Pesticides (Amendment) Regulations, 2025.

The Government Notice No. 83 – Pesticides (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 introduces several amendments to the principal Pesticides Regulations.
There are new reporting obligations according to which importers are now required to submit monthly pesticide stock returns to the Board during the first week of every month. Failure to do so incurs an administrative penalty of K2,000,000;
An updated Fee Structure in foreseen (Seventh Schedule) that replaces the existing Seventh Schedule with a new, comprehensive fee schedule. Key changes and fees include: 1. Manufacturing/Formulation; 2. Pesticide Registration; 3. Licensing; 4. Fees for sales/storage premises, waste management facilities, and various inspection activities; 5. Other Services: Fees are introduced for services such as verifying donations, screening promotional materials, providing training, and late renewals.
Revised administrative penalties are also established (Eighth Schedule) including keeping expired pesticides, unauthorized packaging and selling restricted-use pesticides without a licence.