Pest Control Products (Saskatchewan) Act (R.S.S. 1978, c. P-8).

Country/Territory: Canada
Territorial subdivision: Saskatchewan
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1978 (2005)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to regulate and control the use, distribution and handling of pesticides.

Subject: Cultivated plants
Keyword: Pesticides Standards Packaging/labelling Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Data collection/reporting Offences/penalties
Geographical area: Americas, North America
Entry into force notes: The present Act enters into force on 26 February 1979.

Abstract: The purpose of the present Act is to regulate and control the use, distribution and handling of pesticides. Section 3 establishes that no person shall sell or otherwise supply to any person a pesticide that does not meet the standards prescribed by the regulations in respect of: a) registration, where registration is required; b) packaging and labelling; or c) efficacy in relation to the purpose for which it was manufactured or made. The text – consisting of 27 sections – deals, inter alia, with
Full text: English
Website: www.qp.gov.sk.ca

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Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2012)

Keyword: Pesticides, Toxicity/poisoning, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Standards, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX