Control Of Pesticides (Amendment) Act (No. 6 of 1994)

Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Amendment of section 6 of the principal enactment

7. Section 6 of the principal enactment is amended in subsection (2) of that section as follows:-

(i) by the repeal of paragraph (b) of that subsection and the substitution therefor, of the following paragraph : "

	" (b) the name and address of the manufacturer of the technical grade of the active ingredient and the name and address of the manufacturer of the pesticide formulation in respect of which such application is made : " :

(ii) by the repeal of paragraph (f) of that subsection and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph : -

	" (f) a statement of the claim made by the manufacturer or producer of such pesticide as to its uses, potency, stability in storage and the period of usage and a statement with regard to its efficacy and crop safety supported by the result of any experimental data as evidence ; " ; and

(iii) by the repeal of paragraphs (g), (h), (i) and (j) of that subsection and the substitution therefor, of the following paragraphs : -

	" (g) a statement of the composition of such pesticide, its chemical identity including the chemical and physical properties of the technical grade material from which the pesticide formulation is prepared, its net weight and the identity and amount of isomer impurities and other by products ;

	(h) adequate toxicological data concerning such pesticide including information on antidote, to show that when used as recommended the product would not cause ill effects to those applying it or to the consumer of treated crops ;

	(i) methods of analysis of the pesticide formulation with the results of the analysis as evidence ; and

	(j) methods of determining the residue of such pesticide in foods and feed after application as directed with the results of any experiments as evidence, ".