Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Control of Plants (Registration of Pesticides) Rules

Regulation 6

Director-General may require further tests to be conducted on pesticide

Amended byS 356/2004 wef 01/07/2004

Upon receiving an application under rule 3, the Director-General may, in his discretion, direct the applicant or any other person, testing authority or organisation appointed by the Director-General, to conduct further tests on the pesticide or its active ingredient under local conditions to —

(a)

verify any of the information provided by the applicant under rule 4(2)(e) to (m) in respect of the composition, chemistry, properties, use, efficacy, effect and environmental fate of the pesticide or its active ingredient;

(b)

verify any information relating to the pesticide or its active ingredient as contained in any report provided by the applicant under rule 5(b); or

(c)

determine any information relating to the pesticide or its active ingredient which the applicant has been unable to provide.