Regulation 1 Title, commencement and interpretationI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilisers Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st November 1991.

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In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970;

• “chelating agent” means any product listed in table 2 in Schedule 2;

• “herbicide” means a substance calculated to destroy or control any unwanted plant;

• “pesticide” means a substance calculated to destroy or control any insect, mite, mollusc, nematode, fungus or any other pest capable of destroying, damaging or retarding the growth of any form of plant life;

• “secondary nutrient” means calcium, magnesium, sodium or sulphur;

• “trace element” means boron, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum or zinc.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section shall, unless the reference is to a section of a specified Act, be construed as a reference to the section bearing that number in the Act.