Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act 1998 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Control of Pesticides and Vector Repellents
7. Registration of pesticides and vector repellents
Feedback & supportOn receiving an application under section 6, the Director‑General must consider the application and may —
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;
subject to subsection (2), register the pesticide or vector repellent (as the case may be) with or without conditions; or
refuse to register the pesticide or vector repellent.
The Director-General must not register any pesticide or vector repellent unless he or she —
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;
is satisfied that the pesticide or vector repellent conforms to the prescribed standards; and
approves of the label that is intended to be used in respect of the pesticide or vector repellent.
Where the Director-General has, under subsection (1)(b), refused to register a pesticide or vector repellent, he or she must, if requested to do so by the applicant, state in writing the reasons for the refusal.
vector repellent
“vector repellent” means any solid, liquid or gaseous substance, or mixture or preparation of those substances, containing one or more active ingredients and used or intended to be used for repelling vectors;
The conditions which the Director-General may impose under subsection (1)(a) include —
any condition restricting either or both of the following:
the use of any pesticide for the purpose of vector control; (ii)the persons or class of persons by whom any pesticide may be used for the purpose of vector control; and
any condition concerning the particulars to be shown on the label which is to be printed on or affixed to the container or package in which any pesticide or vector repellent is to be sold or supplied.
The Director-General may at any time vary or revoke any of the existing conditions imposed under subsection (1)(a) or impose new conditions.
Upon registering a pesticide or vector repellent, the Director‑General must —
assign a registration number to the pesticide or vector repellent;
issue a certificate of registration to the registrant; and
make a record of the registration of the pesticide or vector repellent in the register maintained by the Director‑General under section 9.
The registration of a pesticide or vector repellent takes effect from the date stated in the certificate of registration and remains in force until it is cancelled under section 10.