THE
AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ORDINANCE, 1971
(II of 1971)
C O N T E N T S
Section Heading
Chapter-I
Introductory
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Application of other laws not barred.
3. Definitions.
Chapter
II
Import,
Manufacture, Formulation,
4. Pesticides to be registered.
5. Application for registration of Pesticide.
6. Period for which Registration shall be effective.
7. Cancellation of Registration.
8. Renewal of Registration.
9. Importation may be prohibited.
10. Labelling of Packages.
11. Storage and use of Pesticides.
Chapter
III
The
Agriculture Pesticide
Technical
Advisory Committee etc.
12. The Agriculture Pesticide Technical Advisory Committee.
13. Pesticide Laboratory.
14. Government Analyst.
15. Inspectors.
16. Powers of Inspectors.
17. Procedure of Inspectors.
18. Report of Government Analyst.
19. Publication of Results of Tests and Analysis.
20. Purchaser of Pesticide may have it tested or analyzed.
Chapter
IV
Miscellaneous
21. Offences and Penalties.
21A. Punishment for offences not provided for in Section 21.
22. Manufacturer’s Warranty to dealers.
23. Unlawful use of registration number, lowering pesticidal value or hindering the Inspector from performing his duty.
24. Entry and seizure.
25. Power of Court to order for forfeiture.
26. Cognizance of Offence etc.
26A. Cognizance and prosecution of offences.
27. Power to try offences summarily.
28. Indemnity.
29. Power to make rules.
30. Delegation of powers.
[1]THE
AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ORDINANCE, 1971
(II of 1971)
[25 January 1971]
An Ordinance to regulate the
import, manufacture,
formulation, sale,
distribution and use of Pesticides.
WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the import, manufacture, formulation, sale,
distribution and use of pesticides and for matters ancillary thereto;
AND WHEREAS the national interest of
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the proclamation of the 25th
day of March, 1969, read with
the Provisional Constitutional Order, and in exercise of all powers enabling
him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the
following Ordinance:-
Chapter I
Introductory
1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1)
This Ordinance may be called the Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance, 1971.
(2) It
extends to the whole of [3][the
(3) It
shall come into force at once.
2. Application of other
laws not barred.– The provisions of this Ordinance shall be in addition to, and not in
derogation of, the provisions of the Poisons Act, 1919 (XII of 1919), and any
other law for the time being in force.
3. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless there is anything
repugnant in the subject or context, the expression–
[4][(a) “adulterated”
in relation to a pesticide means a pesticide with which spurious,
deleterious or harmful substance has been mixed or which is wholly or mainly
ineffective for the purpose for which it is intended];
(b) “advertise” means to
make known by publication or distribution of any advertisement, circular of
other notice;
(c) [5][* * * *
* * * * * * * *]
(d) “committee” means the
Agriculture Pesticide Technical Advisory Committee constituted under this
Ordinance;
(e) “formulation” means
the process by which a pesticide is converted, by mixing with other substances,
into a form in which it is ready to be used;
(f) “fungi” means all rusts, smuts, mildews, moulds, yeasts, and similar forms of plant life prescribed
in this behalf and includes bacteria affecting plant life;
[6][(ff) “Government” means Government of the
(g) “Government analyst” means a Government
Analyst appointed under this Ordinance;
(h) “Guarantee”
means the statement indicating the strength, effectiveness and other qualities [7][* * *] of a pesticide
which an importer, manufacturer, formulator, vendor or person holding stock for
sale [8][* * *] of a pesticide
is required to submit under the rules at the time of applying for the
registration of the [9][pesticide];
(i) “inspector” means an
Inspector appointed under this Ordinance;
(j) “ingredient” means
any material used in making a pesticide;
(k) “insect” means any of the small invertebrate animals commonly
known as insects and includes such forms of animal life as may be prescribed;
(l) “label”
means the written, printed or graphic matter on, or attached to, a pesticide or
the immediate container thereof, and the outside container or wrapper of the
retail package, if any, of the pesticide;
(m) “package” includes
every container;
(n) “pesticide”
means any substance or mixture of substances used or represented as a means for
preventing, destroying, repelling, mitigating or controlling, directly or
indirectly, any insect, fungus, bacterial organisms, nematodes, virus, weed,
rodent, or other plant or animal pests; but does not include a substance which
is a ‘drug’ within the meaning of [10][the Drugs Act 1976
(XXXI of 1976)];
(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this
Ordinance;
(p) “registered” means
registered under this Ordinance;
(q) “registration
number” means a specific number assigned by the [11][Government] to each registered [12][* * *] pesticide;
(r) “rules” means rules
made under this Ordinance; [13][* * *]
[14][(rr) “sub-standard” when used with reference to a
pesticide, means any pesticide the strength or purity of which falls below the
professed standard or quality which is expressed on its label or under which it
is sold or a pesticide any valuable ingredient of which has been wholly or
partially extracted; and]
(s) “weed” means any
plant which grows where not wanted.
