Regulation 7

that the applicant has, subject to rule 4(3), provided all the information required under rule 4(2) in his application and that the information so provided is correct in all material particulars;

that, having regard to the information provided by the applicant and the result of any test conducted under rule 6, the pesticide will be effective if applied for its represented uses in the cultivation of plants and if so used will not constitute undue hazard to —

persons exposed to it or to its residues or consuming or otherwise using any product containing its residues;

the environment;

persons applying or using it;

the plants in the cultivation of which it is to be used; and

animals or living organisms (not being the target of the pesticide) which may be exposed to it or to its residues; and

that the container, in which the pesticide is to be sold or supplied and the label printed thereon or affixed thereto, conforms with the requirements specified in the Second Schedule.

a registrant of a pesticide has provided the Director-General with information relating to the safety or efficacy of the pesticide under rule 4, 5 or 6; and

the Director-General has registered the pesticide under this rule,the Director-General shall not, for a period of 10 years from the date on which he registered the pesticide, when considering an application by any other person to register any other pesticide with the same or a similar chemical composition, treat the registration of the pesticide as a factor favourable to the granting of the other person’s application, except with the consent of the registrant.

a registrant of a pesticide has —

provided the Director-General with information relating to the safety or efficacy of a pesticide under rule 4, 5 or 6;

made an application in a foreign country for the pesticide to be registered or approved (however described) for use in the cultivation of plants in the foreign country; and

provided information relating to the safety or efficacy of the pesticide in support of the application in the foreign country;

the Director-General has registered the pesticide under this rule; and

the application referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) has been granted,the Director-General shall not, for a period of 10 years from the date on which he registered the pesticide or the date on which the application referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) was granted, whichever is the later, when considering an application by any other person to register any other pesticide with the same or a similar chemical composition, treat the granting of the application referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) as a factor favourable to the granting of the other person’s application, except with the consent of the registrant.

assign a registration number to the pesticide;

issue a certificate of registration of the pesticide to the applicant;

make a record of the registration of the pesticide in the register to be maintained by him under rule 9; and

as soon as practicable, cause a notification of the registration to be published in the Gazette for general information.