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133A PDFTitle:PESTICIDES REGULATIONSGazette Number:
Regulation:11Heading:Registered pesticide not to be sold or supplied except in proper containerVersion Date:30/06/1997

(1) A licensee shall not sell, or offer or expose for sale, or supply, either by retail or in a form ready for sale or supply by retail any registered pesticide except in a container which-

        (a) is impervious to that pesticide; and
        (b) is sufficiently strong to prevent leakage arising from the ordinary risks of handling and transport; and
        (c) is made of-
          (i) metal;
          (ii) glass or plastic, the outer surface being, in the case of a container with a capacity of not more than 2 litres, fluted vertically with ribs or grooves recognizable by touch; or
          (iii) such other material as may be approved by the Director for that pesticide; and
        (d) displays clearly and distinctly the number or mark, if any, assigned to it under regulation 15.
(1A) Paragraph (1)(c) and (d) shall not apply to a registered pesticide which is to be exported by a licensee to a purchaser outside Hong Kong. (L.N. 172 of 1983)
(2) No licensee shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, by wholesale or supply by wholesale any registered pesticide except in a container which complies with paragraph (1)(a) and (b).
(L.N. 172 of 1983; L.N. 422 of 1990)