26 Regulations with respect to use, &c., of certain chemical products
(1) Regulations under this Act may, in relation to any chemical product or class of chemical product, make provision –
(a) for regulating the preparation for use and handling of the chemical product or class of chemical product; and
(b) for the protection of persons from injury or illness, or the risk of injury or illness, arising from the handling, use or misuse of the chemical product or class of chemical product; and
(c) for prohibiting or restricting the classes of animals or plants to which the chemical product or class of chemical product may be applied.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations referred to in that subsection may, in relation to any chemical product or class of chemical product, make provision –
(a) imposing requirements with respect to the buildings and other premises in which the chemical product or class of chemical product is prepared for use or handled, the vehicles or vessels in which it is conveyed and the conditions in which it is prepared for use or handled; and
(b) relating to the materials to be used in the construction of facilities used to store the chemical product or class of chemical product, the security of those facilities and the services and equipment to be used in the case of accidents or emergencies at those facilities; and
(c) prohibiting the use of the chemical product or class of chemical product for specified purposes or in specified cases or circumstances or classes of cases or circumstances and imposing restrictions or conditions as to the purposes for which, the circumstances in which, or the methods or means by which, the chemical product or class of chemical product may be used; and
(d) imposing conditions in relation to the identification, marking, movement, supply, disposal or otherwise dealing with stock or agricultural produce to which the chemical product or class of chemical product has been applied or to stock or agricultural produce to which the chemical product or class of chemical product has not been applied and imposing conditions in relation to the methods or means used in that identification, marking, movement, supply, disposal or other dealing; and
Section 26 - Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1995 - Regulations with respect to use, &c., of certain chemical products | Zoe
(e) providing for the grant of certificates of competency in relation to the handling or use of the chemical product or class of chemical product and prohibiting that handling or use or any work or operation in connection with that handling or use except by or under the supervision of a person holding such a certificate; and
(f) requiring the provision and keeping in good order, and requiring and regulating the use of protective clothing and equipment, of facilities for washing and cleaning, and of other things needed for protecting persons from the effects of the chemical product or class of chemical product or the residues of the chemical product or class of chemical product, or for removing sources of the chemical product or class of chemical product; and
(g) requiring the provision and keeping available in good order, and requiring and regulating the use, of facilities for preventive and first aid treatment to persons at risk of suffering, or suffering, any illness or injury from the handling or use of the chemical product or class of chemical product; and
(h) requiring the taking of measures for ascertaining the state of the health or physical condition of persons engaging, or proposing to engage, in the handling or use of the chemical product or class of chemical product and for detecting and investigating cases in which illness or injury has occurred, or is suspected to have occurred, to any such persons, including the undergoing of medical examinations, and the taking of blood and other tests and the giving of notifications of illness, injuries and absences from work; and
(i) limiting or restricting the periods during which a person may be engaged in any operation or work for or in connection with the handling or use of the chemical product or class of chemical product and imposing prohibitions or restrictions on a person engaging in any such operation or work by reason of the person's age, state of health, bodily condition or other circumstances; and
(j) requiring, regulating or prohibiting the carrying out of specified operations on premises on which the chemical product or class of chemical product has been used; and
(k) prohibiting the entry, for such period as is specified in the regulations, on premises in which the chemical product or class of chemical product has been used; and
(l) requiring the keeping of records, the giving of notifications and the furnishing of records and returns, relating to the handling or use of the chemical product or class of chemical product; and
(m) relating to the making of declarations stating that the chemical product or class of chemical product has not been used in the production of agricultural produce or raising of stock.
(3) The regulations made for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) may –
(a) impose obligations on persons employing persons in any work or operation in the conveyance or use of, or otherwise dealing with, a chemical product or class of chemical product, on persons so employed and on other persons; and
(4) Regulations under this Act may make provision for or with respect to the registration of sellers of restricted chemical products and other prescribed chemical products, prescribed preparations and prescribed fittings and the areas in which those chemical products, preparations or fittings are stored.