Pesticides (Registration) Rules 2005

PESTICIDES (REGISTRATION) RULES 2005 PU(A) 302/2005 IN exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 57(1)(a) of the Pesticides Act 1974 [Act 149], the Minister after consulting the Board, makes the following rules: 1. Citation and commencement (1) These rules may be cited as the Pesticides (Registration) Rules 2005. (2) These Rules come into operation on 18 August 2005. 2. Application for registration (1) An application for registration or re-registration of a pesticide shall be made to the Board in Form A in the Schedule. (2) Separate application shall be made for different pesticides. (3) A body corporate that submit an application to the Board for registration or re-registration of a pesticide shall be a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125]. 3. Application fee (1) The fee for an application for registration or re-registration of a pestcides under rule 2 is three thousand ringgit and payable upon making the application. (2) The application fee paid pursuant to subrule (1) is not refundable. 4. Registration fee The fee for registration or re-registration of a pesticide is seven thousand ringgit and payable prior to the issuance of the certificate of registration. 5. Certificate of registration A certificate of registration or re-registration of a pesticide shall be in Form B or C in the Schedule, respectively. 6. Revocation Pesticides (Registration) Rules 1976 [P.U. (A) 308/1976] is revoked. 7. Saving provision (1) For the purpose of these Rules, "appointed date" means the date mentioned under subrule 1(2). (2) Subject to subrule (3), an application for certificate of registration or reregistration made before the appointed date but not determined by the Board before the appointed date shall, after the appointed date, be registered by the Board in accordance with the provisions under these Rules and be exempted from application fees. (3) The fees prescribed for the certificate of registration or re-registration, where the registration or re registration was made under the Pesticides (Registration) Rules 1976 before the appointed date but not registered by the Board before the appointed date shall, after the appointed date, continue to apply as if the Pesticides (Registration) Rules 1976 has not been revoked by these Rules. (4) These Rules shall not affect any certificate for registration or re-registration issued under the Pesticides (Registration) Rules 1976.