Appeals

Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Board may appeal to the Minister against such decision within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed. 22 SCHEDULE 1 PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT Composition Etc., of the Pesticides Control Board [Section 3] 1.-(1) The Board shall consist of not more than fourteen members appointed by the Minister, of whom, (a) four shall be persons nominated by producer associations, there not being more than one member for any one producer association; (b) one shall be an officer of the Ministry responsible for Agriculture; (c) one shall be an officer of the official body responsible for plant and animal health, nominated by the Managing Director of that body; (d) one shall be an officer nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry responsible for Health; (e) one shall be an officer nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry responsible for the Environment; (f) six shall be members appointed by the Minister in his discretion from persons with knowledge of agriculture or the field of pesticides. Pesticides Control 23 (2) The Minister shall consider rotating appointments under subparagraph (1)(a) above among the different producer associations in the interests of effectiveness and fairness. (3) In appointing the members of the Board, the Minister shall consult with any organisation interested in or affected by the control of pesticides. (4) Members of the Board shall officially appoint alternates for attendance of meetings on their behalf, when necessary, in the case of the inability of such members to attend meetings. (5) In the case of persons appointed to the Board, other than officers appointed under subparagraph (1)(b), (c), (d) and (e), if a member or his alternate fails to attend three consecutive meetings without good cause, he shall vacate his position on the Board and the Minister shall consider an appointment from another organisation. 2. The appointment of a member shall, subject to the provisions of this Schedule, be for a period not exceeding two years and such member shall be eligible for reappointment. 3. The Minister shall appoint one of the members to be Chairperson thereof. 4. If the Chairperson is unable to act, the Minister may appoint any member to act in the place of the Chairperson. 5.-(1) Any member other than the Chairperson may at any time resign his office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister and transmitted through the Chairperson and from the date of receipt by the Minister of such instrument that member shall cease to be a member of the Board. (2) The Chairperson may at any time resign his office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister and such resignation shall take effect as from the date of receipt by the Minister of that instrument. 24 Pesticides Control 6. The Registrar shall be appointed by the Board, subject to approval by the Minister. 7. If any vacancy occurs in the membership such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of another member by the Minister, and in making such appointment, the Minister shall have regard to the provisions of paragraph 1. 8. The names of all members as first constituted and every change in the membership shall be published in the Gazette. 9. The Board may co-opt such persons, whether Government officers or otherwise, to attend particular meetings or parts thereof, as it thinks fit. 10. The funds of the Board shall consist of such monies as may from time to time be placed at its disposition for the purposes of this Act by the National Assembly, and such other monies as may be lawfully paid to the Board. 