11Functions of Council

11 Functions of Council

The functions of the Council are as follows:

(a) [Section 11 Amended by No. 8 of 2003, Sched. 2, Applied:15 Oct 2003] to advise the Minister, the Minister administering the Food Act 2003 and the Minister administering the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 on matters relating to chemical products and their use;

(b) to recommend to the Minister the making of orders and regulations under this Act;

(c) to develop or approve codes of practice in relation to the handling of chemical products and the monitoring of residues in water supplies, food and fibre;

(d) to monitor guidelines adopted for the use of chemical products nationally and internationally;

(e) to examine standards of residues and develop guidelines to ensure best practice in the handling of chemical products;

(f) to examine problems of the use of chemical products in farming and forestry and identify priority areas for action to minimise the presence of chemical products and residues;

(g) to commission research on economic methods to minimise the use of chemical products;

(h) to perform such other functions as are imposed on it by this or any other Act.