Plant Protection Division

INSECTICIDES RULES, 1971 [GSR 1650, DT. 9-10-1971]

• Chapter-I: PRELIMINARY
  
  
• Chapter-II: FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD, REGISTRATION COMMITTTEE AND LABORATORY
  
  
• Chapter-III: REGISTRATION OF INSECTICIDES
  
  
• Chapter-IV: GRANT OF LICENCES
  
  
• Chapter-V: PACKING AND LABELLING
  
  
• Chapter-VI: INSECTICIDE ANALYSIS AND INSECTICIDES INSPECTORS
  
  
• Chapter-VII: TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF INSECTICIDES IN TRANSIT BY RAIL, ROAD OR WATER
  
  
• Chapter-VIII: PROVISIONS REGARDING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR WORKERS DURING MANUFACTURE
  
  
• Chapter-IX: MESCELLANEOUS
  
  
• Schedule-I
  
  
• Schedule-II

SO 569(E),dt. 25-07-1989-Whereas the Government of India has set up an Expert Committee with a view to reviewing the continued use in india of pesticides that are either banned or restyricted for use in other countries.

Now, therefore, after considering the recommendations of the said expert committee, and in consultation with the Registration Committee., set up under the Insecticides Act, 1968, the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred on it, under sub-section (20 of section 27 read with section 28 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 hereby passes the following order:

1. Chlorobenzilate is hereby banned for use in agriculture. If required it can be imported by Government/ semi-government organisations and prepared folbex strips for making it available to be keepers for controlling mites of honeybees.
2. Dibromo-chloropropane (DBPC) is hereby banned and the registration certificates issued by the Registration Committee to various registrants shall stand cancelled.
3. Taxaphene (camphechlor0 is hereby banned and the registration certificates issued by the Registration Committee to various registrants shall stand cancelled.
4. The use of sodium cyanide shall be resticted for fumigation of cotton bales by plant protection Adviser to the Government of India under expert supervision.
5. Penta-chloro-nitro-benzene (PCNB) is hereby banned and the registration certificates issued by the Registration Committee to various registrants shall stand cancelled.
6. Captafol shall be used only as seed dresser. Its use as foliar spray is hereby banned.
7. All the holders of the registration certificates for manufacture and import of these insecticides should return their registration certificates to the Secretary, Registration Committee, Directorate of PP, NH-IV faridabad (Haryana), dt. 31-7-1989.
8. Non- endorsement or correction of the registration certificates will not bne taken as permission or approval to operate upon original certificate of registration in contravention of the provisions of this order.
9. Certificates not submitted by the due date shall be deemed to have been cancelled.