Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100:reg:3:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 7/25)
Character Range: 282611–285304

marks removed from meat or meat products, or defaced, at the establishment;
 (d) official marks destroyed at the establishment;
 (e) official marks returned from the establishment.
Note: The holder of the approved arrangement must retain each record made under this section for at least 3 years (see subsection 11‑10(2)).

Division 3—Marks resembling official marks

8‑34  Purpose of this Division
  For the purposes of section 256 of the Act, this Division makes provision for and in relation to marks (resemblances) that:
 (a) resemble an official mark specified in Division 1 of this Part; or
 (b) are apparently intended to resemble or pass for an official mark specified in Division 1 of this Part.
Note: A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if the person engages in conduct that contravenes a provision in this Division (see section 258 of the Act).

8‑35  Circumstances in which a mark resembles an official mark
  A mark resembles an official mark specified in Division 1 of this Part if the mark is, in all material respects, of the same design as the official mark, but its dimensions are different from the dimensions specified for the official mark in that Division.

8‑36  Persons who may apply a resemblance
  A person may apply a resemblance to meat or meat products, or to goods containing meat or meat products, only if the person is designated in an approved arrangement as a person who may apply the resemblance to meat or meat products, or goods containing meat or meat products, and the application of the resemblance is in accordance with the arrangement.

Division 4—Official marking devices

8‑37  Purpose of this Division
  For the purposes of subsection 257(2) of the Act, this Division makes provision for and in relation to official marking devices that are capable of being used to apply an official mark specified in Division 1 of this Part to meat or meat products that are intended to be exported.
Note: A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if the person engages in conduct that contravenes certain provisions in this Division (see section 258 of the Act).

8‑38  Persons who may manufacture, supply or possess official marking devices
 (1) A person may manufacture, supply or possess an official marking device only if:
 (a) the person is an authorised officer or is acting in accordance with a direction given by an authorised officer; or
 (b) the person is designated in an approved arrangement as a person who may manufacture, supply or possess an official marking device and the manufacture, supply or possession is in accordance with the arrangement; or
 (c) the Secretary has given the person a written