Abstract

This Agricultural Chemist Act (“Act”) deals with the analysis of agricultural substances, chemicals and product within the trade and industry of chemists. Under section 3 of the Act, a committee is set up and is composed of representative chosen by the Minister to whom the responsibility for the subject of Agriculture is assigned.

Sections 5 and 6 deals respectively with the register and registration of agricultural chemist and section 7A and B with the register and registration of approved laboratories respectively. Subject to section 4 of the Act it is the Committee which decides with any issues regarding the registration of chemist and this according to their terms and conditions.

Section 9 of the Act deals with offences for failure to register as an agricultural chemist, to register the laboratories or to make an analysis of any product or substance used in agriculture without registration.

Keywords: analysis of chemicals, substances, offences, registration and laboratory

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