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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1990

AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 TO BE GAZETTED

TO THE AGRICULTURAL THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT

AND OTHER BRING DOMESTIC

NON-AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ORDINANCE TO PESTICIDES UNDER PROPER LEGISLATIVE CONTROL.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A GOVERNMENT THESE PESTICIDES INCLUDED PRODUCTS SUCH AS AEROSOLS, RAT POISONS AND MOTH REPELLENTS.

BAID

SPOKESMAN MOSQUITO COILS,

HEALTH AND "THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION IS TO REDUCE POTENTIAL

IN PUBLIC, THE

THEIR HOMES AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS TO OUTDOORS, " HE ADDED.

THE PROPOSALS ARE

IN CONTAINED

(AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, WHICH WILL BE GAZETTED ON OCTOBER 12.

THE AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES

PROPOSALS,

OF

WILL REGISTRATION UNDER THE

A SYSTEM

DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE FOR

THE ALL PESTICIDES. INTRODUCED

THE MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, SALE FISHERIES WILL EXERCISE CONTROL OVER

PESTICIDES BY AND UNREGISTERED AND SUPPLY OF REGISTERED LICENCES AND PERMITS.

BR

AND

MEANS

OF

AS FAR AS REGISTERED PESTICIDES ARE CONCERNED, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES WILL MAINTAIN A REGISTER, WILL CONTAIN READY-FOR-USE DOMESTIC PESTICIDES AND WILL CONTAIN ALL OTHER PESTICIDES.

OP THE DIRECTOR PART I OF WHICH PART II OF WHICH

INDICATION OP THE PROVIDE TYPES OF

"SUCH A CLASSIFICATION WILL GIVE A CLEARER POTENTIAL HAZARD TO USERS, FACILITATE ENFORCEMENT CONTROL AND

FEES FOR DIFFERENT BASIS

INTRODUCING DIFFERENT FOR LICENCES," THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

A

THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 31.

INTRODUCED BE

INTO

THE

LEGISLATIVE

SEPT SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL BEING CONDUCTED

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

OF SEPTEMBER 1990 ROUND

THE SURVEY OF PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY.

IS

CONDUCTING EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES

THE

AND

THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 36,000 ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH are FROM VARIOUS SECTORS INCLUDING THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING

AND ELECTRICITY MANUFACTURING;

GAS), THE QUARRYING;

DISTRIBUTIVE

(WHOLESALE, SECTOR

RETAIL, IMPORT TRADES

AND EXPORT TRADES,

STORAGE RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS) AND THE SERVICES SECTOR (TRANSPORT,

ESTATE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL

AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION; SERVICES; COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES).

DRAWN AND

/QUESTIONNAIRES WERE