PESTICIDES

CHAPTER 35:03
PESTICIDES

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE PESTICIDES CONTROL BOARD

    3.    Establishment of Pesticides Control Board

    4.    Composition of the Board

    5.    Meetings of the Board

    6.    Allowances of members of the Board

    7.    Non-liability of members of Board, etc.

    8.    Technical committees

    9.    Secretariat of the Board

    10.    Appointment of Registrar and other staff

    11.    Functions of the Board

PART III
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    12.    Funds of the Board

    13.    Levy

    14.    Books and other records of accounts and audit

    15.    Annual reports

    16.    Financial year

PART IV
REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES

    17.    Registration of pesticides

    18.    Application for registration of pesticides

    19.    Consideration of applications

    20.    Importation of unregistered pesticides

    21.    Duration of registration and renewal of registration

    22.    Cancellation and suspension of registrations and permits

PART V
LICENSING OF MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, STORAGE FOR SALE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PESTICIDES

    23.    Prohibition on manufacture, sale, etc., of pesticides without licence

    24.    Licence to manufacture pesticides

    25.    Licensing of premises to store for sale and sell of pesticides

    25A.    Pesticide storage

    25B.    Containment, storage and transportation of pesticides and requirement to notify the Fire Department and the Board

    26.    Licensing of commercial applicators

    27.    Suspension and cancellation of licences

PART VI
PRESENTATION OF PESTICIDES

    28.    Pesticides containers

    29.    Labels

    30.    Advertising of pesticides

PART VII
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

    31.    Control of pesticide residues in food

    32.    Duty of care when selling food and animal feed

    33.    Inspection and sampling

    34.    Duties of employers

    35.    Notification of death, ill-health or injury

    36.    Inquiries

    37.    Disposal of pesticides and use of used pesticide containers

PART VIII
ENFORCEMENT

    38.    Designation of inspectors

    39.    Powers and duties of inspectors

    40.    Record keeping

PART IX
ANALYSIS

    41.    Procedure for taking samples of pesticides

    42.    Analysis

    43.    Certificate of analysis

PART X
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

    44.    Offences

    45.    Fixed penalties

    46.    Personal liability of directors, partners and managers

    47.    Evidence

    48.    Closure of premises and seizure of pesticides, etc.

    49.    Forfeiture, cancellation and other orders

PART XI
MISCELLANEOUS

    50.    Appeals

    51.    Exemptions for government activities

    52.    Pest emergencies

    53.    Regulations

12 of 2000
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G.N. 14/2002
86/2018

    An Act to provide for the control and management of the import, export, manufacture, distribution, storage, disposal and use of pesticides; the establishment of a Pesticides Control Board; and further to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Pesticides Act.

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2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “active ingredient” means the biologically and chemically active part of a pesticide present in a formulation;

    “advertising” means the promotion of the sale and use of pesticides by print and electronic media, signs, displays, gift, demonstration or word of mouth;

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    “banned pesticide” means a pesticide for which all uses have been prohibited by the Pesticides Control Board in order to protect human or animal health, or the environment; and includes a pesticide that has been refused approval for the first time use or has been withdrawn from use by the Pesticides Control Board where there is clear evidence that such action has been taken in order to protect human or animal health or the environment;

    “Board” means the Pesticides Control Board established under section 3;

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    “commercial pesticide applicator” means a person who applies pesticides to crops, plants, soil, water, animals or the environment at large as a trade or for gain as licensed by the Board under section 11 of the Act;

    “common name” means the name assigned to a pesticide active ingredient by the International Standards Organization to be used as a generic or non-proprietary name for that particular active ingredient only;

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    “container” means any portable device in which material can be stored, handled, treated, transported, recycled, or disposed of;

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    “disposal” means any operation to recycle, neutralize, destroy or isolate pesticide waste, used container and contaminated materials;

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    “distribution” means the process by which pesticides are supplied through trade channels to local or international markets;

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    “distributor” means any natural or legal person who makes a pesticide available on the market, including wholesalers, retailers, vendors and suppliers;

    “environment” means the physical factors of the surroundings of the human being, including land, water,…