at any time been administered; or

(ii) to which a Group II or Group III substance has been administered and which was slaughtered before the withdrawal time applying to such substance expired;

(b) contains any residue of any prohibited substance or Group I or Group II or Group III substance; or

(c) is meat or a meat product in respect of which any provision of subsection (1) has not been complied with.

the Director shall cause such meat or meat product to be seized and removed to such place as the Director may determine or cause any other steps to be taken in order to prevent such meat from being dispatched from Namibia.

(3) Any meat or meat product seized in terms of subsection (2), shall be disposed of in a manner as prescribed.