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Pesticides (Licensing of Premises) Regulations, 1987 (L. N. No.227 of 1987)

Made 1987-11-24 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Country
Trinidad & Tobago
Subjects
Cultivated plants
Keywords
plant protection, pesticides, registration, authorization/permit, packaging/labelling
Categories
agriculture

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  1. 670 Inte.,,,.. talion No. 42 of 1!17!1 Act No. 42 or 197!1 Appllca tJon ror licence Schedule ,ugal SuP1'l-nl Parl B- l'ol. 26, No. 326-BtA ~. 1987 LroAL NO'l'Ioll Nu. 227 REl'UBLIO OF TRINIDAD AND TO:RAGO Tma PESTICIDES A](D Touo CmrMIOAU! ACT, 1079 REGUl,ATH1NH ~ADIi BY THl!I MINISTER UNDER !111:0TION 12 OJ' THE PE!!TIOIDJ:8 AND Toxm CHEMICAL!! AOT Tim PF,STICIDES (LICENSING OF PREMISES) REGULATIONS, 1987 1. These Rogull\tlm111 ml\y be cited 1\11 the PesticideA (Lioon.sing of Prem~) ltf,gulationH, 1987. 2. In thOMo lwgu.lationK " Act" !'.1161\Illl tho Posticides and Toxic Chemioals Aot, 1979; "Bo&rd" means tho Pesticides and Toxic Chomioala Control Bol\rd est.a blM1c1 under 11oction 3 of the Aot; "licence" means a. licence iRRUod by the Boa.rd undnr regulation 7 ; "promiBe11" includes any building, temporary building or any 11tationl\ry Vl'hicle or other pl&OOft open t-0 the public in which pesticides a.re offered for sale by rot.ail or whole11ale, or aro pn.okn.god, stored or manufactured; ''lwgistrar" mtll\Jll! a person deslgnatffl t-0 be the Registrl\r of Pesticid!'A and Toxic Chemicals under t.he Aot ; a reference t-0 " olaRR or p0Rtil'ide11 ii< a reference t-0 the chr.1111ifloatlon of the peRticldP. PART I LIOJ:N!IINO 3. No person may (a) 11011 hywholosaleorretail; ( b) st-Ore, package or manufl\Ohtro a pesticido, 11xc-1>pt in premises lioonsod by the Board for the 11ale, storage, packaging or manufacturing of po!'tlcide11. 4. (l) Subject t-0 regulation 8, tho owner or occupier of any pretniAell who tioRiree t-0 11ell, storo, pn.ckBge or manufacture a pesticido or a olMI! of pesticlde8 on those promi!!ll!I Rhall before doing so apply t-0 tho Registrar for A licence in !'Ol'poct of thOIIO premiRl'R in the ml nPr pl'tl!lcribod in Form A of the Schedule hllJ'l'to. (2) .n1. application to whioh Auhrogulat.ion (1) relates ~hall be aooom p1mfod by a receipt for a foe of one hundr :-i doll&r11 and mob fee Ahall he payable tot ho Comptrolln of Al'ootmtA or any rn~trlot n...~nue Offloo. Pesticid1•8 (Licen.,inq of t'rrmL~es) RP-gulatiom, 1987 671 5. The owner or 000t1pior 'lf premli!Nt u11ed for the 11ale, 11to"'ge, packaging ~~11ed or manufacturing of Jl('llticide11 before the commonoomflnt of thNMI Regulations may apply \Vi thin one hundred l d twen -,v d"Y" to the Regi11trl\l' for a lloenoe In the manner pl'Ol!crihoo. 6. (1) WhON! an applioatlon for a llcenc ha11 hefln mMi~ t,he n.....1. 11trar 11hal1 ln 1 11M~ U<.'!';1 0 p,...., , arrange for an in11J)"rtion of the promi11fl11 by· n In11pootor, an an., 'Yllt, a medical examiner, or a m11mber of the BoArd who R' .,II prep&rtl a report to be 11ubmittfld to the Board"" 11ari~•"" po1111ih:· (2) Upon oon11idoraton of a report 11uhmltt.M under mbregulation (l) if in the opinion of tho Board, the promi11!'11, facilitie11 or 11tafflng nood to be altered to comply ";th th11 l'fl<}Uiromont11 of these lwg11lation11, thfl &gilltrar 11hl\ll lR11ue a notioe t,0 the owrll'r or occupier 11pecifying the alt~r,.tion11 to be made, and 11hall withhold tho i1111•1e of any lic.enoo until the alt~ratioM are 11atl11faotorily oompleted. 