Chemical Control Fertilizers (Licensing) Regulations (G.N. No. 43 of 1980).

These Regulations implement provisions of the Chemical Control Fertilizers Act, 1978 by making provision for the procedure of the granting of licences issued pursuant to section 3 of the Act. These licences grant the right to trade in chemical fertilizers. Applications for licences shall be made to the Chief Agricultural Officer. A licence granted by the Chief Agricultural Officer shall be in the form as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. Cooperative societies shall be exempted from paying a fee for a licence. One of the conditions of licence is that chemical fertilizers shall be stored separately from foodstuffs.