(1) The secretary appointed under section 6 shall be the Registrar of Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals.
(2) The duties of the Registrar shall be—
(a) to keep and maintain the prescribed registers;
(b) to supervise the processing of applications relating to registration of pesticides and toxic chemicals, licences and permits;
(c) to submit to the Technical Secretariat the initial and annual declarations required under the Convention;
(d) to treat as confidential and afford special handling to information and data that the Board receives in confidence from the OPCW in connection with the implementation of the Convention;
(e) to perform any other duties imposed by the Act, the Regulations, the Minister or the Board.