7. Where tho Board 111 11ati11floo that in rel,.tion to an application before orant of it, requiremt1ntll of thfllle reguiatioM have boon complied with the Board 11hall !keno,, approve the grant of the lioonoo on 11110h terms and oonditlons u it ReM flt and the Regi11trnr 11hall issue the !iOl'noo in the form set out in Form B of the Schedule. 8. (I) Premi11011 lioo118ed for tho sale, storage, manufacture or packaging l.bnc,e tn of- ~:Z:f pe1tldde1 (a) pestioide11 in Cl&11ses l.& and 1n are dN'med to be lloensed for the 11&le of pesticides in Clas11es II and III and unolall8ifled pe!!ticide!I; (b) pe11ticid1111 in CIM11 II are deemed to be lloonsed for the 11ale or pe11tic-idM in CIMa III and uncJa.qaified pestioideR, but not for the 11ale of pe11ticides in Clat118eA 1 A and lB; (c) peAtiridM in Cla1111 III aro deemed to be lioonsed for the sale or uncla~Aifiod pe11tioides but not for the aale of pestioide11 generally; (d) unolaAAified pestioide11 are not to be doomed lioenaed for the u.Je or pest.icidOI! in C,las11811 I.&, h1, II or III. (2) NotwithAtanding BUbft'lgUlation (I) the Board cay inue a lioenoe for part.ioular premiAAl'I allo'l\;ng the eale of specified ol&l!88ll of pesticidtlll or speoified pe11tioidea on thoAe premiMlll. 9. Where a lil'flnoo hM been i11aued relating t,0 any premilleR, the owner or f:'r:~ f/1 oooupier aelling pe11tioidM 11hall di11play (a) on the outside of the premise11 a notioo in the form and manner u pre111J?i bed in Form C of the First Sohedule hereto; (b) i:uddn the premllle!I the lloenoe, in the form and manner pn,ecrlbed in Form B of the Fin!t Sohedule. 672 Publlctltl1111 by l\ell1etrV Canlllll• tlnn or nr1atlon of Ucence Notice o/t cancellation or variation of Uconoo APP"ala fro,n dt'd•lon of Board Conatnn,. tlnn af pn, Pe11tlcide1 (Licensing of Premises) Requlationa, 1987 ·--· 10. The Rogiatrar shall publi~h In the Gaulle frorn time to time for publlo informat.lon (n) " li11t or promi11M lloomod for •,he 11&!0, 11t-0rag9, packaging "r manufacturing or pei,ticidM in difforont clMt<NI; (/1) 11 list of promill6tl, the lioonOOII of which have been canoelled o: varied. I I. Whoro tho o\\'Tlor or O<'<'upior of prt1mi11011 lioeMed under thlll Aot ha11 boon convictod of nny olfo,wn np:11i11Ht tho Act. or tho RogulBtloIU!, the Board may dircot tho lwgiAtrar to oancol or \·ary any lit'flm•o iMMUod In reepeot of tho..e premls611. 12. Notice of cl oollMion or va.rintion of a lioonoo shall be sent to the owner or oocupior of the promis011, Bnd 11uch oanoolla.tion or Vl\riatlon 1.1htJl have effoot on hi11 reooipt of tho no,ico. 13. (1) Where tho Board refll808 t-0 grant a lioenoe, an aggrieved applicant may appeal t-0 the Appon.ls TrihUMI within t~n dBy11 of the receipt of the letter of refu11al undor 1<ection 4(4) of the Act. (2) At the requO!lt of the Appoah1 Tribunal the Board should imbmit to it nll documonts rolova.nt to tho application under review, (3) Whore t,he Tribunal is of the view that nt'w ciroum11tanoe1.1 warrant, a review of tllfl l\pplic.l\t.ion tho Tribunal may nominat,e an lruipeotor, an I\Il&IY11t, or modioal E1xaminor to inspect tho promises anew and t-0 submit a report to the Tribunal 1md the Tribunal shall forthwith oon~ider t,he report and give 11uch dirootfrf'R to tho Board &11 it ~oos fit. PART II R11:QUIREMl':NT!I FOR Pa11:m1111:11 LJ:011:Nsll:D l"OR TBB SALB, STOa.taB, M.tNoFACTURR, P.tcKAoINo oF P11:sT101n11:s IN Cu.1111ES l.t, la, II un III 14. Prt,misNl lioo1111od for tho l'lalo, ml ufacture or storage of pe11tiold611 11hall be oonstrucwd In I\Ooord&noo with th.i req:tirE1mt1nts ofrogulatiorut 1:5 to 19. 