Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 2017
sec.30Using the product from an aircraft
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sec.30 Using the product from an aircraft
This section applies to the use of the agricultural chemical product on or from an aircraft in flight. The person— must not use the product or allow the product to be used from 1 November to 31 March; and must take reasonable steps to ensure— subject to subparagraph (ii) , no more than a total of 4.6kg of tebuthiuron as a constituent of any agricultural chemical product is used on a hectare of land in any 3 year period; and no more than a total of 6.8kg of tebuthiuron as a constituent of any agricultural chemical product is used on a hectare of land in any 6 year period. Also, the person may use the product or allow the product to be used only if— before the product is used, the person— identifies each drainage line (a relevant drainage line ) wider than 20m in or near the area in which the product is to be used; and ensures an appropriate map of the area is prepared; and the person ensures that while the product is used another person— observes the use of the product from the ground; and communicates with the person using the product about the location of the relevant drainage lines; and the product is not used— within 20m of a relevant drainage line; or if it is raining where the product is to be used; or if the wind speed where the product is to be used is more than 20km/h. In this section— appropriate map , of an area, means a map showing— the boundary of the area and each relevant drainage line in the area on an image base; and 5 or more points visible in the image base that correspond to identifiable fixed features; and mapping projection coordinates and zone references for each point by reference to the geodetic reference framework prescribed for the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 , section 6 (4) ; and a description of the feature that each point represents. identifiable fixed features include road intersections, fence intersections, survey marks and built infrastructure. image base means an image or mosaic of images, for example an aerial photograph or a satellite image. s 30 amd 2020 SL No. 94 s 6 (sec.30-ssec.1) This section applies to the use of the agricultural chemical product on or from an aircraft in flight. (sec.30-ssec.2) The person— must not use the product or allow the product to be used from 1 November to 31 March; and must take reasonable steps to ensure— subject to subparagraph (ii) , no more than a total of 4.6kg of tebuthiuron as a constituent of any agricultural chemical product is used on a hectare of land in any 3 year period; and no more than a total of 6.8kg of tebuthiuron as a constituent of any agricultural chemical product is used on a hectare of land in any 6 year period. (sec.30-ssec.3) Also, the person may use the product or allow the product to be used only if— before the product is used, the person— identifies each drainage line (a relevant drainage line ) wider than 20m in or near the area in which the product is to be used; and ensures an appropriate map of the area is prepared; and the person ensures that while the product is used another person— observes the use of the product from the ground; and communicates with the person using the product about the location of the relevant drainage lines; and the product is not used— within 20m of a relevant drainage line; or if it is raining where the product is to be used; or if the wind speed where the product is to be used is more than 20km/h. (sec.30-ssec.4) In this section— appropriate map , of an area, means a map showing— the boundary of the area and each relevant drainage line in the area on an image base; and 5 or more points visible in the image base that correspond to identifiable fixed features; and mapping projection coordinates and zone references for each point by reference to the geodetic reference framework prescribed for the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 , section 6 (4) ; and a description of the feature that each point represents. identifiable fixed features include road intersections, fence intersections, survey marks and built infrastructure. image base means an image or mosaic of images, for example an aerial photograph or a satellite image.