Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Spraying Restrictions) Regulations 1979 (WA)

Western Australia Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Spraying Restrictions) Regulations 1979 Western Australia Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Spraying Restrictions) Regulations 1979 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Interpretation 1 3. Prescribed areas 1 4. Spraying of acids 2 5. Storage of esters of acids 3 6. Restrictions as to vehicles and equipment 4 7. Applications to Director 4 Schedule Notes Compilation table 7 Defined terms Western Australia Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Spraying Restrictions) Regulations 1979

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Spraying Restrictions) Regulations 1979 1.

2. Interpretation In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears — acid means a chemical, whether in a salt, amine or other form, listed in the Schedule; Director means the Director General of Agriculture or an officer of the Department of Agriculture authorised by him in writing; prescribed area means an area described in regulation 3. [Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 28 Nov 1986 p. 4415; 1 Sep 1989 p. 3074.]

3. Prescribed areas The following areas are prescribed areas for the purposes of these regulations — (a) any area within 5 kilometres of a place where tomatoes or grapevines are being grown for commercial purposes; (b) any area being more than 5 kilometres but not more than 10 kilometres from a place where tomatoes or grapevines are being grown for commercial purposes; (c) the area within an imaginary circle having a radius of 19 kilometres with the Geraldton Post Office as its centre; [(d) deleted] (e) the area within an imaginary circle having a radius of 50 kilometres with the Geraldton Post Office as its centre but outside an imaginary circle having a radius of 19 kilometres with the Geraldton Post Office as its centre; (f) an area within 10 kilometres of a place where irrigated agricultural or horticultural crops are being grown for commercial purposes which is situated within 50 kilometres of the Kununurra Post Office; (g) an area more than 10 kilometres but not more than 50 kilometres from a place where irrigated agricultural or horticultural crops are being grown for commercial purposes which is situated within 50 kilometres of the Kununurra Post Office; (h) all the land bounded by lines starting from the junction of Ida Street and Anzac Terrace in the town of Bassendean extending east to the southeast corner of Swan location 3218; then north to the southeast corner of Swan location 1339; then west to the northwest corner of Swan location 277; then south to the starting point. [Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 10 Apr 1981 p. 1260; 1 Sep 1989 p. 3074.]