Control of Plants Act
(CHAPTER 57A, Section 48)
Control of Plants (Cultivation of Plants) (Licensing and Certification) Rules
R 2
G.N. No. S 27/1994

REVISED EDITION 1995
(1st April 1995)
[18th February 1994]
PART III
PESTICIDE OPERATOR’ S CERTIFICATE
Application for pesticide operator’s certificate
13.  Every application for a pesticide operator’s certificate shall be made in such form as the Director may provide and shall specify such particulars as the Director may require.
Director may require applicant to undergo medical examination, test or training
14.—(1)  Upon receiving an application under rule 13, the Director may, for the purpose of satisfying himself that the applicant is sufficiently competent and in all other respects a fit and proper person to be entrusted to apply or otherwise use pesticides in the cultivation of plants safely, require the applicant —
(a)to undergo a medical examination; and
(b)to take and successfully complete such tests as the Director may set.
(2)  The Director may require any applicant who does not possess the requisite qualification, training or practical experience in pesticide application to undergo such training as may be conducted by him prior to taking any test referred to in paragraph (1)(b).
Issue of certificate
15.—(1)  Upon being satisfied that the applicant is sufficiently competent and in all other respects a fit and proper person to be entrusted to apply or otherwise use pesticides in the cultivation of plants safely and upon the payment of the appropriate fee specified in the First Schedule, the Director may issue a pesticide operator’ s certificate to the applicant subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose.
(2)  Every pesticide operator’s certificate shall be in such form as the Director may determine.
[S 147/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
(3)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Director may refuse to issue a pesticide operator’s certificate without assigning any reason.
[S 147/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
(4)  The Director may at any time add to, vary or revoke, any of the conditions subject to which a pesticide operator’s certificate has been issued.
[S 147/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
(5)  [Deleted by S 147/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
Duration of pesticide operator’ s certificate
16.—(1)  Subject to section 14 of the Act and rule 18, every pesticide operator’ s certificate shall be valid for a period not exceeding 3 years and may be renewed upon its expiry.
(2)  [Deleted by S 147/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
Renewal, replacement, transfer and alteration of pesticide operator’s certificate
17.  Rules 7, 9, 10, and 11 shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to a pesticide operator’s certificate as they apply to a licence.
[S 147/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
Procedure on cancellation or suspension of pesticide operator’ s certificate
18.  Rule 12(2) to (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis upon the cancellation or suspension of a pesticide operator’ s certificate under section 14 of the Act as they apply upon the cancellation or suspension of a licence under rule 12(1).
[S 147/1997 wef 01/04/1997]