Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Board” means the Dangerous Chemicals Control Board established under section 6; “chemical substance” means any chemical element, product or preparation, and its compounds in the natural or manufactured state; “Committee” means the Enforcing Agencies Coordination Committee referred to in section 9; “Council” means the Dangerous Chemicals Advisory Council established under section 4; “dangerous chemical” means a chemical substance specified in the First Schedule and includes an extremely dangerous chemical and any pesticide; “employer” has the same meaning as in the Occupational Safety and Health Act; “enforcing agency” means any agency specified in the Third Schedule; “extremely dangerous chemical” means a chemical specified in the Second Schedule; “import” has the same meaning as in the Customs Act; “information” includes any labelling, safety data sheet, application, notification or other kind of written material supplied by an importer, a manufacturer or an employer under this Act; “licence” means a licence issued under section 10; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of health is assigned; “Ministry” means the Ministry responsible for the subject of health; “Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry; “permit” means a permit granted under section 11; [Issue 1] D1 – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius “pesticide”— (a) means any chemical substance or biological agent other than a fertiliser and soil conditioner, which— (i) is designed to prevent, destroy or control any pest including vectors of human or animal diseases, unwanted species of plants or animals causing harm during or interfering with the processing, production, storage, transport or marketing of food, agricultural commodities, wood and wood products or animal foodstuffs; (ii) may be administered to animals for the control of insects, arachnids or other pests on their bodies; (b) includes any substance— (i) intended for use as a plant growth regulator, defoliant, desiccant, fruit thinning agent or as an agent for preventing the premature fall in fruit; (ii) applied to crops either before or after harvest to prevent deterioration during storage or transport; “mixture” means any mixture of 2 or more chemical substances in the solid, liquid or gaseous state; “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Dangerous Chemicals Control Board, designated under section 6 (9); “responsible person”, in relation to any dangerous chemical, means the owner, or the person having the charge, management or control of the import, supply, manufacture, retailing, distribution, sale or use, of the dangerous chemical.