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Use of Poisonous Substances Act.

Pays/Territoire
Kenya
Type du document
Législation
Date
1957 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act of Parliament to provide for the protection of persons against risks of poisoning by certain substances, and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.
Sujet
Environnement gén., Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Lutte contre la pollution Substances dangereuses Pesticides Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Toxicité/empoisonnement Législation de base
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale
Résumé

Provision may be made by regulations under this Act for the purpose of protecting persons against risks of poisoning by poisonous substances arising for: (a) the use of those poisonous substances; (b) the employment of employees at places in which or on which those poisonous substances are being or have been used; and Regulations for protection of persons against risks of poisoning; (c) the storage, transport, sale and disposal of those poisonous substances. Regulations under this Act shall be made by the Minister and may make such provision for the purposes as indicated in section 3. No person shall wilfully and without reasonable cause risk of poisoning by a poisonous substance to himself or others. The Minister may appoint persons to be inspectors for the purpose of this Act and, subject to the provisions of this Act, prescribe the powers, duties and functions of inspectors. An inspector may take for analysis a sample of any substance or thing which in his opinion may be or contain a poisonous substance (sect. 8). If the Minister is satisfied that the use of a substance or a class of substances involves, or that if used its use would be likely to involve, substantial risk of poisoning to persons, he may, by order, declare the substance or class of substances to be a poisonous substance and direct that the provisions of this Act shall apply thereto (sect. 9).

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.kenyalaw.org