Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.14Meaning of fumigant and pesticide
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sec.14 Meaning of fumigant and pesticide
A fumigant is a substance that is APVMA approved for use to carry out an activity of a type mentioned in section 19 (2) . A pesticide is a substance that is APVMA approved for use to carry out an activity of a type mentioned in section 19 (3) . A regulation may prescribe another substance to be a fumigant or pesticide. In this section— APVMA approved , in relation to a use for a substance, means the substance is approved, registered or permitted for the use by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in the exercise of a function or power under the Agvet Code of Queensland, section 21 . s 14 amd 2023 No. 9 s 9 (sec.14-ssec.1) A fumigant is a substance that is APVMA approved for use to carry out an activity of a type mentioned in section 19 (2) . (sec.14-ssec.2) A pesticide is a substance that is APVMA approved for use to carry out an activity of a type mentioned in section 19 (3) . (sec.14-ssec.3) A regulation may prescribe another substance to be a fumigant or pesticide. (sec.14-ssec.4) In this section— APVMA approved , in relation to a use for a substance, means the substance is approved, registered or permitted for the use by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in the exercise of a function or power under the Agvet Code of Queensland, section 21 .