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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1991

HAS

IN

'PESTICIDE'

PESTICIDES BIOLOGICAL

"UNDER THE ORDINANCE, THE MEANING OF THE TERM

CHEMICAL AND

BEEN BROADENED TO COVER ALL WHATEVER FORMS AND USE.

INSECTICIDE "OTHER THAN AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES, MOTH PROOFER, AEROSOL, ANT/FLY/ROACH DUST, RAT BAIT, MOSQUITO COIL/MAT,

PAINT, INSECTICIDE IMPREGNATED ALGICIDE ARE NOW SUBJECT TO CONTROL."

CABINET

PAPER AND

INSECTICIDE

AQUARIUM

USE

HEALTH THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "IT IS INTENDED TO REDUCE POTENTIAL

HOMES AS WELL AS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS TO THE PUBLIC, IN THEIR OUTDOORS.

A

FOR ALL EXERCISE FISHERIES WILL

SUPPLY OF REGISTERED PERMITS AND LICENCES OF

SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES PESTICIDES. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND CONTROL OVER THE MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, SALE AND AND UNREGISTERED

RESPECTIVELY.

PESTICIDES

BY MEANS

I OF WHICH II OF WHICH

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

INDICATION OF THE "SUCH A CLASSIFICATION WILL GIVE A CLEARER

PROVIDE ΤΟ $525, POTENTIAL HAZARD TO USERS, FACILITATE ENFORCEMENT CONTROL AND A BASIS FOR INTRODUCING DIFFERENT FEES, RANGING FROM $160

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED. FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF LICENCES,

BE

A

VIOLATING

FINE

THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR

WILL

LICENCES AND PERMITS

THE

REGULATIONS REGARDING OF $50,000 AND ONE YEAR'S AND NOT COMPLY

THE LABELLING WITH IMPRISONMENT. FOR THOSE WHO DO BOTTLING REQUIREMENTS, THE MAXIMUM FINE WILL BE $2,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.

TRADERS AND

DOMESTIC OF DEALERS PESTICIDES HAVE BEEN WELL INFORMED OF BY AFD.

AND NON-AGRICULTURAL SUCH LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE PLANT AND REGULATORY UNIT OF THE AFD ON TEL. 733 2160 OR 733 2272.

BROADCASTING SURVEY 1990

PESTICIDES

TO A ACCORDING

GENERAL HOUSEHOLD

ON

SURVEY ON TELEVISION BROADCASTING 1990, RESPONDENTS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 1.2 HOURS A DAY TELEVISION.

VIRTUALLY ALL RESPONDENTS

TELEVISION OWN

SETS IN THEIR

HOUSEHOLDS AND ABOUT ONE-FIFTH OWN TWO SETS.

/THE SURVEY,