Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Form and contents of, and fee for, application
Subregulation 1
Every application for the registration of a pesticide under these Rules shall be made in such form as the Director-General may provide and shall be accompanied by a fee of $465.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), every application for the registration of a pesticide shall contain the following information:
the name and address of the applicant;
the trade name or the brand name under which the pesticide is to be sold or supplied;
the name by which the pesticide is commonly known or referred to;
the composition of the pesticide and the chemical name of every constituent of the pesticide, whether active or inert;
the uses of the pesticide for which registration is being sought and its efficacy for each of such uses;
the physical and chemical properties of the pesticide and its active ingredient;
the method for the determination of the content of the active ingredient in the pesticide;
the toxicological effect of the pesticide, its active ingredient and the residues thereof on mammals, wildlife, aquatic organisms and non-target organisms;
the environmental fate data of the pesticide, including data relating to the degree of persistence, retention, movement and metabolic breakdown of its active ingredient in the environment;
the chemistry of the residue of the pesticide and its active ingredient in crops and the methods for the detection and analysis of such residue in crops;
the methods for the application of the pesticide, including the safety measures to be taken when applying the pesticide;
the antidote to the pesticide, if any, and first aid instructions in case of poisoning by the pesticide;
the methods for the detoxification or neutralisation of the pesticide or its active ingredient in the environment and for the disposal of the pesticide;
whether the pesticide has been registered or approved (however described) for use in the cultivation of plants in any foreign country and if so —
the name of the foreign country;
the limitations, if any, imposed in the foreign country on the use of the pesticide; and
any information relating to the residue tolerances of the pesticide as may have been derived from its use in the foreign country;
whether approval has been obtained from the relevant authorities in Singapore for the manufacture or import of the pesticide; and
such other information as the Director-General may require.
Subregulation 3
The Director may, in any particular case, waive the requirement for the provision of any of the information referred to in paragraph (2)(f) to (n) where he is satisfied that the lack of such information will not impair his assessment as to whether the pesticide satisfies the requirements for registration as specified in rule 7(1)(b).
Subregulation 4
The fee paid under this rule shall not be refundable.