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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 IV MISCELLANEOUS 29. Power to make rules : (1) The Federal Government may, in consultation with the Agriculture Pesticide Technical Advisory Committee and after previous publication in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying the provisions of this Ordinance into effect. For the Agricultural Pesticides Rules, 1973, See R.O. 1187 (1)/73, dated 8‑8‑73, Gaz, P., 1973; Ext., (Islamabad) Pt. II, pp. 1695‑1727. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:‑‑ (a) the nomenclature of every form of plant and animal life that shall be deemed to be insects, fungi or other plant or animal pests ; (b) the form in which an application for the registration of a [* * *] pesticide or for the renewal of registration shall be made, the information that shall. be furnished therewith and the fee that shall accompany it Words "brand of a" omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, XIX of 1992 (c) the procedure for the grant of certificates of registration of 28[pesticides not having at trade name or otherwise] and renewal of such registration and the form of such certificates ; Words subs. by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, XIX of 1992. (d) the language of the tags or label or tale to be attached to the containers and packages containing pesticides and the character and location of the printing to be marked on such tags, labels and containers ; (e) the functions of the Pesticides Laboratory and the procedures to be followed by it in the performance of such functions, including‑‑ (i) safeguarding of the secrecy of the formulate of any brands of pesticides disclosed to it ; (ii) collection of samples of pesticides for test or analysis ; and (iii) the form in which its reports of tests or analysis shall be written ; (f) the methods of analysis to be followed, and the limits ref variability to be allowed, by the Government Analyst as between the information marked on the container or on a label attached thereto or supplied to the purchaser when sold in bulk, and the results of the analysis ; (g) the qualifications and duties of the Government Analysts ; (h) the form in which an intimation of the purpose for which a sample is taken by an Inspector shall be given by him to the person from whose possession the sample is taken, the instruments to be employed, and the quantities to be taken, by an Inspector while taking samples for test or analysis and the manner in which they should be preserved and sent to the Government Analyst and the Federal Government. (i) the form in which an application shall be made by the purchaser of a pesticide to a Government Analyst for test or analysis of the pesticide, the manner in which a purchaser may send a pesticide for test or analysis to the Government Analyst, the information that shall be furnished with such application and the fee that shall accompany it; (j) the pesticides that are generally detrimental or injurious to vegetation, domestic animals or public health even when used according to directions (k) the pesticides that are to be labelled "Poison" and their antidotes ; (l) the requirements for the safe storage of pesticides ; (m) the quantities of different [ ....] pesticides which a person may hold in stock at any one time and the premises in which, and the conditions subject to which, he may hold them in stock ; Words "brand of" omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, XIX of 1992. the precautions for the protection of workers against risk of poisoning by pesticides arising from their working (i) in connection with the use of such pesticides in agriculture ; or (ii) on land on which such pesticides are being or have been used in agriculture ; (o) the restrictions or conditions as to the purposes for which, the circumstances in which, or the methods or means by which, a pesticide may be used ; (p) the restrictions or conditions involving a general prevention limitation of the use of any pesticide in agriculture ; (q) the provision, and keeping available and in good order, of facilities for sing and cleaning and of other things needed for protecting persons, clothing, equipment and appliances from contamination with pesticides or for removing sources of contamination therefrom ; (r) the observance of precautions against poisoning by pesticides including the use of things provided in pursuance of the rules, and abstentions from eating, drinking and smoking in circumstances involving risk of poisoning by pesticides ; (s) intervals between, or limitations of, periods of ex‑posure to risk of poisoning by pesticides ; (t) the observance of special precautions in the case of persons who, by reason of their state of health, age, or other circumstances, are subject to particular risk of poisoning by pesticides or of injury therefrom, or imposing, in case of persons so subject, prohibitions or restrictions on employment of workers ; (u) the measures for detecting and investigating cases in which poisoning by pesticides and first aid treatment; and (u) the measures for detecting and investigating cases in which poisoning s has occurred ; (v) the provisions of effective facilities for prevention of poisoning by pesticides and first aid treatment ; and (w) the provision of instruction and training in the use of things provided in pursuance of the rules and in the observance of precautions against poisoning by pesticides.