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62.   Power of Minister

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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PART 6
REGULATIONS

62.   Power of Minister

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    (1)   The Minister may make regulations necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, including regulations—

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      (a)     respecting—

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        (i)     the registration of pesticides and toxic chemicals,

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        (ii)     the licensing of dealers, pest control operators, premises and the importation and exportation of pesticides and toxic chemicals,

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        (iii)     the regulation by permits of Schedule 1, 2, 3 facilities,

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        (iv)     notifications required from OCP facilities for the purposes of Part IX of the Verification Annex of the Convention;

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      (b)     establishing standards for efficacy and safety of pesticides and toxic chemicals for the purpose of registration;

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      (c)     respecting standards for the construction and operation of premises and facilities;

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      (d)     respecting the storage and distribution requirements for pesticides and toxic chemicals;

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      (e)     respecting the packaging, labelling and advertising of pesticides and toxic chemicals;

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      (f)     respecting the records that are to be kept and information that is to be furnished by persons holding a licence or permit under this Act or holding riot control agents for riot control purposes; the record keeping and reporting obligations may differ among premises and among facilities according to the type of chemical to which it relates;

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      (g)     exempting from the operation of any or all of the provisions of this Act other than Division 2 of Part 3, a pesticide or toxic chemical that is not a Schedule 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or OCP chemical;

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      (h)     amending the schedules to this Act other than Schedules 1, 2 and 3.

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    (2)   The Regulations may—

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      (a)     contain penalties for offences against the Regulations;

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      (b)     impose fees or charges in respect of registration of pesticides and toxic chemicals, licences, permits or for any service performed under this Act or the Regulations.

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    (3)   The Minister shall, by order, no later than 180 days after any amendment to Schedules 1, 2 or 3 of the Convention is notified by the Director General of the OPCW, in accordance with Article XV of the Convention, amend Schedule 1, 2 or 3 respectively of this Act, in like manner.

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    (4)   Any standards or enactment incorporated by reference by the Minister in the exercise of the Minister's powers under this Part may be incorporated as amended from time to time.

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