Regulations

(1) The Minister may, in consultation with the Board, make regulations, (a) for the registration of pesticides; (b) respecting experimental samples of pesticides and matters relating thereto; (c) for the licensing of persons to import, manufacture or sell registered pesticides; (d) relating to the authorization and the eligibility therefor of persons to sell restricted pesticides and the premises in which such pesticides may be sold; (e) relating to persons authorised to use restricted chemicals, their employees and any medical 16 or other examination which they may be required to undergo; (f) as respects the labelling, packaging, storage, transportation and use of pesticides; (g) governing the aerial application of pesticides; (h) providing for the keeping of books and records by authorized persons, and by persons licensed under this Act to manufacture or import registered pesticides; (i) relating to the designation of inspectors and official analysts, and the taking and analysing of samples; (j) for matters relating to examination by registered medical practitioners of various persons having contact with pesticides; (k) prescribing that protective clothing be worn and other precautions be taken by persons handling or having contact with particular pesticides or classes thereof and imposing obligations on employers of such persons with respect thereto; (l) prescribing the permissible level of any pesticide or breakdown product thereof, at any specified time, in any kind of plant or animal product intended for consumption by human beings or domestic animals; (m) regulating the periods during which particular pesticides may or may not be used on certain agricultural crops; 17 (n) respecting the disposal of pesticides and packages; (o) for the protection of persons who may suffer damage as a result of the use, storage, manufacture or packaging of pesticides by others; (p) exempting certain substances which may be used as pesticides from the provisions of this Act when being used otherwise than as (q) prescribing fees and forms in respect of any registration, licence or authorization under this Act; (r) for giving further and better effect to the provisions of this Act and prescribing any other matter or thing whether similar to the foregoing or not, which may be or is required by this Act to be prescribed; and (s) for regulating the adoption of codes of practice for safe pesticide use and handling. (2) Any regulation made under subsection (1) of this section, shall be subject to negative resolution of the National Assembly.