(c) be required to comply with such directions Board may from time to time issue or cause to be prescribed. (4) Where the owner or operator of a production or storage facility or transport conveyance has refused, neglected or failed to take appropriate action in terms of subsection (3) upon the expiry of such period, not exceeding six months, as the Board may direct⎯ (a) the Board may take temporary possession of the production or storage facility or transport conveyance for the purpose of taking or causing to be taken the necessary remedial measures to stop the discharge of the hazardous substance, chemical, oil or a mixture containing oil concerned and restore any damage to the environment caused thereby; and (b) meet the costs of any measures taken in accordance with paragraph (a) by disposing of the production or storage facility or transport conveyance. 74 Standards of pesticides and toxic substances (1) The Standards and Enforcement Committee, in consultation with the Agency, shall recommend to the Board draft standards or measures to be prescribed— (a) for the concentration of pesticide residues in raw agriculture commodities, processed foods and animal feed; (b) to regulate the importation, exportation, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, use, packaging, transportation and advertisement of pesticides and toxic substances; (c) to ensure proper labelling and packaging of pesticides and toxic substances; (d) for monitoring the effects of pesticides and toxic substances on the environment; (e) for the establishment of enforcement procedures and regulations for the storage, packaging and transportation of pesticides and toxic substances; (f) generally for the monitoring and control of pesticides and toxic substances. 75 Application for registration of pesticides and toxic substances (1) Any person who intends to manufacture, import or process a new pesticide or toxic substance or who intends to reprocess an existing pesticide or toxic substance, must apply to the Board in the prescribed manner for the registration of the pesticide or toxic substance, before importing, manufacturing, processing, or reprocessing such pesticide or toxic substance. (2) The application referred to in subsection (1) shall include the name, trade mark, and the molecular structure, proposed categories of use, estimate quantity of the pesticides or toxic substances and any data related to health and other environmental effects that the Board may require. (3) Any person who has been manufacturing, importing or processing a pesticide or toxic substance before this Act, shall apply to the Board in the prescribed manner for registration of such pesticide or toxic substance within one year after the commencement of this Act. 76 Registration of pesticides and toxic substances (1) The Board may, upon application in terms of section seventy-five, register a pesticide or toxic substance subject to such conditions as may be prescribed or as the Board may determine. (2) Every pesticides or toxic substance shall be registered for a period of ten years unless some other period is prescribed or specified by the Board. 37

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