Chapter II
Import, Manufacture,
Formulation,
[15][4. Pesticides
to be registered.– No person shall import, manufacture, formulate, sell, offer
for sale, hold any stock for sale or in any manner advertise any pesticide
which has not been registered in the manner provided by this Act or the rules
framed thereunder:
Provided that the [16][Government] may, by notification in the
official gazette direct that the pesticide specified in the notification and
not having a trade name will be imported only by a class or classes of
importers as specified; except a pesticide having a trade name and registered
in the country of manufacture which may be imported without undergoing the
registration process but subject to the conditions notified from time to time
by the [17][Government].]
5. Application for registration of
Pesticide.– (1) Any person intending to import, manufacture, formulate, sell, offer
for sale, hold in stock for sale or advertise any [18][* * *] pesticide may apply to the [19][Government] for the registration of the [20][pesticide] under such name as he may
indicate in the application.
(2) An
application under sub-section (I) shall be in such form, be accompanied by such
fee and contain such statements and information as may be prescribed.
(3) Where
the person making an application under sub-section (1) is not domiciled in
(4) Upon
the receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the [21][Government] may register a [22][* * *] pesticide by the name indicated in
the application, if it is satisfied that-
(a) the [23][name of the pesticide]
is not such as would tend to deceive or mislead the purchaser with respect to
the guarantee relating to the pesticide or its ingredients or the method of its
preparation; or
(b) the guarantee
relating to the pesticide or its ingredients is not the same as that of an other registered [24][pesticide] [25][by the same
manufacturer] or is not so similar thereto as be likely to deceive; or.
(c) it is effective for
the purpose for which it is sold or represented to be effective; or
(d) it is not generally
detrimental or injurious to vegetation, except weeds, or to human or animal
health, even when applied according to directions.
(5) When
it registers a [26][* * *] pesticide on the application of any
person, the [27][Government] shall grant to him a
certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed.
6. Period for which Registration shall be
effective.– The registration of a [28][* * *] pesticide shall be effective from
the date of its registration until the thirtieth day of June of the third year
following the year of registration.
7. Cancellation of Registration.– If, at any time after the registration of [29][* * *] a
pesticide, the [[30][Government] is of opinion that the registration has been secured in violation of
any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules or that the pesticide is
ineffective against pests or hazardous to vegetation, other than weeds, or to
human or animal life, the [31][Government] may, after giving to the person on whose application it had been registered
an opportunity of being heard, cancel the registration.
8. Renewal of Registration.– (1) The [32][Government] may, on the application of the
importer, manufacturer, formulator, vender or stock-holder of a registered [33][* * *] pesticide in the guarantee or
ingredients of which no change has taken place since the date of its
registration, renew the registration of the [34][pesticide] for a further period of three
years.
(2) An application under sub-section (1)
shall be in such form and be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed and
shall be made before the expiration of the period for which the registration of
[35][pesticide] is
effective.
9. Importation may be
prohibited.– If any pesticide imported into
10. Labelling of
Packages.– [37][(1)] No person shall sell or offer or
expose for sale, or advertise or hold in stock for sale any pesticide unless
each package containing the pesticide, and every tag or label durably attached
thereto, is [38][* * *] marked in printed characters in such
form and in such manner as may be prescribed.
[39][(2) Any dealer, wholesaler, retailer or an agent
who has been convicted of not less than two offences under this Ordinance shall
be black-listed by the importer, manufacturer, distributor or formulator of the
pesticide in question.]
11. Storage and use of Pesticides.– No
person shall store or use any pesticide save in accordance with rules made
under this Ordinance.
Chapter III
The Agriculture Pesticide
Technical Advisory
Committee etc.
12. The Agriculture Pesticide Technical
Advisory Committee.– (1) As soon as may be after the commencement
of this Ordinance, the [40][Government] shall constitute a committee,
to be called Agriculture Pesticide Technical Advisory Committee, to advise the [41][Government] on technical matters arising
out of the administration of this Ordinance and to perform any other functions
assigned to it by or under this Ordinance.
