60.—(1) The Minister may make regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Act and for any matter which is required under this Act to be prescribed.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations —
(a)
prescribing the particulars, information and documents to be furnished with any application made under this Act;
(b)
prescribing the form to be used for any purpose under this Act;
(c)
prescribing standards for efficacy and safety of pesticides and vector repellents;
(d)
prescribing the qualifications and other requirements to be met by any person applying to be registered as a vector control operator or licensed as a vector control technician or certified as a vector control worker;
(e)
providing for the examination or testing of such applicant, and prescribing the circumstances in which and conditions on which an applicant may be exempted from such examination or testing;
(f)
prescribing the duties and obligations of registered vector control operators, licensed and provisionally licensed vector control technicians and certified and provisionally certified vector control workers;
(g)
providing for the powers and duties of the Commissioner or any public health officer or authorised officer under this Act;
(h)
prohibiting, controlling or regulating the carrying out of any type of vector control work or the use of any type of pesticide for the purpose of vector control;
(i)
regulating the storage of pesticides and vector repellents;
(j)
regulating the disposal of the residues or remnants of any pesticide used in vector control work;
(k)
imposing temporary restrictions upon the use of any premises, vessel or aircraft on which any vector control work has been carried out, for the purpose of preventing injurious effects which may result from the vector control work or the use of any pesticide in connection therewith;
(l)
requiring tests to be carried out on any premises, vessel or aircraft on which any vector control work has been carried out, for the purpose of preventing injurious effects which may result from the vector control work or the use of any pesticide in connection therewith;
(m)
prescribing the manner in which any pesticide or vector repellent is to be contained, packaged and labelled before it is offered for sale or supply;
(n)
prescribing the procedure for the taking and analysis of samples under this Act;
(o)
prescribing the fees to be charged for the purposes of this Act; and
(p)
prescribing the offences which may be compounded and the method and procedure by which such offences may be compounded.
(3) The Minister may, in making any regulations, provide that any contravention of, or failure or neglect to comply with any regulations shall be an offence and may prescribe the fine with which such offence shall be punishable, except that no such fine shall exceed for any one offence, the sum of $10,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, the sum of $500 for every day or part thereof during which such offence continues after conviction.
(4) All regulations made under this Act shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.