FERTILIZERS, FARM FEEDS AND REMEDIES: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

FERTILIZERS, FARM FEEDS AND REMEDIES: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

NOTICE

under reg. 2

G.N. 234/1970
102/1992

    The Minister has specified that the fertilizer or type of fertilizer referred to hereunder shall have the composition set out opposite thereto and hereunder for the purposes of the said Regulations—

SCHEDULE

PART A
COMPOUND FERTILIZERS

	N	P2 O5	K2 O	B	S
Compound A	2	18	15	0.1
	0.5 Nit
	1.5 Amm		15 Sul	0.1
Compound B	4	18	15 Sul	0.1
	1.0 Nit
	3.0 Amm		15 Sul
Compound C	6	18	15	0.1
	2 Nit		10 Sul
	4 Amm		5 Chlor
Compound D	6	18	15	0.1
	2.64 Nit		10 Sul
	5.36 Amm		5 Chlor
Compound S	6	18	6 Sul	0.1
	1.5 Nit
	4.5 Amm
Compound 20.20.0	20	20	0
	8.3		0
	11.7 Amm
Compound J	15	5	20
	5.5 Nit
	9.5 Amm		20 Chlor
Compound V	4	18	15	1.5
	1 Nit		15 Chlor
	3 Amm
Super Compound B
(SB)	5.33	24	20	1.5	8.4
	1.73 Nit		13.75 Sul
	3.6 Amm		6.25 Chlor
Super Compound C
(SC)	8	24	20	1.5	6.8
	2.64 Nit		13.75 Sul
	5.36 Amm		6.25 Chlor
Super Compound D
(SD)	10	24	20	1.5	7.0
	3.3 Nit		13.75 Sul
	6.7 Amm		6.25 Chlor
Compound 23.21.0	23	21	0
	8 Nit
	15 Amm

PART B
STRAIGHT FERTILIZERS

(a)	Phosphate (Straight)
		% Citric Soluble P2O5	% Water Soluble P2O5	Total %
	Single Superphosphate	19.0	18.5	19.0
	Double Superphosphate	44.8	44.0	44.8
	Di-ammonia phosphate	18	48	0
	Mono-ammonia phosphate	11	51	0
(b)	Nitrogen (straight)
		Nitrate %	Amm %	Total %
	Urea	—	46	46
	CAN (26)	13	13	26
	CAN (28)	14	14	28
	CAN (30)	15	15	30
	Ammonium sulphate	—	21	21
	Nitrate of soda	16	—	16
(c)	Potash (straight)
			Amm
		% K	%	% K2O
	Muriate of potash	50	—	60
	Sulphate of potash	40	—	48

FERTILIZERS AND FARM FEEDS (STERILIZATION OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS

under s. 16

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

    1.    Citation

    2.    Application for registration of a sterilizing plant

    3.    Appeals against decisions of registering officer

    4.    Sterilizing of containers

        Schedules

G.N. 140/1970
65/1996

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilizers and Farm Feeds (Sterilization of Animal Products) Regulations.

2.    Application for registration of a sterilizing plant

    (1) An application for the registration of a sterilizing plant shall be made by completing in triplicate Part I of the form set out in the First Schedule and submitting it to the Registrar, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 30134, Capital City, Lilongwe 3.

    (2) The Registrar shall, on registering a sterilizing plant, issue a certificate of registration by completing Part 2 of the aforesaid form and returning the certificate to the applicant.

3.    Appeals against decisions of registering officer

    An applicant who wishes to appeal under section 10 of the Act shall—

    (a)    request the Registrar, in writing, for the reasons for his refusing the application, imposing conditions or cancelling the registration and the Registrar shall, within twenty-one days of the receipt of such request, furnish the applicant, in writing, with such reasons; and

    (b)    within sixty days of being notified of the refusal, imposition of conditions or cancellation, appeal to the Minister, in writing, against the registering officer’s decision.

4.    Sterilizing of containers

    Substances of animal origin, after being sterilized, shall not be sold in containers that have previously been used for such substances unless such containers have been sterilized by one of the methods specified in the Second Schedule.

FIRST SCHEDULE

reg. 2

PRESCRIBED FORM

FERTILIZERS, FARM FEEDS AND REMEDIES ACT

PART I
APPLICATION FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A STERILIZING PLANT

1.    Name of applicant …………………………………………………………………….

2.    Address of applicant …………………………………………………………………

3.    Address where plant is situated ………………………………………………….

4.    Name and Trade Mark (if any) of plant ……………………………………….

5.    Nature of materials to be sterilized ……………………………………………..

6.    Number of sterilizing units ………………………………………………………..

7.    Method of sterilization* …………………………………………………………..

    Period of registration for which application is made …………………………

………………………20………….. to the 31st March, 20……………………………

    Date ………………………………………. Signature ……………………………………

*See the Second Schedule.

PART II

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

No.

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

    I hereby certify that the sterilizing plant referred to in Part I has been registered.

    Date ………………………… Registering Officer …………………………………….

reg. 4

SECOND SCHEDULE

METHODS OF STERILIZING SUBSTANCES OF ANIMAL ORIGIN AND USED CONTAINERS

    Bones and other substances of animal origin and containers previously used for such substances shall be sterilized by one of the following methods—

1.    Subjection to moist heat under a pressure of not less than 2.11 kg per square centimetre for not less than thirty minutes.

2.    In the case of bones, after being broken up, subjection to the vapour of benzol boiling between 95°C and 115°C for not less than eight hours.

3.    In the case of blood, subjection to moist heat…