11. The Board shall keep proper accounts of its receipts, payments, assets and liabilities, and such accounts shall be audited annually by the Auditor-General. 12.-(1) The Board shall, not later than three months after the end of each financial year, cause to be made and transmitted to the Minister a report of its activities during the preceding financial year, including a statement of its accounts, audited in accordance with paragraph 11, and the Minister shall cause copies of such report, together with the auditor’s report, to be laid on the Tables of the House of Representatives and of the Senate. (2) The Board shall, before the date specified by the Minister, submit to the Minister for his approval estimates of revenue and expenditure for the ensuing financial year. 13.-(1) The seal of the Board shall be kept in the custody of the Chairperson or the Secretary and shall be affixed to Pesticides Control 25 instruments pursuant to a resolution of the Board in the presence of the Chairperson or any other member acting in that capacity and the Secretary. (2) The seal of the Board shall be authenticated by the signatures of the Chairperson, or any other member authorized to act in that behalf, and the Secretary. (3) All documents other than those required by law to be under seal made by and all decisions of the Board may be signified under the hand of the Chairperson, or any other member authorized in that behalf, or the Secretary. 14.-(1) The Board shall meet at such times as may be expedient for the transaction of its business and such meetings shall be held at such places and times and on such days as the Board may determine. (2) The Chairperson or any member acting in that capacity shall preside at all meetings of the Board. (3) The Chairperson may at any time call a special meeting of the Board and shall call a special meeting within seven days of the receipt of a written requisition for that purpose addressed to him by any three members of the Board. (4) A quorum of the Board shall be eight. (5) Minutes in proper form of each meeting of the Board shall be kept. (6) The validity of the proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst the members thereof. 15.-(1) The Board may appoint such committees as it thinks fit, and may delegate to any committee so appointed the power and authority to carry out on its behalf such functions as the Board may determine, so that, however, no committee so appointed shall have the power to make regulations. 26 Pesticides Control (2) The constitution of any committee appointed pursuant to subparagraph (1) shall be determined by the Board. (3) The validity of the proceedings of a committee appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst the members thereof. 16.-(1) No member of the Board shall be personally liable for any act or default of the Board done or omitted to be done in good faith in the course of the operations of the Board. (2) Where any member of the Board is exempt from liability by reason only of the provisions of this paragraph, the Board shall be liable to the extent that it would be if the member were a servant or agent of the Board. 17. There shall be paid from the funds of the Board to the Chairperson and other members of the Board such allowances as the Minister may prescribe. 