Plant Protection Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. No. 526 of 2005).

These Regulations continue to implement the provisions of the 1991 Directive by providing for the authorization system in Northern Ireland under the operation of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Department. The Regulations impose a prohibition on the placing on the market and use of plant protection products unless they have been approved by the Department under the Regulations and are placed on the market and used in accordance with any conditions or requirements specified in their approval. Persons intending to place new active substances on the market must apply to the Department for such substances to be included in Annex I of Council Directive 91/414/EEC. Provisions requiring the notification of potentially dangerous effects of approved plant protection products are respectively covered in regulations 10 and 14. The Regulations confer enforcement powers on officers authorized by the Department, define offences and prescribe penalties. (28 regulations completed by 4 Schedules)