1~. Promil'IM shall be constructed M folloWll: (a) tho site 11hall not ho 11uch &11 to O&Ulle or allow entry to run-off 11,nd liquid effluent into adjoining or adjacent property; (b) facilitle11 for run-off from the promise11, O!lpeoially from the 11to1'1\g& &l'NVI, sholl be oon~tructcd 110 11,11 to avoid oont&minatlon of public waterways, and suoh run-offs shall not enter lleptio t&nk11; P11ticlde1 (Licenaing of Premises) Regulation.., 19lJ7 (c) &l'IIU and l!l'otlom of th" premt- uM'd for the lto1'1'fl9 or the HJIOlllll'fl f01' ■alo or r-tloidl'II In CIA"8tlll J A, IB, II or III 1hall be ole&rl r deflnoo and 11hall be ""P"'ratoo from oth11r areu and 11110tiom1 o( tho promis,.,. and 11hall ho ld1,ntltl"blo by permanont 1lgm, together with the appropril\to warning mark11 contained ln tho Second Sohoo11l11 h"r"to, flxoo abovo their entranOOll; (ti) bulldlnga 11hall be of 11ound tnl\tnrll\h1 and 11hall be oon11truoW ln 11uoh a way M to minimlMo oontl\miMt.ion of adjaoont promh1e11; (e) floon 11hl\l1 be Mpahlo of oolng ouily olOAnod; (/) the nit!!! area shall '"' 1mparatoo. from aroaM u11od for mixing, formulatory or ropl\okl\ging pl'l'ti«-ide11, ao "" to minlml110 the movomont of poRticid11, duMt or v11,p0Ul'II into t.ho 11alo11 area whore cuatomers have acoeRM; (g) natural or 11,rtiflcl11,I lighting 11hall be Adoq1111,to to !'n11ure MIIY reading of label11, ln11t.r11rt.iom 1md for ld11nUfl.w.tlon of matorlal11; (A) eloctrloal wiring eh11,II oomply with tlio National Wiring (.ode of TrinidAd and Tohago; (i) filament lamps 11hall bo placod or guarded so as to prevent ignition of any ftl\tntnl\blo ml\t11rialR, and any guard or 11hado 1188d for this purpo110 11hall be suitl\hle to withi.t.and the hMt from the lamp; (j) 11witchgoar, 11witchOM l d power points {!I\Jch a11 socket outletll) 11hall be approved for use in hazardou11 11ituatio11B and shA!J not . be plaood whore flammAblo du11t11 and vapoW'II aooumulato; {k) an adoquato 1mpply of wator 11hall be l'OMlily availablo on the promi.!168 at all time" for tho purpoee of washing of the body and washing away spillages into BUmps; (l) eye fount4in11 with a regular 11upply of ch1ar water 11hall be avail able at 11,ll tim08. 673 16, (1) Facilitit!II for the dispoMI of empty packages and oontalnen and DIIPOUI 1plllod or wa11te poeticidos and toxic chemionl11 11hall be 1JUch as to avoid con- of • tamlnatlon of the onvlronmont. (2) Covorod dustbins and othor rooeptaclet1 for wa11to and 11pillages 11h&ll be mad& of matoriale able to reAi11t corrosion by J>Ollt.icide wuto and 11hall be made mfflolontly l!OCU.J'O to dl11oourage the romoval of wa11to matorlal by unauthol".-1 porBOM and to prevent spillage of po11ticide111. 