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Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act: Regulations: Pest control operators (R. No. 98 of 2011).

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette, No. 34020 of 18 February 2011, pp. 14-35.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Pesticides Biological control agents Registration Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations, made by the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for purposes of section 3(2) of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies Act, provide with respect of the registration of pest control operators and the operation of such operators. Application for registration shall be made to the Registrar (as defined by the Act). An appeal against decisions of the Registrar in terms of section 6 of the Act shall be submitted to the Minister: Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries. The Regulations specify skills that a pest control operator must possess and require the pest control operator to issue a treatment notice before applying any agricultural remedies and to take other precautionary measures when applying pesticides.

Full text
English
Website
www.info.gov.za

References - Legislation

Implements

Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947.

Legislation | South Africa | 1947 (1996)

Keyword: Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Basic legislation, Plant production, Plant protection, Pesticides, Fertilizers/nutrients, Biological control agents, Packaging/labelling, Disinfection/disinfestation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX