Section 10: Regulations

10. Regulations The Minister may— (a) make such regulations as he thinks fit for the purposes of this Act; (b) by regulations, amend the Schedules. [Issue 1] C11 – 4 Revised Laws of Mauritius FIRST SCHEDULE [Section 2] BASIC ELEMENTS Calcium Magnesium Nitrogen Phosphorus (Phosphoric acid) Potassium (Potash) Silicon SECOND SCHEDULE [Section 2] Name under which Statutory Particulars of basic Limits chemical description elements* of variation fertiliser is sold Ammonium nitrate Ammonium nitrate Amount of Nitrogen 1/20 of the for fertilising nitrogen amount stated purposes Basic slag A by-product, con- Total amount of Total phosphoric taining phospho- phosphoric acid acid 1%; silicic rous obtained in amount of the acid soluble in the manufacture material that will N/2 hydrochloric of steel to which pass through a acid. Amount no addition has British Standard that will pass been made the Text Sieve Mesh through a time of leaving No. 100. 0.5 mm sieve, or after it has Amount of phos- 1/20 of the left the furnace phoric acid solu- amount stated, ble in 2% citric limit of variation acid and amount of soluble silica of silicic acid 1.5%; Phosphosoluble in N/2 ric acid 1/20 hydro-chloric acid Bone phosphate An insoluble cal- Amount of phos- Phosphoric acid precipitated; decal- cium phosphate phoric acid solu- soluble in citric cium bone phos- prepared by ble in citric acid acid, 1% phate treating commercially pure bone with acid and precipitation of phosphate from the solution C11 – 5 [Issue 1] Chemical Fertilisers Control Act SECOND SCHEDULE—continued Name under which Statutory Particulars of basic Limits chemical description elements* of variation fertiliser is sold Calcium metasilicate A by-product con- Amount of silicic Silicic acid soluble taining soluble acid soluble in in N/2 hydrochlosilicon, for fertil- N/2 hydrochloric ric acid; limit of ising purposes acid; amount of variation of soluthe article that ble silica 1.5% will pass through a British Standard Test Sieve Mesh No. 100 Compound fertiliser A product contain- Total amount of (a) Nitrogen + Mixed fertiliser ing one or more nitrogen, phos- Phosphoric of the basic ele- phoric acid and acid + Potash ments specified potash respec- + Magnesium in the First tively soluble in + + 0.6% Schedule and ob- water and mag- where the tained by mixing nesium when amount stated one or more of present does not exthe articles speci- ceed 8% fied in the first (b) Nitrogen + column of this Phosphoric Schedule with acid + Potash any other sub- + +1/15 where stance not harmthe amount ful to vegetation stated exceeds 8% (c) Magnesium, 1/10 of the amount stated, where the amount stated exceeds 8%: Provided that the variation from each amount stated shall not exceed 1.75% and, where the total of the amounts stated is 25% or over, the amount of all variations taken together, after setting off deficiencies against excesses, shall not exceed 1/20 of the aforesaid total [Issue 1] C11 – 6 Revised Laws of Mauritius SECOND SCHEDULE—continued Name under which Statutory Particulars of basic Limits chemical description elements* of variation fertiliser is sold Muriate of potash Potassium chloride for fertilising purposes and containing not less than 60% potash Nitrate of lime Calcium nitrate for Amount of Nitrogen 0.5% fertilising pur- nitrogen poses and containing not less than 13% nitrogen Nitrate of potash Potassium nitrate Amount of nitro- Nitrogen 0.5%; for fertilising pur- gen and potash potash 2% poses, and co SCHEDULE—continued Name under which Statutory Particulars of basic Limits chemical description elements* of variation fertiliser is sold Muriate of potash Potassium chloride for fertilising purposes and containing not less than 60% potash Nitrate of lime Calcium nitrate for Amount of Nitrogen 0.5% fertilising pur- nitrogen poses and containing not less than 13% nitrogen Nitrate of potash Potassium nitrate Amount of nitro- Nitrogen 0.5%; for fertilising pur- gen and potash potash 2% poses, and con- respectively