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Pesticide Control Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 360).

Pays/Territoire
Canada
Sous-division territoriale
British Columbia
Type du document
Législation
Date
1979 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Plantes cultivées
Mot clé
Institution Autorisation/permis Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Protection des végétaux Pesticides
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

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).

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.qp.gov.bc.ca

Références - Législation

Abrogé par

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

Législation | Canada | 2003 (2015)

Mot clé: Législation de base, Gestion intégrée du risque phytosanitaire/stratégie phytosanitaire, Pesticides, Politique/planification, Institution, Autorisation/permis

Source: FAO, FAOLEX