[42][(2) The Committee shall consist of
a Chairman and such number of Vice-Chairmen and other members, being officers
of the Government or persons representing trade and industry engaged in
pesticide business as the Government may appoint.]
(3) The
names of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and the other members of the Committee
shall be published in the official Gazette.
(4) The
[43][Government] shall appoint one of the
members of the Committee, being an officer of that Government, to be the
secretary of the Committee for the period for which he is such a member.
(5) The
non-official members of the Committee shall hold office for a term of three
years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(6) A member of the Committee may, at any
time, resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman;
but the seat of such member shall not be deemed to have fallen vacant unless
the resignation has been accepted by the Chairman with the previous approval of
the [44][Government].
(7) A person appointed to fill a vacancy
created by the resignation or death of a member shall hold office for the
residue of the term of his predecessor.
(8) The
functions of the Committee may be exercised notwithstanding any vacancy in the
membership thereof.
(9) The Committee shall have the power to
regulate with the prior approval of the [45][Government] the
procedure for the conduct of its business.
(10) The Committee may appoint sub-committees consisting of specialists
for the consideration of particular matters for such periods, not exceeding
three years, as it may consider necessary.
13. Pesticide Laboratory.– (1) As soon as may be
after the commencement of this Ordinance, the [46][Government] shall set up a Pesticide Laboratory [47][or, in consultation
with the provincial government, declare a provincial laboratory as pesticide
laboratory which may be] suitably equipped to carry out the functions entrusted
to it by or under this Ordinance.
(2) The
functions of the Pesticide Laboratory and the mode of submission of samples for
analysis or test to the Laboratory shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) The
secrecy of the formula of [48][* * *] pesticides, samples of which are
submitted to the Pesticide Laboratory for analysis or test, shall be duly
safeguarded in the manner prescribed.
14. Government Analyst.– The [49][Government] may, by
notification in the official Gazette, appoint as many persons as it deems fit
to be Government Analysts for pesticides and, where it appoints more than one
person to be Government Analysts, shall specify in the notification the local
limits within which each one of them shall perform the functions of Government
Analyst.
15. Inspectors.– The [50][Government] may, by
notification in the official Gazette, appoint from amongst the officers of the [51][Government] employed
for work relating to plant protection such number as it deems fit to be Inspectors
within such local limits as may be specified in the notification.
16. Powers of Inspectors.– An Inspector may, within the local limits for which he is appointed,
enter upon any premises where pesticides are kept or stored, whether in
containers or in bulk, by or on behalf of the owner, including premises
belonging to a bailee, such as a railway, a shipping
company or any other carrier, and may take samples therefrom for examination.
No compensation shall be payable for a reasonable quantity taken as a sample.
17. Procedure of
Inspectors.– (1) Where an Inspector takes a sample of a pesticide for the purpose of
test or analysis under section-16, he shall intimate such purpose in writing in
the prescribed form to the person from whose possession he takes it and, in the
presence of such of person (unless he willfully absents himself), shall divide
the sample into three portions and effectively seal and suitably mark the same
and permit such person to add his own seal and mark to all or any of the portions
so sealed and marked:
Provided that where the pesticide is
made up in containers of small volume, instead of dividing a sample as
aforesaid, the Inspector may, and if the pesticide be such that it is likely to
deteriorate or be otherwise damaged by exposure shall, take three of the said
containers after suitably marking the same and, where necessary, sealing them.
(2) The
Inspector shall restore one portion of a sample so divided or one container, as
the case may be, to the person from whom he takes it, and shall retain the
remainder and dispose of the same as follows:
(i) he shall forthwith
send one portion or container to the Government Analyst for test or analysis;
and
(ii) he shall send the second portion or container to the [52][Government].
18. Report of Government Analyst.– (1)
The Government Analyst to whom a sample of any pesticide has been forwarded by
an Inspector under sub-section (2) of Section 17 shall deliver to the
Inspector, in triplicate in the prescribed form, a signed report of the result
of the test or analysis conducted by him.
(2) The
Inspector shall deliver one copy of the report received by him to the person
from whose possession the sample was taken and shall send one copy to the [53][Government].
(3) Any document purporting to be a report
signed by the Government Analyst of an analysis conducted by him under this
Chapter shall be conclusive evidence of the particulars stated therein unless
the person to whom the report has been delivered under sub-section (2) disputes
the correctness of the analysis conducted by the Government Analyst and, within
thirty days of the delivery of the report to him, places before the [54][Government] evidence
which in his opinion controverts the correctness of such analysis.
(4) Where
the evidence placed before the [55][Government] under sub-section (3) is such
as would in its opinion justify a further investigation, it may cause a second
part of the same sample to be analyzed at the Pesticides Laboratory.
(5) After
the sample forwarded to it by the [56][Government] has been analyzed by the
Pesticide Laboratory, the Laboratory shall record the result of the analysis in
a certificate of analysis and forward the certificate to the [57][Government].
(6) A
certificate of analysis prepared by the Pesticide Laboratory shall be
conclusive evidence of the facts stated therein.
19. Publication of Results of Test and
Analysis.– The [58][Government] may publish in such manner as
it may deem fit the result of the test and analysis of a pesticide made by a
Government Analyst or the Pesticide Laboratory under Section 18 together with
such other information relating thereto, if any, as it may consider necessary.
20. Purchaser of Pesticide may have it tested
or analyzed.– (1) Any person who has purchased a pesticide may apply to a Government
Analyst to conduct a test or analysis of the pesticide.
(2) An
application under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form and manner and be
accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
(3) The
Government Analyst to whom an application is made in accordance with
sub-section (2) shall conduct the test or analysis and issue to the applicant a
report signed by him of the test or analysis.
Chapter IV
Miscellaneous
[59][21. Offences and Penalties.– (1) Any person who
imports, manufactures, formulates, sells, offers or exposes for sale, holds in
stock for sale or advertises for sale an adulterated or sub-standard pesticide
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) The person guilty of an offence under
sub-section (1) shall be punished,–
(a) In the case of
an adulterated pesticide, in relation to a first offence with imprisonment for
a term which shall not be less than one year or more than three years and with
fine amounting to five hundred thousand rupees and for every subsequent offence
with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years or more
than three years and with fine which shall not be less than five hundred
thousand rupees or more than one million rupees; and
(b) In the case of a sub-standard pesticide, in
relation to a first offence with imprisonment for a term which shall not be
less than six months or more than two years and with fine which may extend to
five hundred thousand rupees and for every subsequent offence with imprisonment
which may extend to three years and with fine but shall not be less than the
punishment given for the first offence.]
[60][21A. Punishment for offences not provided for in
Section 21.– Any person who contravenes any of the
provisions of this Ordinance or the rules for the contravention of which no
other punishment is provided in this Ordinance, shall be punishable with fine
which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees.]
[61][22. Manufacturer’s Warranty to dealers.– Whoever gives a false warranty to a dealer or
purchaser in respect of adulterated or sub-standard pesticide shall, unless he
proves that when he gave the warranty he had good reason to believe the same to
be true, be guilty of an offence punishable in the same manner and to the same
extent as provided for under section 21.]
23. Unlawful use of registration number,
lowering pesticidal value or hindering the Inspector
from performing his duty.– Any person who–
(a) unlawfully uses any
registration number assigned or as if it had been assigned under this Ordinance,
or
(b) willfully alters the
composition of a pesticide by mixing any other substance therewith after the
said pesticide has been placed on the market by the manufacturer, importer or
vendor, or
(c) willfully obstructs,
hinders, resists, or in any way opposes any Inspector in performing his duties
under this Ordinance
[62][shall be
punishable,–
(i) in the case of an offence under clause (a) or
(b) with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years or more
than three years and with fine which may extend to one million rupees; and
(ii) in the case of an
offence under clause (c) with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six
months and with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees.]
24. Entry and seizure.– (1) If an Inspector has reason to believe
that an offence punishable under this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder
has been, is being or is about to be committed at any time or place, he may
enter and search such place and seize any pesticide, article or thing to which
the offence relates found therein.
(2) Any
pesticide, article or thing seized under sub-section (1) shall be disposed of
in accordance with the decision of the Court before which the offender is
prosecuted for a contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or
the rules.
[63][(3) An
Inspector may apply to the District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate,
Sub-Divisional Magistrate of the District or Sub-Division or Tehsil or Taluka, as the case may be, for police assistance and such
Magistrate may direct that an Executive Magistrate shall accompany the
Inspector along with a police party for the purpose of collecting sample for
examination.]
