This Act is administered by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
Part 1Amendments to Parts 1 to 3 of principal Act
4 Interpretation
5 Purpose of Act
6 New section 4A inserted
4A Scheme of Act
7 Imported agricultural compounds to be cleared for entry into New Zealand
8 Agricultural compound clearance
9 Declaration
10 New section 7A inserted
7A Uncleared or unauthorised goods
11 New sections 8 to 8C substituted
8 Prohibition on sale, use, manufacture, or import of agricultural compound
8A Exemptions from requirement to register
8B Director-General may list as exempt substances generally recognised as safe
8C Director-General may approve agricultural compound as exempt in special circumstances
12 Application for registration
13 Waiver of notification
14 Relevant risks and benefits
15 Term of registration
16 Conditions on trade name products
17 Register of agricultural compounds
18 Certificate of registration
19 Application for provisional registration
20 Decision on application for provisional registration
21 New section 28 substituted
28 Director-General may approve operating plans
22 New section 30A inserted
30A Suspension of registration
23 New section 33 substituted
33 No compensation or damages following reassessment of trade name product or revocation or amendment of approval
24 Transfer and surrender of registration
25 New headings and sections 35A to 35G inserted
Certificates of compliance for agricultural compounds
35A Director-General may issue certificates of compliance
35B Form and content of certificate of compliance
35C Obtaining of certificate of compliance
35D Certificate of compliance may be withdrawn, and reissued
35E Persons authorised to issue certificates of compliance
35F No Crown liability
Recall of agricultural compound
35G Recall of agricultural compound
26 Section 37 repealed
27 Minister's power to call in applications with significant effects
28 Investigation by Board of Inquiry
Part 2Amendments to Parts 4 to 8 and Schedules of principal Act
29 Appeal on question of law
30 Offences
31 Penalties
32 New section 57 substituted
57 Revocation of registration or approval
33 New section 57A inserted
57A Power to prohibit person from importing, manufacturing, selling, or using trade name product or agricultural compound
34 Appointment of inspectors
35 Section 61 repealed
36 Appointment of accredited persons
37 New section 63 substituted
63 Protection of ACVM officers and recognised persons
38 Powers of entry for inspection
39 New section 65 substituted
65 ACVM officers may issue prohibition notices
40 Matters may be completed by different inspectors or authorised persons
41 Issue of search warrants
42 Powers of entry with warrant
43 Disposal of property seized
44 Regulations
45 New section 76A inserted
76A Director-General may set specifications and other detailed requirements
46 Warranties
47 New section 77A inserted
77A Right of review of registration decisions made under delegated authority
48 Consultation before making of Orders in Council
49 Relationship to other Acts
50 Correction of errors
51 New headings and cost recovery sections substituted
Cost recovery
81 Principles of cost recovery
81A Methods of cost recovery
81B Cost recovery to relate generally to financial year
81C Three-yearly review of cost recovery
81D Fees and charges to be prescribed by regulations
81E Regulations may impose levies
81F Trust accounts required to be kept by persons collecting levies
81G Other charges not requiring to be prescribed
81H Exemptions, waivers, and refunds
81I Fees, levies, and charges to constitute debt due to Director-General
81J Penalties for failure to pay fee, levy, or charge
81K Obligation to pay fee, levy, or charge not suspended by dispute
81L Levy regulations to be confirmed
52 New heading inserted
53 Part 8 repealed
54 Schedule 1 amended
55 Schedule 5 repealed
56 Regulations revoked
57 Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2001 amended
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: