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Republic of the Union of Myanmar

The Law Amending the National Food Law

The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 24/2013

The 7th Waxing of Wagaung, 1375 M.E

(13, August, 2013)

The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hereby enacts this Law.

1. This Law shall be called the Law Amending the National Food Law.

2. Sub-section (a) of section 2 of the National Food Law shall be substituted as follows:

(a) Food means thing that human may eat and ingredients included therein or food additives except drug,

tobacco and cosmetic. This expression also includes thing determined as food by the Ministry of Health

by notification from time to time with the approval of the Union Government.

3. The expression “transportation” shall be inserted respectively after the expression “storage” contained in

sub-section (d) of section 3, sub-section (a) of section 6, sections 18, 22, 24, 25 and 31 of the National

Food Law.

4. Section 4 of the National Food Law shall be substituted as follows:

“In order to carry out measures relating to food contained in this Law, the Union Government shall form

the Myanmar Food and Drug Board of Authority with appropriate person.”

5. The expression “transportation, distribution”, shall be inserted after the expression “stored” contained in

sub-section (a) of section 13 of the National Food Law and the expression “transported, distributed” shall

be inserted after the expression “stored” contained in sub-section (b).

6. The expressions “the relevant Minister or Chairman of the Yangon City Development Committee” contained

in section 16 and 17 of the National Food Law shall be respectively substituted by the expression “ the

relevant Minister of the Union, the Region Government or the State Government, Chairman of the Nay Pyi

Taw Development Committee, Chairman of the Yangon City Development Committee, Chairman of the

Mandalay City Development Committee, the leading body of the Self-Administered Division, the leading

body of the Self-Administered Zone”.

7. Sub-section (b) of section 19 of the National Food Law shall be substituted as follows:

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“(b) the suitable staff may be assigned duties as inpectors in coordination with the relevant Development

Committee in Nay Pyi Taw Development Area, Yangon City Development Area or Mandalay City

Development Area, in coordination with the relevant Minister of the Union, the Region Government or

the State Government, the leading body of the Self-Administered Division, the leading body of the Self-

Administered Zone in other areas”.

8. In the National Food Law:

(a) the expression “with fine which may extend to kyats 10000” contained in section 26 shall be

substituted by the expression “with fine not exceeding one hundred thousand kyats”.

(b) the expression “with fine which may extend to kyats 500” contained in section 27 shall be substituted

by the expression “with fine five thousand kyats”.

(c) the expression “with fine which may extend to kyats 30000” contained in sub-section (a) of section 28

shall be substituted by the expression “with fine not exceeding three hundred thousand kyats”.

(d) the expression “with fine which may extend from a minimum of kyats 5,000 to a maximum of kyats

50,000” in section 29 shall be substituted by the expression “with fine which may extend from a

minimum of one hundred thousand kyats to maximum of five hundred thousand kyats”.

(e) the expression “with fine which may extend from a minimum of kyats 1,000 to a maximum of kyats

30,000” in sections 30 and 31 shall be substituted by the expression “with fine which may extend from

a minimum of one hundred thousand kyats to a maximum of three hundred thousand kyats”.

9. In section 32 of the National Food Law:

(a) the expression “the Yangon City Development Area and Mandalay City Development Area” contained in

sub-sections (a) and (b) shall be substituted by the expression “ the Nay Pyi Taw Development Area,

Yangon City Development Area and Mandalay City Development Area”.

(b) the expression “the relevant Yangon City Development Committee or Mandalay City Development

Committee contained in sub-section (b) shall be substituted by the expression “the relevant

Development Committee”.

10. Section 38 of the National Food Law shall be substituted as follows:

“38. For the purpose of carrying out the provision of this Law.

(a) the Ministry of Health may issue rules, regulations and bye-laws as may be necessary with the

approval of the Union Government.

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(b) the relevant Government department or organization or Board of Authority may issue notifications,

orders, directives and procedures as may be necessary”.

I hereby sign under with the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Sd/ Thein Sein

President

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

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