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Restriction of Import, Manufacture and Use of Lindane (Gamma B.H.C.) Order, 2007

CONTENTS

 1. . 2. No person shall import, manufacture or use Lindane except 3. . 4. . 

Restriction of Import, Manufacture and Use of Lindane (Gamma B.H.C.) Order, 2007 S.O. 1472(E).-Whereas, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sec. (2) of Sec. 27 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), published a draft Order to prohibit the import, manufacture and use of Lindane (Gama BHC) except for termite control in buildings including wood, termite control in agriculture as per the approved label claims by the Registration Committee and for export vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation) number S.O. 1532 (E) dt. 25.10.2005 for inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; 1. . :(1) This Order may be called the Restriction of Import, Manufacture and Use of Lindane (Gamma B.H.C.) Order, 2007. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. No person shall import, manufacture or use Lindane except :(i) for termite control in buildings including wood; (ii) for termite control in agriculture as per the approved label claims by the Registration Committee; and
(iii) for exports. 3. . :(1) All Certificates of registration granted for Lindane shall be called back by the Registration Committee from all registrants including new registrants for incorporation of the requirement of the warning hi bold letter "only for use in terminate control in buildings including wood, termite control in agriculture as per approved lable claims by the Registration Committee and for exports" on lables and leaflelts. (2) If any person fails to return the certificate of registration, as per this order within a period of six months from the date of publication of this Notification, the license granted to him under Section 13 of the said Act shall not be renewed and action under Section 14 of the said Act shall be taken. 4. . :Every State Government shall take all such steps under the provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder, as it considers necessary for the execution of this order in the State.