The Control of Pesticides (Amendment) Regulations 1997
These Regulations amend the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1510), as amended (S.I. 1990/2487 and 1994/3142) (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations have been made for the purpose of controlling pesticides in implementation of Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and require the advertisement, sale, supply, storage and use in Great Britain of any pesticide product falling within the scope of the principal Regulations to be carried out in accordance with an approval granted by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State (“the Ministers”) in relation to that product and in accordance with consents made by the Ministers (“the consents”). The principal amendments are given below.