17. (1) Fil'llt Aid facilitit!II 11h&ll be readily available on the pronme111 Plrat A14 to &11siat in oountoring tho advel'IIO offeot11 of po11tlcidt!II in intimate oont&ct with hwnan11 th.rough out11, wom1ds, eYM, nostril11 and otherwise. (2) Advice on antldotM and inetruotlOl18 will be provided to the owner or oooupler by the Minister rosponsible for the 1111bjeot of health. 674 l.11,,,nce WIIII llmltattoa ltoret9 ...... ConlhudtOII of pre /'estlcidl'R ( 1.ic·rn.~ing of Premi.~P.R) Regulation,, 1987 18. (l) Gt,nnral ,tore11 nnd "hopi<, d!!Jli"tmfflt •hll'NI, 11up!lffl\Al'k11t11 and ahopi< in "hoppitu; malla 11hall be IIMMOO. only for the retail aale of JM!f11lclde11 In Clu11 JU, or unolaA11ifi!ld P4"'tioldM, "·hicl, &ffl pmpacll.«i and lal-.,.11--d for mt&ll 11ale. (2) Plllltloidoft to be 11old in a.coord'Uloe 'll'ith ,ubregulatiou (l) 11hAll b& (r1) in rigid packARM which ant properly .teal!ld, (for mmmple in bott.le11 or 1Mu·o11ol can11); or (b) in @ORl!ld flexible packagi,11, including -l!ld foil-lin!ld paokll, aealod barrior-linod paokt1, and any other Bimiliu' f111s:ible paokagM authoriRod by thl' Board. 19. Tho 11torago aroas and Mholf MO&!! for paoka,:;et1 of pe,rt,ioidtll!I to ho ■old 1,11 in rogulation 18(1) eha.11 ho effootively and oompicuomly 11eparatoo from tho Rt~rage an,a11 and 11holf al'OIIR ulled for 1oll foodA or ruumal fe.:th. PART III PRIIIU8Bfl FOR 8ALK OF PE!lTiotDJl!S IN Ct>.88!:II 1.A., 1 B 20. Premi- to be lioenlled for the 11ale of pestioidOI! in Cl&MOI! IA. and 1B shall be oon11t,ruotM in ncoordiutoe with the following requirementll: (r1) areas and eection11 of the premille11 t111!1d for the l!torage or the di11play for 11ale of peAtioid1111 in thMe ol- 11hall be (i) protootod from oxOOA11ive dnmp, hMt,, ventilat!ld for romoving t h11 fumllll of volntile peatlcidee and d11t1t and oxha1111t /v11ntilation MY11tt1m11 11haJ1 be provided; (ii) providod with an adequate BUpply ofwat.« (at a p-emue ooneiderod mitable by the Fire Bervioe) which ahall bo MRily arnilnblo at all timee for fighting flrel and for washing away nbllorbed material med for ahllorbing wMte nnd sriilll\gea from tho 11torage area; (iii) 1H1curely endOlled, and 0&p&ble of being looked to prevent thoft or uMuthorisod removal of ptlltialdea; (b) storl\gt, ar0&11 11hall be 11oparat!ld from living area11, ■Jeeping areu, cooking and oating a.roae and offioee; (c) faoilitle111dtl\ll he available for maint&lning reooffllll, for oontrolling etook movement and tranafeni and up-to-date NOOrda of receipt.a and 1alea ■hall be kept. Pesticides (1,fcensing of Premi.!es) Regulutwm, 1981' FIRST SCHEDULE FouA (To be nbmltt«l In duplloate) APPLICATION FOR LICENCE OF PREMISES (Regulation') Namco or Applicant ............................................................................. ,., ...... . (8.....,..,.. ft,..,, (J a ,..r-) Add,-orAppllNI.II, ............................................... , ................................... . Add,- or P1'91U1Ma to h., Llooneed ................................................................. . e·rs l{We ......................................................................................................... 11<-tnc h-by apply to th" Peati~lrlM and Toxio Chftminala Board for a liotmNI to - \be abow Jll""ml- for the ale,• ■torag,,.• paaiu.