25. Power of Court to order
for forfeiture.– If any person is convicted of an offence
punishable under this Ordinance committed by him in respect of any pesticide,
article or thing, the Court convicting him may further direct that the
pesticide, article or thing shall be forfeited to the [64][Government].
26. Cognizance of Offence
etc.– (1) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of
the first class shall try an offence punishable under this Ordinance.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in
section 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898), it shall be
lawful for any Magistrate of the first class to pass any sentence authorized by
this Ordinance even if such sentence exceeds his powers under the said section
32.
[65][26A. Cognizance
and prosecution of offences.– The offences punishable under this Ordinance
shall be cognizable and non-bailable but a police
officer shall not register or investigate a case relating to an offence under
this Ordinance except on a complaint by the Inspector and the Public Prosecutor
shall be responsible for conducting prosecution of offences under this
Ordinance.]
27. Power to try offences
summarily.– Any Magistrate of the first class or any bench of Magistrates invested
with the powers of a Magistrate of the first class empowered for the time being
to try in a summary way the offences specified in sub-section (1) of section
260 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898), may, on application in
this behalf being made by the prosecution, try in accordance with the
provisions contained in section 262 to 265 of that code, any offence punishable
under section 21.
28. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal
proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith
done or intended to be done under this Ordinance or the rules.
29. Power to make rules.–
(1) The [66][Government] may, in consultation with the
Agriculture Pesticide Technical Advisory Committee and after previous
publication in the official Gazette, make rules[67] for carrying the provisions of this
Ordinance into effect.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of
the following matters, namely:-
(a) the nomenclature of every form of plant and animal life that
shall be deemed to be insects, fungi or other plant or animal pests;
(b) the form in which an application for the registration of a [68][* * *] pesticide or for the renewal of
registration shall be made, the information that shall be furnished therewith
and the fee that shall accompany it;
(c) the procedure for the
grant of certificates of registration of [69][pesticides not having a trade name or
otherwise] and renewal of such registration and the form of such certificates;
(d) the language of the tags or label to be attached to the
containers and packages containing pesticides and the character and location of
the printing to be marked on such tags, labels and containers;
(e) the functions of the Pesticides Laboratory and the
procedures to be followed by it in the performance of such functions,
including–
(i) safeguarding of the
secrecy of the formula of any [70][* * *] pesticides disclosed to it;
(ii) collection of samples
of pesticides for test or analysis; and
(iii) the form in which its
reports of tests or analysis shall be written;
(f) the methods
of analysis to be followed, and the limits of variability to be allowed, by the
Government analyst as between the information marked on the container or on a
label attached thereto or supplied to the purchaser when sold in bulk, and the
results of the analysis;
(g) the qualifications
and duties of the Government Analyst;
(h) the form in which an intimation of the purpose
for which a sample is taken by an Inspector shall be given by him to the person
from whose possession the sample is taken, the instruments to be employed, and
the quantities to be taken, by an Inspector while taking samples for test or
analysis and the manner in which they should be preserved and sent to the
Government Analyst and the [71][Government];
(i) the form in which an application shall be made
by the purchaser of a pesticide to a Government Analyst for test or analysis of
the pesticide, the manner in which a purchaser may send a pesticide for test or
analysis to the Government Analyst, the information that shall be furnished with
such application and the fee that shall accompany it;
(j) the pesticides that are generally a
detrimental or injurious to vegetation, domestic animals or public health even
when used according to directions;
(k) the pesticides that are to be labelled
“Poison” and their antidotes;
(l) the requirements for
the safe storage of pesticides;
(m) the quantities of different [72][* * *] pesticides which a person may hold
in stock at any one time and the premises in which, and the conditions subject
to which, he may hold them in stock;
(n) the precautions for
the protection of workers against risk of poisoning by pesticides arising from
their working–
(i) in connection with the use of such pesticides in
agriculture; or
(ii) on land on which such
pesticides are being or have been used in agriculture;
(o) the restrictions or
conditions as to the purposes for which, the circumstances in which, or the
methods or means by which, a pesticide may be used;
(p) the restrictions or
conditions involving a general prevention or limitation of the use of any
pesticide in agriculture;
(q) the
provision, and keeping available and in good order, of facilities for washing
and cleaning and of other things needed for protecting persons, clothing,
equipment and appliances from contamination with pesticides or for removing
sources of contamination therefrom;
(r) the
observance of precautions against poisoning by pesticides including the use of
things provided in pursuance of the rules, and abstentions from eating,
drinking and smoking in circumstances involving risk of poisoning by
pesticides;
(s) intervals between, or
limitations of periods of exposure to risk of poisoning by pesticides;
(t) the observance
of special precautions in the case of persons who, by reason of their state of
health, age, or other circumstances, are subject to particular risk of
poisoning by pesticides or of injury therefrom, or imposing, in case of persons
so subject, prohibitions or restrictions on employment of workers;
(u) the measures for
detecting and investigating cases in which poisoning by pesticides has
occurred;
(v) the provisions of
effective facilities for prevention of poisoning by pesticides and first aid
treatment; and
(w) the provision of instruction
and training in the use of things provided in pursuance of the rules and in the
observance of precautions against poisoning by pesticide.
