Pesticides and Toxic Substances Regulations (Cap. 204).

These Regulations make provision for the control of pesticides and other toxic substances. The 16 regulations are divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Registration (II); Labelling and Packing (III); General handling, use and safety (IV); Storage and disposal (V); Miscellaneous (VI).
“Pesticides” and “toxic substances” are defined in regulation 2. A person intending to manufacture, import, export, improve, or process a new pesticide or toxic substance shall apply for registration to the Environmental Inspectorate in form as set out in the First Schedule in accordance with regulation 3. The Inspectorate shall register a pesticide or a toxic substance and issue a certificate of registration if satisfied that the pesticide or toxic substance is suitable and effective for the purposes for which it is intended without causing damage to the environment. Regulation 5 regulates the importation of an experimental pesticide or toxic substance, i.e. a pesticide or substance which needs to be assessed in Zambia for primary biological activity, and is not available to the public for sale or use. No person shall transport pesticides or toxic substances unless they are registered under these Regulations and packed and labeled in accordance with regulation 6. No person shall sell any pesticide or toxic substance unless labeled in accordance with provisions of part III, which regulate also packing of pesticides and toxic substances. Part IV and V contain rules relative to handling, storage and disposal of pesticides and toxic substances. The Minister may, by Statutory Order and in consultation with the Council, ban or severely restrict the use of any pesticide or toxic substance specified in such notice (reg. 12). If the Inspectorate has reasonable cause to believe that a person is contravening any of the provisions of these Regulations or a condition of registration the Inspectorate shall serve an enforcement notice on that person in accordance with regulation 15. (completed by 7 Schedules)