Tropical Pesticides Research Institute Act, 1979 (No. 18 of 1979). Country/Territory United Republic of Tanzania Document type Legislation Date 1979 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication 1979, pp. 225-245. Long titleAn Act to establish the Tropical Pesticides Research Institute in Tanzania, to provide for research and pesticides control and to define the functions of the institute. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Research Pesticides Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Least Developed Countries Abstract The Institute takes the form of a body corporate (sect. 3). The institute shall carry out and promote research in the field of pesticides application in the fields, inter alia, of: agricultural entomology, plant pathology, birds pests, rodents, tsetse and mosquito entomology, malacology, ticks, pesticides toxicology, botany and environmental pollution. A Plant Quarantine Station and a National Herbarium shall be established by the Institute. The control and management of the East African Tropical Pesticide Research Institute and the East African Pesticides Control Organization shall be vested in the new Institute. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Pesticides Control Regulations, 1984. Legislation | United Republic of Tanzania | 1984 Keyword: Plant protection, Pesticides, Inspection, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Plant Health Act, 2020, No. 4 of 2020 Legislation | United Republic of Tanzania | 2020 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Pesticides, Biological control agents, Fertilizers/nutrients, Institution, Internal trade, International trade, Pests/diseases, Crops/grasses, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Research, Biodiversity, Protection of environment, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX