18Requirement to read label or permit

18 Requirement to read label or permit (1) A person must on each occasion before using a registered chemical product: (a) read the instructions on the approved label; or (b) have another person explain the instructions on the approved label to the person.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 15 (2) A person does not contravene subsection (1) if the person: (a) uses the registered chemical product in accordance with the instructions on the label; or (b) uses the registered chemical product in accordance with the instructions on another version of the approved label that, when the product is used, is on the container from which the product is used. (3) If a permit is in force for a chemical product, a person to whom the permit applies must on each occasion before using the chemical (a) read the permit; or (b) have another person explain the permit to the person. (4) A person does not contravene subsection (3) if the person uses the chemical product in accordance with the permit.