Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 2017 (Qld)

Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 2017

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 2017.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2017.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this regulation.

Part 2 Prescribed maximum residue limits

4 Purpose of part This part prescribes— (a) for the schedule of the Act, definition maximum residue limit, paragraph (a)—the MRL for the residue of a chemical mentioned in this part in or on agricultural produce; and (b) for the schedule of the Act, definition maximum residue limit, paragraph (b)—the MRL for the residue of a chemical mentioned in this part in— (i) the tissue of a trade species animal; or (ii) a product derived from a trade species animal.

5 MRLs for chemicals for human food commodity—MRL standard If the MRL standard fixes an MRL for a particular chemical for a particular human food commodity, the MRL is the prescribed MRL for the residue of the chemical in or on the commodity as a human food commodity.

6 Other MRLs for chemicals for human food commodity (1) If the MRL standard does not fix an MRL for a particular chemical for a particular human food commodity, the prescribed MRL for the residue of the chemical in or on the commodity as a human food commodity is zero. (2) If the MRL standard does not fix an MRL for a particular chemical for any human food commodities at all, the prescribed MRL for the residue of the chemical in or on each commodity as a human food commodity is zero. (3) However, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a chemical if the use of the chemical in relation to the commodity as a human food commodity is allowed under part 2 of the Act. (4) If subsection (3) applies for a particular chemical, no MRL is prescribed for the residue of the chemical in or on a commodity as a human food commodity.