FRIDAY AUGUST 16. 1991
1001
"ALL THESE
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
ON THE SAFE, DISSEMINATED TO
PROPER AND
FARMERS AND OTHER TECHNICAL THROUGH SEMINARS,
BY OUR EXTENSION
EFFECTIVE USE OF PESTICIDES ARE USERS SUCH AS PEST CONTROL OPERATORS DISCUSSIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS ORGANISED REGULARLY
14
OFFICERS, HE ADDED.
TO TURNING
DOMESTIC PESTICIDES,
DR LEE SAID THESE TOXIC
HAVE ALSO COULD USED,
A
CHEMICALS, IF NOT PROPERLY CONTROLLED AND HARMFUL EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
THE AGRICULTURAL
IT
"THE EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF CONTROL PROVIDED BY PESTICIDES ORDINANCE HAS MADE IT EASY FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND TO CONTROL DOMESTIC PESTICIDES, AND AFD HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THIS NEW RESPONSIBILITY.
25 THIS AS THAT OF "THE NEW PESTICIDES ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED ON FEBRUARY YEAR. IT PROVIDES ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CONTROL MECHANISM THE AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ORDINANCE," DR LEE SAID.
ARE PERMITTED FOR BY LICENSED
TO COMPLY
THIS MEANS THAT ONLY REGISTERED PESTICIDES IMPORT AND USE LOCALLY AND ALL DEALERS OF PESTICIDES ARE
FISHERIES AND REQUIRED THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND WITH PROPER LABELLING AND REPACKAGING REQUIREMENTS.
ENVIRONMENT, TO BETTER PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE
OTHER SUBSTANCES
ADDED TO
THE
THE NEW PESTICIDE
TOXIC,
ORDINANCE ALSO CONTROLS FORMULATIONS. SUBSTANCES SUCH AS EMULSIFIABLE AGENTS, IF FOUND COULD BE BANNED.
HAD BEEN GIVEN THEIR HE ADDED THAT A SIX-MONTH TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
THE REQUIRED LICENCES AND TO CLEAR
ON OR AFTER FOR DEALERS TO ACQUIRE
PEOPLE OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENCE
$50,000 AND STOCKS IN HAND. AUGUST 25 THIS YEAR WOULD BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF IMPRISONMENT OF ONE YEAR.
NEXT YEAR,
PESTICIDES ALL MOREOVER, BY FEBRUARY 25 SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING PACKAGING AND USE.
DEALERS LABELLING,
"OFFENDERS ARE
ᎨᏐ
IMPRISONMENT OF SIX MONTHS,
A MAXIMUM TO LIABLE
DR LEE WARNED.
FINE
OF $2,000
AND
0
—
CLOSE CO-OPERATION ESSENTIAL TO WELFARE SERVICES
IN THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
THE MAINTENANCE OF A VIGOROUS AND PROGRESSIVE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, FUNCTIONING IN GENUINE PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT OF WELFARE SERVICES, 18 VITAL TO WELFARE.
THE DIRECTOR
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