South Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS REGULATIONS 1996 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1—When substance taken not to comply with particulars

1—Prescribed proportion—actual quantity greater than quantity stated in particulars

        (1)         A substance will be taken not to comply with particulars if the quantity of any claimed active constituent contained in the substance is greater than the quantity indicated in the particulars by 25% or more.

        (2)         Despite subclause (1)—

            (a)         fertilisers may contain any excess of nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium (or any form of those substances); and

            (b)         lime may contain any excess of calcium; and

            (c)         gypsum may contain any excess of calcium sulphate.

2—Prescribed proportion—actual quantity less than quantity stated in particulars

A substance will be taken not to comply with particulars if the quantity of any claimed active constituent contained in the substance is less than the quantity indicated in the particulars by more than the percentage determined as follows:

            (a)         in the case of nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium (or any form of those substances) or a trace element added to fertiliser or an insecticide added to fertiliser—

                  (i)         if the quantity indicated is 1% or less—10% of the whole substance;

                  (ii)         if the quantity indicated is more than 1% but not more than 16%—a percentage of the whole substance determined by the following formula:

                  (iii)         if the quantity indicated is more than 16%—0.75% of the whole substance;

            (b)         in any other case—2% of the quantity indicated in the particulars.

3—Prescribed proportion—set off of excesses against deficiencies in case of phosphorous

If particulars indicate that the quantity of phosphorous contained in an agricultural chemical is more than 16%, for the purposes of determining whether the actual quantity of phosphorous contained in the chemical is greater or less than the indicated quantity by more than the prescribed proportion as set out in this Schedule—

            (a)         an excess of water soluble phosphorous may be set off against a deficiency of citrate soluble phosphorous; and

            (b)         if the proportion of citrate soluble phosphorous does not exceed 25% of the total of the quantities of citrate soluble phosphorous and water soluble phosphorous combined, an excess of citrate soluble phosphorous may be set off against a deficiency of water soluble phosphorous.