Schedule
LABELLING OF PESTICIDES
The relevant colours, symbols and precautionary words for such classification, according to the degree of toxicity of a pesticide shall be as follows—
| class | colour | symbol | precautionary words |
| I – Extremely harzardous | Red | Skull & Crossbones | Danger—poison |
| II – Highly hazardous | Yellow | Skull & Crossbones | Beware—Poison |
| III – Moderately hazardous | Blue | Skull & Crossbones | Caution |
| IV- Slightly hazardous | Green | Skull & Crossbones | Caution |
The words: “Keep out of the reach of children, domestic and farm animals” must also appear on all labels.
The relevant colour used on a label to indicates the degree of toxicity of a pesticide shall be 15% of the height of the label and the following toxicological classification shall be used—
LD 50 (RAT) mg/kg BODY WEIGHT
| class | oral | dermal |
| solids | liquids | solids | liquids |
| I – Extremely harzardous | 20 or less | 20 or less | 10 or less | 40 or less |
| II – Highly hazardous | 21-50 | 21-100 | 11-100 | 41-100 |
| III – Moderately hazardous | 51-500 | 201-2000 | 101-1000 | 401 - 4000 |
The terms “solid” and “liquid” refer to the physical state of the product or formulation being classified.