Granting of licences

(1) Every application received under regulation 3 shall be placed by the Registrar before the Board and the Board may, after making such enquiry as it deems fit, register the pesticide and grant a Licence in Form II, either as a Registered Pesticide or as a Restricted Pesticide, in accordance with the Act. (2) The Board reserves the right to require the applicant to furnish additional information before making a decision. (3) (a) The name and address of the applicant and summary details of the pesticide for every registration of a pesticide shall be published in two consecutive issues of the Gazette prior to the granting of a Certificate of Registration by the Board. (b) A period of three weeks shall be allocated for third parties to submit objections to the registration of a pesticide and any objections should state the scientific reasons and grounds for the objections, stating precisely and clearly the points objected. (c) After notification of the objection, the interested party shall be granted a period of fifteen days to respond to the objection, after which the Board is to arrive at a final decision in regard to the registration of the pesticide in question. Pesticides Control 29 (d) On receipt of an objection in writing to the registration of a pesticide, the Board reserves the right to grant provisional registration for a period not exceeding one year in accordance with regulation 10, pending investigation of the objection. (4) A trade applicator, pest exterminator, or other pesticide user who wishes to register a pesticide for his own use but cannot meet the requirements of regulation 5 may apply for minor-use authorization by submitting the following– (a) summary details of the product; (b) description of pest problem and reasons why pesticides already registered are not suitable; (c) quantity of pesticide required; and (d) a sample of the label and other user oriented information of the product he wishes to use. (5) In the case of minor-use authorization granted on an application under subregulation (4) above– (a) the product will only be used by the person concerned and will not be sold or otherwise alienated; (b) the authorization shall be valid for one consignment only; (c) the product must be registered in the country of origin.