18. The office of Chairperson or member of the Board shall not be a public office for the purpose of the Constitution of Belize, Cap. 4. Pesticides Control 27 SCHEDULE 2 PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT Registered Pesticides [Section 6] COMMON NAMES LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. Allethrin 685 I 0002 Ametryne 1,000 H 0003 asulam 2,000 H 0004 atrazine 1,750 H 0005 azamethiphos 1,180 I, A 0250 bacillus - I 0006 thuringiensis baits/attractants - K 0007 basic copper 1,000 F 0008 sulphate benomyl 9,950 F 0009 bensulide 770 H 0010 bentazone 1,100 H 0011 bifenthrin 375 I, A 0242 boric acid - K 0222 brodifacoum 1.3 R 0012 28 Pesticides Control COMMON NAMES LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. bromodiolone 11,000 R 0240 bromuconazole 365 F 0258 bupirimate 4,000 F 0013 buprofezin 2,198 I 0237 butachlor 1,740 H 0014 butylate 3,500 H 0015 captafol 2,500 F 0016 captan 9,000 F 0017 carbaryl 250 I 0018 carboxin 3,820 F 0192 chloramben 5,620 H 0019 chlorophacinone 50 R 0199 chloropropham 3,800 H 0020 chlorothalonil 10,000 F 0021 chlorpyrifos (less than 2% a.i.) 97 I 0093 chlorthal-dimethyl 3,000 H 0022 lambda- cyhalothrin 230 I 0023 copper hydroxide - F 0024 copper ammonium - F 0025 Pesticides Control 29 COMMON NAMES LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. copper oxychloride 1000 F 0026 coumaphos (less than 2% a.i. 13 I 0094 coumatetralyl 16.5 R 0027 cuprous oxide 1500 F 0255 Cyfluthrin 590 I 0028 Cypermethrin 138 I 0029 dalapon 7750 H 0030 deltamethrin 135 I 0210 diafenthiuron 2,068 I,A 0256 diazinon (less than 2% a.i. 76 I 0099 dicamba 2000 H 0031 dichlormid 2000 H 0032 dichlorvos (DDVP) (less than 2% a.i.) 56 I 0033 difenacoum 1.8 R 0034 difenoconazole 1,453 F 0257 diphacinone 2.3 R 0200 diphenamide 1,050 H 0035 diuron 437 H 0036 30 Pesticides Control COMMON NAMES LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. EPTC 2,525 H 0037 ethephon 4,229 H 0235 etridiazole 2,000 F 0038 farnesol & nerolidol 5,000 I 0254 fenbutatin oxide 630 A 0039 fenoxycarb 16,800 I 0232 fenvalerate 450 I 0040 flocoumafen 0.25 R 0193 fluazifop-butyl 3,238 H 0041 flusilazole 1,100 F 0189 fosetyl-A 5,800 F 0042 glyphosate 1,568 H 0043 glyphosate- trimesium 750 H 0245 haloxyfop ethoxyethyl 2,179 H 0234 hexaconazole 2,000 F 0044 hexazinone 1,690 H 0045 Hydramethlnon 1,131 I 0046 Imazapyr 5,000 H 0249 Imazethapyr 5,000 H 0248 Pesticides Control 31 COMMON NAMES LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. lime sulphur (calcium) polysulphide) - A 0047 linuron 1,500 H 0048 malathion 885 I 0049 metalaxyl 889 F 0050 metaldehyde 630 M 0051 metolachlor 2,780 H 0201 metribuzin 2,200 H 0202 Molinate 369 H 0052 napropamide 4,680 H 0053 naptalam 1,770 H 0054 naphthalene 2,200 K 0194 nitrofen 2,630 H 0055 norflurazon 8,000 H 0203 oryzalin 10,000 H 0204 oxadiazon 800 H 0056 oxyfluorfen 5,000 H 0205 pebulate 1,120 H 0057 pendimethalin 1,350 H 0058 permethrin 200 I 0059 pest barriers - K 0211 32 Pesticides Control COMMON NAMES LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. phoxim 1,145 I 0060 pirimicarb 107 I 0061 pirimiphos-ethyl 140 I 0062 pirimiphos-methyl 2,050 I 0063 profenofos + cypermethrin 358 I 0064 prometryne 5,235 H 0190 propanil 1,285 H 0191 propazine 7,700 H 0065 propiconazole 1,517 F 0066 propineb 8,500 F 0067 propoxur (less than 2% a.i.) 90 I 0068 pyrethrins 1,500 I 0069 quinomethionate 2,500 F, A 0070 resmethrin (less than 2% a.i.) 2,500 I 0215 rotenone 132 I 0188 simazine 5,000 H 0071 spray oil - F 0072 streptomycin 9,000 B 0073 sulphur - F, A 0074 Pesticides Control 33 COMMON NAMES LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. surfactants - K 0075 temephos 2,030 I 0076 tetramethrin 5,000 I 0077 thiabendazole 3,100 F 0078 thiobencarb 1,903 H 0079 thiram 560 F 0080 tralomethrin 1,250 I 0206 triadimenol 1,000 F 0207 trichlorphon 450 I 0081 tridemorph 562 F 0082 trifluralin 10,000 H 0083 vernolate 1,500 H 0084 warfarin 1 R 0208 