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Control Of Pesticides Act (No. 33 of 1980) - Sect 26

Regulation

26.
(1) The Minister may make regulations in respect of matters required by this Act to be prescribed or in respect of which regulations are authorized to be made and in particular in respect of all or any of the following matters: -
(i) setting forth the position, size and coloring of the label as well as the system or systems of weights or measures to be stated in the label;
(ii) setting forth special provisions with regard to the substances or operations which presents a high or unusual degree of hazard; such special provisions may in particular-
(a) provide for the field evaluation of certain substances ;
(b) regulate the marketing or distribution of certain substances as may be necessary to safeguard third parties, the environment and wildlife resources other than such noxious plants and animals whose control is desired ;
(iii) fixing the dates on which the marketing and sale of pesticides for which licences are issued under this Act shall cease and the disposal of such pesticides ;
(iv) establishing standards or technical competence and equipment used by any person or body of persons engaged in the manufacture, formulation and packing of pesticides ;
(v) the designation of any product as a pesticide formulation ; and
(vi) the mode and manner of use of pesticides.
(2) Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such publication or on such later date as may be specified in the regulation.
(3) Every regulation made by the Minister shall, as soon as convenient after publication in the Gazette, be brought before Parliament for approval. Any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.
(4) Notification of the date on which any regulation shall be deemed to be so rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.

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