«m«- and nianur...,ture• of peatk,ldee In \1111 follo1ringo1- IA*, Ja•, n•, and 111•. Do the~ In ""'P""t or which the application la made oonfonn to the 1'8tt"1Nnn4'nta of Part II of the PeetloidM LiMnAing of Premi- :Regulation■ f If not g1.,., partloulan. Thenumberofpel'l, wemployed by UWJ/WI la ..................................................... . and th"ir DAmM and quahfloatlorui SN1 u aet out below: J .................................................................... . :t . ...................................................... , ..................................................... . , ........................................................................................................... . , ........................................................................................................... . 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' .............. ' .. ················································ A~ c,.,,. OroM out whlc,h do/<!nM not apply. For UH by the Board A ti-la hereby granted t.o ............... , , ....................................................... .. period or ........................................................................................................ . Dated thia .............................. day or ................................................ 19 .... .. era.out whloh do/do. not &pply. FORM B FORM OF LICENCE (J\etlu}ationll '1 1111d D) Pn-mm>• .um Tono OmnnllAIA Aor, 197~ .o• ~ Thea premi.., llwate at ............................................................................... . and ownedflMNd by ................................... • •. • •. •. • • • • .. • • • • •· • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • ·• · ............. • .. · &N lioen-1 M from ........................................................................ ............ 19 .... .. ror • period or one J'Mr for the aale/atorapfpaclalglng/-uf'eoturlnir or PNtioidee In Cl&a(M) IA•, 1 ■•, n•, nx• .. ~bed tn I.he PeetioidM (Lioenain1 or l'remlaN) RetruJationa, 1118 .... .. Lloenee No. . ................................. .. •eroaoutwhiohdn/d«-no,apply. Peltfcide1 (Licenling of Premises) Regulations, J987 PORII 0 ('Reculatloa ., JlfonOII 'IO•• J>lvLAnD OV'N1Da Pu•11• LlcaarHD ,oa "'"• flALII «w Panaorn• I, The eo"9e ahall 119 on wond OI' metal, or• else not lea t-han IIOO""""'"' wld\h Md 110 mna la help\, with worde in black on• white baeqround, maint.lned In a latlble ...... I The 1IOtlee lhall 119 diaplayed at a heitrht bet- !.a aad 3.a mm above the 1 te..a or .. -.-or W p-i.., -u1 viaible From t.he approach to tlM en~ I. The WOl'dlnc on tJie notlc!e llhall be u Followa: "l'anom• AlfD TOKJO Cllnnno41A Aar, lt'7t" ,.,,. ,...... ..,. IIIIIII\Mld For the ••• by retail or el- I I ,-tlcld•/llwnott ·--................................. " 677 678 PelNddea (Licennng of Premises) Rtgulationa, 1987 B·l &XPLOSIV& ~ 8·4 TOXIC 8·6 HARMFUL SECOND SCHEDULE WARNING MAllKI AND PttllA!III B·J EASILY FLAMMABLE 8·2 a-, 9.7 OXIDIZING CORROSIVIC IRRrrANT Warnlns Marica u, be, pttfnly, black on oranp INcqround, OI', alttraadwly, Red on White buqround. Wll'IIUII phr.- u, be In bold type. Rhomboid "'"'"ad optional. Dated thil 6th day of Na.ember, 1987. E. HOSEIN Min,., ,. of H..itla, W•lf,n , Statu, of VIDMM Laid before the Hou.e of B.ftpneentatmia thJa 20th day of Nonmbe, 198'7. J.E.CARTER Clflrlr of the Hou, LaJd before the Senate thil 24th day of Nonmber, 1987. N. OOX Acttn, C1'rrlr of tM S.Mte ~ PIIIY'M"EllY TRIJ'ffl>AD. TluH!l>AD Al'fD TOIIA00-1911

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