Poisons Act, 1961

Regulations in relation to use of poisons for agricultural and veterinary purposes.

15.—(1) The Minister for Agriculture may, after consultation with or on the recommendation of the Council, make regulations—

(a) declaring substances to be poisons for the purposes of the regulations made under this section or of any provision of those regulations, and references in the subsequent provisions of this section to poisons are references to substances which are the subject of such declarations,

(b) in relation to the use of poisons for agricultural and veterinary purposes, including regulations prohibiting, restricting or controlling the use of poisons or particular poisons for agricultural or veterinary purposes or particular agricultural or veterinary purposes.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, regulations under this section may—

(a) prohibit the application or administration of poisons or particular poisons for agricultural or veterinary purposes or particular agricultural or veterinary purposes otherwise than by methods or processes specified in the regulations and subject to safeguards and precautions specified in the regulations and may prohibit specified methods or processes of application or administration of poisons,

(b) provide for the prosecution of offences under section 17 of this Act in relation to the regulations under this section by the Minister for Agriculture,

(c) provide for the enforcement and execution of the provisions of the regulations by officers of the Minister for Agriculture, and

(d) provide for matters ancillary to the foregoing matters other than the prohibition or control of the sale of poisons or particular poisons.