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Pesticide Control Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 360).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1979 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Institution Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Plant protection Pesticides
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Act makes licences and certificates obligatory for the following: buying for the purpose of selling, selling, applying or providing any service related to pesticides and sets out the procedure for obtaining a licence or certificate, (sects. 4 and 5). Permits or approved pest management plans are required for the application of pesticides to bodies of water or land (sect. 6). Restrictions on applying, storing, transporting or possessing a pesticide is found in section 7. Other sections deal with procedures for inspection, seizure and prevention, the powers of the administator, responsible to the Minister. Section 15 deals with the appeals to the Environmental Appeal Board, and section 17 deals with the Pesticide Control Committee. Offences and power to make regulations are also outlined. The Minister is given the power, inter alia, to restrict or prohibit the sale, use, etc. of a pesticide if he is satisfied that an unreasonable adverse effect may result from its use or from the manner in which it is applied, etc. (sect. 16).

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.bc.ca

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Integrated Pest Management Act ([SBC 2003] Chapter 58).

Legislation | Canada | 2003 (2015)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Pesticides, Policy/planning, Institution, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX