Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988
sec.13CPrescribed agricultural ERA products and conditions
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sec.13C Prescribed agricultural ERA products and conditions
A regulation may— declare an agricultural chemical product to be a prescribed agricultural ERA product; and prescribe conditions for using, preparing, storing and possessing the product for carrying out an agricultural ERA. However, a regulation may be made under subsection (1) only if the Minister considers it is necessary or desirable to help achieve the purpose of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , chapter 4A . To remove any doubt, it is declared that an agricultural chemical product may be declared as a prescribed agricultural ERA product under subsection (1) (a) and conditions may be prescribed for the product under subsection (1) (b) whether or not the product is a registered agricultural chemical product. s 13C ins 2009 No. 42 s 2D amd 2019 No. 28 s 39 sch 1 (sec.13C-ssec.1) A regulation may— declare an agricultural chemical product to be a prescribed agricultural ERA product; and prescribe conditions for using, preparing, storing and possessing the product for carrying out an agricultural ERA. (sec.13C-ssec.2) However, a regulation may be made under subsection (1) only if the Minister considers it is necessary or desirable to help achieve the purpose of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , chapter 4A . (sec.13C-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that an agricultural chemical product may be declared as a prescribed agricultural ERA product under subsection (1) (a) and conditions may be prescribed for the product under subsection (1) (b) whether or not the product is a registered agricultural chemical product.
- (a) declare an agricultural chemical product to be a prescribed agricultural ERA product; and
- (b) prescribe conditions for using, preparing, storing and possessing the product for carrying out an agricultural ERA.