56Prohibited residues

#### 56 Prohibited residues 56 Prohibited residues > > (1) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of agricultural produce in section 63 (1) of the Act, the following are prescribed as agricultural produce— > > > > > (a) any produce of a kind referred to in Schedule 20 or 21 of the Food Standards Code and any vegetation from which produce of a kind so referred to is obtained, > > > > > (b) any produce, other than produce referred to in paragraph (a), of a kind referred to in the second column of Table 1 or 4 of the MRL Standard and any vegetation from which produce of a kind so referred to is obtained. > > > (2) For the purposes of section 63 (2) (a) of the Act, the following are prescribed substances— > > > > > (a) a substance referred to in Schedule 20 or 21 of the Food Standards Code, > > > > > (b) a substance specified in the first column of Table 1 or 4 of the MRL Standard. > > > (3) For the purposes of section 63 (2) (a) of the Act— > > > > > (a) the concentration of a prescribed substance specified in Schedule 20 or 21 of the Food Standards Code in respect of any agricultural produce is prescribed as the maximum permissible concentration of that substance in respect of that produce, and > > > > > (b) the concentration of a prescribed substance specified in the third column of Table 1 or 4 to the MRL standard in respect of any agricultural produce is prescribed as the maximum permissible concentration of that substance in respect of that produce. > > > (4) If there is an inconsistency between the maximum permissible concentration prescribed by subclause (3) (a) and the maximum permissible concentration prescribed by subclause (3) (b) in respect of the same prescribed substance and agricultural produce, the maximum permissible concentration prescribed by subclause (3) (a) prevails. > > > (5) In this clause— > > > > Food Standards Code means the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code as defined in the [Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. > > > > MRL Standard means the standard published from time to time by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in accordance with section 7A of the [Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. > > > > Note. > > > > The Standard is set out in the Schedule to the [Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) 2012](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth.