Pesticides Act (No. 26 of 1979).

Sujet

Plantes cultivées

Mot clé

Institution Production végétale Enregistrement Autorisation/permis Commerce intérieur Inspection Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Parasites/maladies Pesticides Agents de lutte biologique Protection des végétaux

Aire géographique

Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océanie, Pacifique Sud

Résumé

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.

Texte intégral

Anglais

Site web

acts of new zealand, www.

Références - Législation

Amendé par

Pesticides Amendment Act (No. 127 of 1994).

Législation | Nouvelle-Zélande | 1994

Mot clé: Protection des végétaux, Pesticides, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Pesticides Amendment Act (No. 16 of 1987).

Législation | Nouvelle-Zélande | 1987

Mot clé: Protection des végétaux, Parasites/maladies, Pesticides, Commerce intérieur, Commerce international, Enregistrement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abrogé par

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

Législation | Nouvelle-Zélande | 1996 (2018)

Mot clé: Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM), Institution, Peuples autochtones, Parasites/maladies, Protection des végétaux, Pesticides, Substances dangereuses, Lutte contre la pollution, Gestion des déchets, Commerce international, Autorisation/permis, Inspection, Infractions/sanctions, Législation de base, Pollution des eaux douces

Source: FAO, FAOLEX