taining not less than 13% nitrogen and 40% potash Nitrate of soda Sodium nitrate for Amount of Nitrogen 0.5% fertilising pur- nitrogen poses, and containing not less than 16% nitrogen Mineral rock Phosphate rock Total amount of Total phosphoric phosphate from mineral cal- phosphoric acid; acid 1/20 and cium phosphate amount of phos- phosphoric soludeposits to phoric acid solu- ble in 2% citric which no other ble in 2% citric acid matter has been acid; added Rock phosphate Phosphate rock Amount of the ar- Amount that will from organic ori- ticle that will pass through the gin, commonly pass through a British Standard called phosphatic specific sieve Test Sieve guano, ground No. 100, 1/20 of and screened to the amount pass through a stated specific sieve Phosphate of Ammonium phos- Amount of nitro- Nitrogen 1/20 Phosammonium phate for fertilis- gen and phos- phoric acid 1/30 ing purposes phoric acid respectively Potassium salts Amount of potash (a) 1% where the percentage of potash stated does not exceed 15; or C11 – 7 [Issue 1] Chemical Fertilisers Control Act SECOND SCHEDULE—continued Name under which Statutory Particulars of basic Limits chemical description elements* of variation fertiliser is sold (b) 2% where the percentage of potash stated exceeds 15 Quick lime Commercial cal- Amount of calcium Calcium oxide 1/10 cium oxide oxide of the amount stated Slaked lime The product ob- Amount of calcium Calcium oxide 1/10 tained by slaking oxide of the amount burnt lime stated Sulphate of Ammonium sul- Amount of nitro- Nitrogen 0.3% ammonia phate for fertilis- gen; amount of ing purposes and free acid, if any containing not less than 21% Super phosphate Phosphate rock Amount of phos- Phosphoric acid which has been phoric acid solu- soluble in water treated with sul- ble in water 1/20 of the phuric acid and amount stated containing not less than 18% phosphoric acid Sweepings Fertilisers or a mix- Total amount of (a) Nitrogen+ ture of fertilisers nitrogen, phos- Phosphoric collected from phoric acid and acid + Potash damaged bags potash respec- + +1% where and sold either tively soluble in the amount loose or re- water stated does bagged not exceed 8% (b) Nitrogen+ Phosphoric acid + Potash + 1/10 of the amount stated, where the amount stated exceeds 8% Triple superphos- Phosphate rock Amount of phos- Phosphoric acid phate (or concen- which has been phoric acid solu- soluble in water trated super- treated with ble in water 1/20 phosphate) phosphoric acid only and containing not less than 42% phosphoric acid [Issue 1] C11 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius SECOND SCHEDULE—continued Name under which Statutory Particulars of basic Limits chemical description elements* of variation fertiliser is sold Urea Urea for fertilising Amount of Nitrogen 0.3% purposes and nitrogen containing not more than 1.5% biuret In the particulars— (a) Nitrogen is to be stated in terms of nitrogen (N). (b) Phosphoric acid is to be stated in terms of phosphoric anhydr ric acid only and containing not less than 42% phosphoric acid [Issue 1] C11 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius SECOND SCHEDULE—continued Name under which Statutory Particulars of basic Limits chemical description elements* of variation fertiliser is sold Urea Urea for fertilising Amount of Nitrogen 0.3% purposes and nitrogen containing not more than 1.5% biuret In the particulars— (a) Nitrogen is to be stated in terms of nitrogen (N). (b) Phosphoric acid is to be stated in terms of phosphoric anhydride (P 0 ). 2 5 (c) Potash is to be stated in terms of potassium oxide (K O). Free acid is to be stated in terms of sulphuric acid (H SO ). 2 4 (d) Calcium oxide is to be stated in terms of calcium oxide (CaO). (e) Magnesium is to be stated in terms of magnesium oxide (MgO). (f) The amount in each case is to be stated as a definite percentage of the weight of the material and not as a range of percentages. THIRD SCHEDULE [Section 5] Samples shall be taken and dealt with as follows—