Public Health (Milk and Dairyfarm) Amendment Regulations 2000
PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND DAIRYFARM) AMENDMENT
REGULATIONS 2000

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BR 15/2000

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1949

1949 : 24

THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND DAIRYFARM) AMENDMENT
REGULATIONS 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Minister of Health
by section 158 of the Public Health Act 1949, the following regulations
are hereby made:

Citation
1 These Regulations which amend the Public Health (Milk and
Dairyfarm) Regulations 1952 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal
Regulations"), may be cited as the Public Health (Milk And Dairyfarm)
Amendment Regulations 2000.

Amends regulation 15 (5) of principal Regulations
2 Regulation 15 of the principal Regulations is amended in

paragraph (5), by deleting sub-paragraph (c) and substituting the
following

"(c) it shall be conclusively presumed that any sample of
cow's milk is adulterated milk if it is proved that the
freezing point of that milk is above -0.530 degrees
H (-0.512 degrees C) or below -0.566 degrees H (-0.547
degrees C).".

PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND DAIRYFARM) AMENDMENT
REGULATIONS 2000

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Amends Fourth Schedule to principal Regulations
3 The Fourth Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by
deleting all the words beginning with "Somatic" and ending with "per ml"
and substituting the following—

"Somatic Cell Count: not to equal or exceed the
following levels expressed in somatic cells per millilitre of
milk during the period indicated opposite each such
level:

750,000 April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2001

700,000 April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002

650,000 April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003

600,000 April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004

550,000 April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005

500,000 April 1, 2005 and thereafter.".

Made this 2nd day of March, 2000

Minister of Health and Family Services