A=acaricide, F=fungicide, H=herbicide, I=insecticide, K-bait, attractant, M=molluscicide, N=nematicide, R=rodenticide, V=avicide, Z=bactericide 34 Pesticides Control SCHEDULE 3 PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT Restricted Pesticides [Section 8] COMMON NAME LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. abamectin 10 I, M 0260 acilfluorfen 1,300 H 0217 alachlor 1,200 H 0001 aldicarb 0.9 I, N 0085 aluminium phosphide 2.8 I, R 0086 amitraz 800 A, I 0211 chromated copper arsenic F, H, M, I, N, K 0231 azinphos-methyl 5 A, I gamma-BHC (less than 1% a.i.) 76 I 0088 Bendiocarb 143 I 0089 bensulfuron methyl 5,000 H 0212 bromacil 5,200 H 0209 bronopol 180 Z 0223 cadusafos 37 I, N 0108 Pesticides Control 35 COMMON NAME LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. carbofuran 5.3 I, N 0090 carbophenothion 20 A, I 0091 carbosulfan 209 I, A 0241 chlorfenvinphos 10 I 0092 chlorimuron ethyl 4,000 H 0213 chlorpyrifos 97 A, I 0093 coumaphos 13 A, I 0094 cyanazine 288 H 0218 2, 4-D amine 375 H 0096 2, 4-D ester 375 H 0097 dazomet 519 F, H, N 0252 DDT 87 I 0098 demeton-S-methyl 64 A, I 0095 diazinon 76 I 0099 dichlofluanid 5,000 F 0246 dichlorvos 25 I 0033 diflubenzuron 4,640 I 0236 dimethoate 215 A, I, N 0101 diquat 235 H 0238 disulfoton 4 I 0239 DSMA 1,800 H 0230 36 Pesticides Control COMMON NAME LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. EPN 26 A, I 0103 ethion 208 A, I 0104 ethoprophos 34 I, N 0105 fenamiphos 8 N 0106 fenitrothion 800 A, I 0107 fenthion 190 A, I 0195 fluometuron 8,900 H 0224 fomesafen 1,500 H 0216 fonofos 3 I 0109 imazalil 343 F 0251 amidacloprid 450 I 0247 ioxynil 110 H 0110 isazofos 40 I, N 0259 kasugamycin 22 F 0196 magnesium phosphide 2.8 I, R 0111 mancozeb 8,000 F 0112 maneb 6,750 F 0197 mepiquat chloride 1,420 H 0228 methamidophos 7.5 A, I 0113 metham sodium 820 F, H, I 0114 methomyl 17 I 0115 Pesticides Control 37 COMMON NAME LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. metsulfuron methyl 5,000 H 0214 mirex 230 I 0116 monocrotophos 8 A, I 0117 monosodium 700 H 0229 nicosulfuron 5,000 H 0244 omethoate 50 A, I 0118 oxamyl 5.4 A, I, N 0119 oxydemeton- dimethyl 65 A, I 0198 paraquat 57 H 0120 parathion-methyl 6 A, I 0121 pentachlorophenol 50 F, I, H 0122 picloram 3,750 H 0123 prochloraz 1,600 F 0233 propoxur 83 I 0068 quinclorac 4,120 H 0253 quizalofop-ethyl 1,670 H 0214 resmethrin 2,500 I 0215 strychnine 1 R 0215 sulfometuron methyl 5,000 H 0220 terbufos 4.5 I, N 0243 38 Pesticides Control COMMON NAME LD50 Uses PCB Reg. No. thidiazuron 4,000 H 0227 thiodicarb 166 I 0225 tribuphos 1,272 H 0226 vamidothion 64 A, I 0126 zineb 5,200 F 0127 A=acaricide, F=fungicide, H=herbicide, I=insecticide, K=bait, attractant, M=molluscicide, N=nematicide, R=rodenticide, V=avicide, Z=bactericide. Pesticides Control 39 SCHEDULE 4 PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT Prohibited Pesticides [Section 13 PCB Reg. No. COMMON NAME LD50 Uses Remarks acrylonitrile I, N Highly toxic acid used with CC14, a carcinogen and mutagen. 0128 aldrin 39 I Environmental pollutant; suspected carcinogen. 0130 antu 6 R, K Insufficient toxicological data on non- target organisms. 0131 arsenicals F, H, I M, N, K environmental pollutants; carcinogenic 0132 azinphos-ethyl 9 A, I Highly toxic 0133 gamma-BHC (except with prescription for formulation containing less than 1% a.i.) 76 I Chlorinated hydrocarbon; environmental pollutant. 0134 40 Pesticides Control PCB Reg. No. COMMON NAME LD50 Uses Remarks carbon disulphide 300 I, N Hazardous by explosion of gas-forming liquid, uses CC14, a carcinogen. 0135 chlordane 283 I Chlorinated hydrocarbon; environmental pollutant; alternatives available for termite control. 0136 chlodecone 95 I Environmental pollutant; suspected carcinogen and teratogen. 0137 chloropicrin 250 F, I, N Tear gas; extremely toxic and irritating to skin, eyes and respiratory tract. 0138 cycloheximide 2 F Extremely toxic; use not warranted. 0139 cyhexatin 540 A Foetoxicity, teratogenicity. 0140 2, 4 -DB 700 H Has been implicated with dioxin contamination; an 0141 Pesticides Control 41 PCB Reg. No. COMMON NAME LD50 Uses Remarks environmental pollutant and suspected carcinogen. damephion I Insufficient toxicological data available; suspected carcinogen. 0142 demeton (demeton-0 + demeton-S 1.7 A, I Extremely toxic. 0143 dibromo- chloropropane 170 N A potent carcinogen; mutagenic. 0144 dicholorprop (2, 4-DP) 800 H Environmental pollutant; has been implicated with dioxin contamination. 0145 dicofol 684 A, F Chlorinated hydrocarbon; environmental pollutant. 0146 dicrotophos 17 A, I Use not justified. 0147 dieldrin 46 I Environmental pollutant and suspected carcinogen. 0148 dimefox 2 A, I Extremely 0149 42 Pesticides Control PCB Reg. No. COMMON NAME LD50 Uses Remarks toxic; use not warranted. dimethoate 215 A, I, N All formulations except EC 0150 dinoseb 58 H Suspected carcinogen. 0102 dinoterb 62 H Too toxic for a herbicide; there are many safer ones. 0151 dinoterb acetate 42 H Highly toxic. 0152 di-trapex 175 F, I, N, Z Mixed with a suspected carcinogen (CC14); an environmental pollutant. 0154 DNOC 20 F, H, I Strongly phytotoxic. 0155 Endosulfan 30 A, I Very toxic to fish and mammals; no antidote available. 0156 endrin 7.5 I Environmental pollutant; extreme toxicity; suspected carcinogen and teratogen. 0157 Pesticides Control 43 PCB Reg. No. COMMON NAME LD50 Uses Remarks ethylene dibromide (EDB) 146 I, N Suspected carcinogen. 0158 ethylene dicholoride (EDB) 670 I Mixed with CC14, a carcinogen. 0159 ethylene oxide (epoxyethane) 50 I Major fire and inhalation hazard. 0160 fensulfothion 2 I, N Extremely toxic, use not warranted. 0161 fluenetil 6 A Product discontinued. 0162 heptachlor 47 I Environmental pollutant; carcinogenic 0163 mecarban 36 A, I Discontinued. 0165 medinoterb acetate 42 H Too toxic for use as a herbicide, alternatives available. 0166 MEMC 22 F Mercury compound; environmental pollutant. 0167 mercuric chloride 1 F, I Mercury compound; environmental 0168 44 Pesticides Control PCB Reg. No. COMMON NAME LD50 Uses Remarks pollutant. methoxycholr 5,000 I Environmental pollutant. 0169 methyl bromide 200 F, H, I, N Highly toxic to man; mixed with chlorinated hydrocarbons; difficult to detect. 0170 mevinphos 3 I, N Extremely toxic. 0171 mexacarbate 19 A, I, M Too toxic; alternatives available. 0172 parathion-ethyl 2 A, I, V Extremely and acutely toxic; use not warranted. 0173 PCNB (quintozene) 15,00 0 F Environmental pollutant. 0174 phenylmercury acetate 22 F Mercury compound; environmental pollutant. 0175 phorate 2 I Extremely and acutely toxic. 0176 phosacetim 3.7 R Extremely toxic; home use not justified. 0177 phosphoamidon 17 A, I Highly toxic. 0178 Pesticides Control 45 PCB Reg. No. COMMON NAME LD50 Uses Remarks schradan 9 A, I Extremely toxic. 0179 sodium fluroacetate 0.22 R Extremely and acutely toxic. 0180 sulfotep 1.2 A, I Extremely toxic. 0181 2, 4, 5-T 500 H Environmental pollutant; oncogenicity; teratogenicity; carcinogenicity due to dioxin contamination. 0182 thallium sulphate 16 R Too toxic for use. 0183 thionazin 12 I, N Product discontinued. 0184 toxaphene (camphechlor) 40 A, I Environmental pollutant. 0185 2, 4, 5- Trichlorophenol 3,000 F, N, Z foetoxicity, oncogenicity due to dioxin contamination. 0186 zinc phosphide 46 R Too toxic for home use; no antidote. 0187