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Pesticides Control Act 1996 (Cap. 146A).

Country/Territory
Seychelles
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996 (1998)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of the Seychelles.
Long title
An Act to regulate the manufacture, distribution, use, storage and disposal of pesticides for the protection of the public health and the environment and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Basic legislation Pesticides Institution Registration International trade Transport/storage Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act makes provision for the establishment of a Pesticide Board and the control of pesticides by means of registration and placing of restrictions on the manufacture, sale and supply, importation and exportation, transport and storage of pesticides. "Pesticides" are defined in section 3. The Pesticide Board, established under section 4, may: (a) register pesticides; (b) determine conditions in the manufacture, trade or use of pesticides for the protection of plant material, public health, and the environment; (c) advise the Licensing Authority on the granting of licences relating to pest control services and trade and manufacturing licences under the Licences Act; (d) perform other functions with respect to advising, reporting and training (sect. 6). The Minister shall appoint an officer of the Ministry as Registrar of Pesticides (sect. 8). Pesticides specified in Schedule 1 are registered pesticides for purposes of this Act. Paragraph 2 of section 9 lists particulars to be included in an application for the registration of a pesticide. The text of the Act consists of 26 sections and is divided into 6 parts and completed by 4 schedules: Registered Pesticides (1); Labelling Requirements (2); Certificate of Registration of Pesticides (3); Scheduled Operations (4).

Full text
English
Website
www.seylii.org