Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Regulation 2000 (NSW)

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Act 1994.

Minister for Agriculture

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Regulation 2000.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on 14 July 2000.

3Definition(1)

In this Regulation:

stock medicine has the same meaning as in the Stock Medicines Act 1989.

(2)

The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation.

4Eligible laws for purposes of Agvet Code

Sections 38 and 39 of the Stock Medicines Act 1989 are declared to be eligible laws for the purposes of the definition of permit in section 109 of the Agvet Code.

5Registration of stock medicines(1)

Registration of a stock medicine under the Agvet Code is taken to be registration of the stock medicine for the purposes of the Stock Medicines Act 1989.

(2)

The suspension or cancellation of registration of a stock medicine under the Agvet Code is taken to be the suspension or cancellation of registration of the stock medicine for the purposes of the Stock Medicines Act 1989.

(3)

A reference in section 21 (3) of the Stock Medicines Act 1989 to a notification that requires a person to dispose of a stock medicine includes a reference to a notice under section 55 of the Agvet Code that requires a person to deal with the stock medicine in a particular way.

6Labels for stock medicines

A reference in the Stock Medicines Act 1989 to a label registered under, or required or permitted by, that Act in relation to a stock medicine is taken to be a reference to a label approved under the Agvet Code in relation to that stock medicine.

7Permits for stock medicines(1)

A reference to a permit in a provision of the Stock Medicines Act 1989 referred to in clause 4 includes a reference to a permit within the meaning of the Agvet Code.

(2)

Anything authorised under section 33 of the Stock Medicines Act 1989 is taken, for the purposes of any provision of that Act referred to in clause 4, to be something authorised by a permit within the meaning of the Agvet Code.

8Suspension of operation of certain provisions of Stock Medicines Act 1989

The following provisions of the Stock Medicines Act 1989 are suspended:

• (a)

  sections 4 and 5,

• (b)

  Part 2 (except section 21 (3)),

• (c)

  sections 44 and 45.

9Repeal

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Regulation 1995 is repealed.