Pesticides Act (No. 26 of 1979).

Subject

Cultivated plants

Keyword

Institution Plant production Registration Authorization/permit Internal trade Inspection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Pests/diseases Pesticides Biological control agents Plant protection

Geographical area

Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific

Abstract

The general aim of this Act, which is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, is to make better provision for the regulation and control of the sale and use of pesticides, and to consolidate and amend the Agricultural Chemicals Act 1959 and its amendments. The Governor-General is given two principal powers: (i) to declare an organism to be a pest, i.e. an unwanted mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, insect, etc. not being an organism living on or in man or any livestock, or any bacterium or virus affecting plants; (ii) to declare substances to be pesticides. A Pesticides Board is constituted whose principal duties shall be to promote the prudent, effective and safe use of pesticides and to consider applications under this Act for the registration of pesticides and for the granting of licences for "controlled pesticides" (cf. Part V). The Board also has research and training functions. A proviso, whereby the Board shall always have regard to the environmental effects of the use of pesticides, is contained in section 13(4). Pesticides are not to be sold unless registered, which is done on application by the proprietor to the Board which may impose such terms and conditions as it thinks fit to each individual case. Experimental use permits may be granted in cases where it is desirable that an unregistered pesticide be used to a limited extent for trial or experiment or that a registered pesticide be tried for alternative uses. Section 27 delineates the reasons why the Board may refuse registration. Part IV regulates the sale of pesticides which may generally not be done unless with a licence and subject to strict controls. The remainder of the Act deals with powers of inspection as well as legal and administrative proceedings.

Full text

English

Website

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References - Legislation

Amended by

Pesticides Amendment Act (No. 127 of 1994).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1994

Keyword: Plant protection, Pesticides, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Pesticides Amendment Act (No. 16 of 1987).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1987

Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Pesticides, Internal trade, International trade, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (No. 30 of 1996).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1996 (2018)

Keyword: Genetically modified organism (GMO), Institution, Indigenous peoples, Pests/diseases, Plant protection, Pesticides, Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Waste management, International trade, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX