S.L. 437.39 Art. 12Powers of the officials of the Veterinary Services.

In the territory of Malta, the officials of the Veterinary Services, if appropriate in collaboration with the officials of other departments empowered to that end, are able in particular to -

(a) carry out inspections of premises, offices, laboratories, installations, means of transport, plant and equipment, cleaning and maintenance products, procedures used for the production and processing of products and the marking and labelling and presentation of those products;

(b) carry out checks on whether staff comply with the requirements laid down in the texts referred to in Schedule A;

(c) take samples from products held with a view to being stored or sold, put on the market or transported;

(d) examine documentary or computer material relevant to the checks carried out further to the measures taken pursuant to regulation 3(1). For this purpose, they must receive from the establishments being checked the co-operation necessary for the performance of their duties.