Explanatory note

These regulations, the first to be made under the Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1967, require certain products to be labelled if they contain any of the substances referred to in the Schedule to the regulations. The name of any such substance must be clearly written on the label.

The regulations apply to retail sales of products sold for use in Great Britain as weedkillers, pesticides or growth controllers on farms or in gardens, excluding fertilisers.

A label is required on sale or exposure for sale, and on consignment or delivery. Provision is made for the attachment of labels and the manner in which the names of ingredients are to be written on them.

The regulations come into operation on 1st May 1973.