[73][30. Delegation
of powers.–
The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, delegate any of
its powers under the Ordinance or the rules to any officer or authority
subordinate to the Government on such conditions as the Government may
determine.]
[1]Pursuant to the proclamation
of the 25th day of March, 1969, read with the Provincial Consultation Order and in exercise
of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President was pleased to make
and promulgate this Ordinance which was published in the Gazette of Pakistan
(Extraordinary), dated 25th January, 1971, saved and validated by
the Validation of Laws Act, 1975 (LXIII of 1975), s. 2 and Sch.
This Ordinance was originally in the Federal ambit, however, the
subject on which this law was enacted devolved to the provinces by virtue of 18th
Amendment in the Constitution, hence it was adapted, with amendments, for the
province of the Punjab by the Punjab
Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of 2012).
[2]Substituted by Federal Adaptation of Law Orders 1975
(P.O. 4 of 1975).
[3]Substituted for
the word “Pakistan” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012
(XXV of 2012).
[4]Substituted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 1997 (XXXIX of 1997).
[5]The definition of “brand” omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[6]Inserted by the
Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of 2012).
[7]The words “of a brand” omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[8]Ibid.
[9]Substituted ibid for the word “brand”.
[10]Substituted for “the Drugs Act
1940 (XXIII of 1940)” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance
1981 (XXVII of 1981).
[11]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[12]The words “brand of” omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[13]The word “and” omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 1997 (XXXIX of 1997).
[14]Added ibid.
[15]Substituted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[16]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[17]Ibid.
[18]The words “brand of a”
omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[19]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[20]Substituted for the word
“brand” by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[21]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[22]The words “brand of a” omitted by the Agricultural
Pesticides (Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[23]Substituted ibid
for the word “brand”.
[24]Ibid.
[25]Added by the
Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979 (XII of 1979) s.2.
[26]The words “brand of a” omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[27]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[28]The words “brand of a” omitted by
the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[29]The words “the brand of” omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act 1992
(XIX of 1992).
[30]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[33]The words “brand of a” omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[36]Substituted for the words “Federal Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of 2012).
[37]Section
10 re-numbered as subsection (1) by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, 1997 (XXXIX of 1997).
[38]The words “branded or”
omitted ibid.
[39]Added by the Agricultural
Pesticides (Amendment) Act, 1997 (XXXIX of 1997).
[40]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[41]Ibid.
[42]Substituted ibid.
[43]Ibid for the words “Federal Government”.
[44]Ibid.
[45]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[46]Ibid.
[47]Inserted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[48]The words “brands of”
omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[49]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[50]Ibid.
[51]Substituted ibid, for the words “Federal Government or a Provincial
Government”.
[52]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[53]Ibid.
[54]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[55]Ibid.
[56]Ibid.
[57]Ibid.
[58]Ibid.
[59]Substituted by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, 1997 (XXXIX of 1997).
[60]Inserted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act, 1997 (XXXIX of 1997).
[61]Substituted
ibid.
[62]Ibid.
[63]Added by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act, 1997 (XXXIX of 1997).
[64]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[65]Added by the Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 1997 (XXXIX of 1997).
[66]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[67]For the Agricultural Pesticides Rules, 1973, see R.O. No
1187 (1) 73, dated 8-8-73, Gazette of
[68]The words “brand of a” omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act, 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[69]Substituted
ibid, for the
words “brands of pesticides”.
[70]The words “brands of”
omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act, 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[71]Substituted for the words “Federal
Government” by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of
2012).
[72]The words “brands of” omitted by the Agricultural Pesticides
(Amendment) Act, 1992 (XIX of 1992).
[73]Substituted by the Punjab Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXV of 2012).