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Pesticide Control Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 360).

País/Territorio
Canadá
Subdivisión territorial
British Columbia
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1979 (1996)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Cultivos
Palabra clave
Institución Autorización/permiso Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Protección vegetal Plaguicidas
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

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).

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.qp.gov.bc.ca

Referencias - Legislación

Revocado por

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

Legislación | Canadá | 2003 (2015)

Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Manejo integrado de plagas/estrategias de manejo de plagas, Plaguicidas, Política/planificación, Institución, Autorización/permiso

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX