Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requiresCAP. 216. “Act” means the Pesticides Control Act; “active ingredient” means the biologically active part of the pesticide present in a formulation; “certificate of registration” means a certificate showing that a pesticide has been duly registered in Belize; “domestic use pesticide” means a general use pesticide intended for use in and around the house and home garden, sold in retail outlets selling groceries and household goods under a licence for that purpose issued by the Board; “form” means the form(s) annexed to these regulations; “formulation” means the combination of various ingredients in a pesticide as purchased by users designed to render it useful and effective for the purpose claimed; “full registration” means registration of a pesticide by trade name and formulation according to regulation 4 and in Pesticides Control 25 accordance with the data requirements of regulation 5 of these regulations; “harmonized regional guidelines” means those guidelines, relevant to pesticides control, harmonized for implementation in the region of Central America; “label” means the written printed or graphic matter on, or attached to, the product; “logo” means a device or trademark used by a manufacturer to designate a product or range of products; “minor-use authorization” means the authorization granted by the Board for the importation and use of a locally unavailable pesticide in a specified amount by a specific individual or company; “pest exterminator” means a person or company contracted or employed to control pests infesting or causing damage to buildings or premises that may be dwellings, places of work, industrial premises or storage facilities and who may have to take action to control such pests in the immediate vicinity of affected buildings; “pictogram” means a symbol which conveys a message such as a warning or advice on safe handling, without the use of words, and can be understood by people of different cultures and levels of literacy; “product” means the pesticide in the form in which it is packaged and sold; “summary details” means trade name, formulation, active ingredients and user-oriented information of pesticides submitted for registration; “synergist” is an ingredient that improves the performance of an active ingredient but is in itself not a pesticide; 26 Pesticides Control “trade applicator” means a person engaged in the use of pesticides as a trade or profession, and who has been certified by the Board as such; “trade name” means the name under which the pesticide is registered, packaged and sold by the manufacturer and which can be used exclusively by the manufacturer to distinguish the product from other pesticides containing the same active ingredient. CAP. 216. (2) Words and expressions used in these Regulations and not defined herein but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. Form 1