Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1995
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17 Registrar
(1) The Secretary, by instrument in writing, must appoint a person employed in the Department to be the Registrar of Chemical Products and a person employed in the Department to be the Deputy Registrar of Chemical Products.
(2) [Section 17 Subsection (2) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] A person appointed as the Registrar of Chemical Products or the Deputy Registrar of Chemical Products holds that office in conjunction with State Service employment.
(3) The Deputy Registrar may, subject to any direction given by the Registrar, perform or exercise any of the functions or powers imposed or conferred on the Registrar under this Act and any act or thing done by the Deputy Registrar in the performance or exercise of those functions or powers has the same force and effect as if it had been done by the Registrar.
(4) In performing or exercising any of his or her functions or powers under this Act, the Registrar is to give consideration to any policies or guidelines established by the Council or the NRA and must act in accordance with any direction given to the Registrar by the Council.
(5) The Registrar is to advise the Council of any decisions made by the Registrar or Deputy Registrar under this Act.
(6) The Registrar is to advise the NRA of any permits issued under this Act.