Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (PESTICIDES) REGULATIONS 1956

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I -- General  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Interpretation  
   3.      Advisory Committee Attendance Fees  
   10.     Permission required to possess or use certain registered pesticides  
   11A.    Pesticide device to be labelled  
   12.     Prohibited advertising  
   13.     Restriction on premises for manufacture of pesticides  
   14.     Restriction on premises for preparing and packing of pesticides  
   15.     Storage of pesticide  
   16.     Equipment  
   17.     Transport  
   19.     Certain pesticides prohibited  
   19A.    Application of pesticides in public places  
   19AA.   Transportation of diluted pesticides  
   20.     Use of, and sampling of, pesticide  
   20A.    Specified pesticides on specified crops may be permitted  
   20B.    Specified pesticides on specified crops may be prohibited  
   20C.    Application of pesticides to be in accordance with labels  
   20D.    Pickled cereals  
   20E.    Certain treatments of cavity walls prohibited  
   21.     Maximum level of ingredients  
   21A.    Definition of “used pesticide container”  
   21B.    Disposal of used pesticide containers  
   21C.    Disposal on private property  
   21D.    Cleansing, reuse and labelling of a used pesticide container  
   21E.    Authority required for disposal etc., of used pesticide containers  
   21F.    Disposal of pesticides  

   PART II -- Special provisions  

           Division 3 -- Use of certain fumigants as pesticides  

   32.     Interpretation of Division 3  
   33.     Fumigation for reward prohibited unless registered  
   34.     Equipment  
   35.     Notice of, and record of, fumigations  
   36.     Fumigator’s licences  
   37.     User of fumigant to be licensed  
   37A.    Persons present at fumigation to be trained  
   38.     Precautions prior to fumigation  
   39.     Warning notices  
   40.     Absorption to be prevented  
   41.     Entry of fumigated building  
   42.     Precautions after fumigation  
   43.     Fumigant concentration to be tested  
   44.     Masks to be tested  
   45.     Gas detection equipment to be carried  
   46.     Respiratory equipment  
   46A.    Fumigation in confined spaces  
   47.     Storage and transport of fumigant  
   48.     Emergency equipment  
   49.     Directions and offences  
   50.     Medical condition  
   51.     Notification of accidents  
   52.     Offences  
   53.     Revocation or suspension of registration  

           Division 4 -- Prescribed organochlorines  

   54.     Interpretation of Division 4  
   55.     Use of organochlorines restricted  
   56.     Use of organochlorines during construction of building  
   59.     Prescribed organochlorines not to be used so as to contaminate certain areas or objects or to generate mist  
   60.     Storage or mixing prescribed organochlorines in certain buildings prohibited  

           Division 5 -- Commercial pesticide firms and pesticide operators  

   62.     Interpretation of Division 5  
   63.     Pest control businesses to be registered  
   64.     Natural person may be both commercial pesticide firm and pesticide operator  
   65.     Pest control equipment  
   66.     Names and registration numbers to be displayed on pest control vehicles  
   67.     Records to be kept of employees of commercial pesticide firms  
   68.     Applications for pesticides licences  
   69.     Provisional pesticides licences  
   70.     Full pesticides licences  
   70A.    Review of pesticides licence  
   71.     Amendment of pesticides licences  
   72.     Health of pesticide operators and others  
   73.     Revocation or suspension of registration or pesticides licence  
   74.     Users of pesticides to be licensed  
   75.     General duties of pesticide operators  
   76.     Storage of pesticides  
   77.     Precautions when using pesticides  
   77A.    Decontamination procedures  
   78.     Disposal of pesticide container  
   79.     Disposal of used pesticide containers following aerial spraying etc.  
   79A.    Notice of treatment  
   80.     Powers of persons authorised by Executive Director, Public Health  
   81.     Notification of accidents  
   82.     Offences and penalties  
           SCHEDULE B  
           SCHEDULE C  
           SCHEDULE D  
           SCHEDULE E  
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