Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Destruction of Vectors
21. Spraying or fogging with pesticide
Feedback & supportThe Director-General may, by written notice, require the owner or occupier of any premises, vessel or aircraft or any pond, well, pool or other body of water, to carry out the spraying or fogging thereof with any form of pesticide within the time specified in the notice.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;
Despite subsection (1), the Director-General may, if he or she considers it necessary, himself or herself carry out the spraying or fogging and recover any costs or expenses incurred from the owner or occupier of the premises, vessel or aircraft or pond, well, pool or other body of water, as the case may be.
premises
“premises” means messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority, and includes any place or structure, or any part thereof used or intended to be used for human habitation or for employment or any other purpose;
A person must not remove or render less effective any pesticide sprayed or fogged under subsection (1) or (2).
pesticide
“pesticide” means any solid, liquid or gaseous substance or mixture or preparation of those substances, containing one or more active ingredients and used for vector control, but does not include any fumigant controlled under the Hydrogen Cyanide (Fumigation) Act 1947;