Northern Territory Numbered Regulations

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) REGULATIONS (NO 22 OF 2005) - REG 3

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears –

"AOAC" means the Association of the Official Analytical Chemists;

"approved testing method" has the meaning in regulation 4 ;

"approved training course" has the meaning in regulation 5 ;

"chemical residue", in agricultural produce, has the meaning in
regulation 35;

"element" means boron, calcium, cobalt, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sulfur or zinc;

"harmful ingredient", in a fertiliser, has the meaning in regulation 33;

"lime" means agricultural lime that –

    (a)     consists mainly of a combination of calcium and magnesium carbonates; and

    (b)     has an effective neutralising value of at least 50%;

"minimum percentage content", of an element specified in Schedule 1, column 1 that is in a fertiliser, means –

    (a)     if it is a solid fertiliser – the percentage content specified opposite in Schedule 1, column 2; or

    (b)     if it is a liquid fertiliser – the percentage content specified opposite in Schedule 1, column 3;

"MRL Standard" means the MRL Standard published by or on behalf of the NRA, as amended from time to time;

"neutralising value", of lime, has the meaning in regulation 24 ;

"percentage content", of a solid that is in a substance, means –

    (a)     if the solid is in a solid substance – the proportion (expressed as a percentage) that the solid's weight bears to the total weight of the substance; or

    (b)     if the solid in a liquid substance – the proportion (expressed as a percentage) that the solid's weight bears to the total volume of the substance;

"phosphatic fertiliser" means a fertiliser that contains phosphorus in a percentage content greater than 2%;

"S7 authorisation" means an authorisation under Part 4 to have possession of and use an S7 chemical product.