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AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ORDINANCE AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ORDINANCE (II OF 1971) [25th January, 1971 ] An Ordinance to regulate the import, manufacture, formulation, sale, distribution and use of pesticides CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY 3. Definitions : In this Ordinance unless there is anything repugnant in he subject or context, the expression‑‑ [(a) "adulterated" in relation to a pesticide means a pesticide with which spurious, deleterious or harmful substance has beep mixed or which is wholly or mainly ineffective for th6 purpose for which it is intended] Clause (a) subs. by Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act XXXIX of 1997. (b) "advertise" means to make known by publication or distribution of any advertisement, circular or other notice ; (c) [Omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, XIX of 1992]. (d) "Committee" means the Agriculture Pesticide Technical Advisory Committee constituted under this Ordinance ; (e) "formulation" means the process by which a pesticide is converted, by mixing with other substances, into a form in which it is ready to be used ; (f) "fungi" means all rusts, smuts, mildews moulds, yeasts, and similar forms of plant life prescribed in this behalf and includes bacteria affecting plant life ; (g) "Government Analyst" means a Government Analyst appointed under this Ordinance ; (h) "guarantee" means the statement indicating the strength, effectiveness and other qualities of 2[* *] a pesticide which an importer, manufacturer, formulator, vendor or person holding stock for sale of 2[* * *] a pesticide is required to submit under the rules at the time of applying for the registration of the 3[Pesticide]; Words "a brand of" omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, XIX of 1992. Words subs. for "brand" by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, XIX of 1992. (i) "Inspector" means an Inspector appointed under this Ordinance ; (j) "ingredient" means any material used in making a pesticide; (k) "insect" means any of the small invertebrate animals commonly known as insects and includes such forms of animal life as may be prescribed ; (l) "label" means the written, printed or graphic matter on, or attached to, a pesticide or the immediate container thereof, and the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, if any, of the pesticide ; (m) "package" includes every container; (n) "pesticide" means any substance or mixture of substances used or represented as a means for preventing, destroying, repelling, mitigating or controlling, directly or indirectly, any insect, fungus, bacterial organism, nematodes, virus, weed, rodent, or other plant or animal pest but does not include a substance which is a `drug' within the meaning of the Drugs Act, 1976 ; (o) "prescribed" means, prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance ; (p) "registered" means a registered under this Ordinance ; (q) "registration number" means a specific number assigned by the Federal Government to each registered 4[ ....] pesticide ; Words "brand of" omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, XIX of 1992. (r) "rules" means rules made under this Ordinance ; [(rr) ""sub‑standard" when used with reference to a pesticide, means any pesticide the strength or purity of which falls below the professed standard or quality which is expressed on its label or under which it is sold or a pesticide any valuable ingredient of which has been wholly or partially extracted; and] Rule (rr) added by Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act XXXIX of 1997. (s) "weed" means any plant which grows where not wanted.