Pesticides Regulation 2017
6Kinds of prescribed pesticide work
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6 Kinds of prescribed pesticide work
6 Kinds of prescribed pesticide work
(1) Each of the following is prescribed for the purposes of section 5A of the Act as prescribed pesticide work—
(a) aerial applicator pilot work—being the piloting by an individual of an aircraft that is being used to apply a pesticide to property (whether or not for fee or reward),
(b) aerial applicator business—being a business carried on for aerial applicator pilot work,
(c) RPA applicator pilot work—being the remote piloting by an individual of an unmanned aircraft that is being used to apply a pesticide to property (whether or not for fee or reward),
(d) RPA applicator business—being a business carried on for RPA applicator pilot work,
(e) fumigation work—being the use by an individual of fumigants (other than sterilising fumigants applied from single use canisters) for the prevention, control or eradication of pests for fee or reward or for a public authority (whether or not for fee or reward),
(f) ground applicator work—being the use by an individual of pesticides (other than fumigants) for the control of weeds or of pests affecting plants or soil for fee or reward, but it does not include—
(i) aerial applicator pilot work, or
(ii) RPA applicator pilot work, or
(iii) fumigation work, or
(iv) the use of pesticide on land owned or occupied by the person using the pesticide or by a relative (within the meaning of the Adoption Act 2000) of the person,
(g) pest management technician work—being the use by an individual of pesticides (other than restricted pesticides used to control vertebrates or fumigants) for the prevention, control or eradication of pests for fee or reward or for a public authority (whether or not for fee or reward) but it does not include—
(i) aerial applicator pilot work, or
(ii) RPA applicator pilot work, or
(iii) fumigation work, or
(iv) ground applicator work, or