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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ACT 1984 - SECT 22

Agent application

  (1)   Where a person considers that the release of prescribed organisms of a particular kind would result in the control of:

  (a)   target organisms of a particular kind or kinds; or

  (b)   organisms to which a target recommendation applies or target recommendations apply;

(whether or not the organisms referred to in paragraph   (a) or (b) can be controlled by existing agent organisms) the person may make an application to the Authority for a declaration that the first - mentioned organisms are agent organisms for the purposes of this Act.

  (2)   An agent application shall be in writing signed:

  (a)   in the case of an application by a natural person--by the applicant; or

  (b)   in any other case--by a natural person authorized by the applicant to do so.

  (3)   An agent application in relation to organisms of a particular kind shall set out:

  (a)   particulars identifying the organisms;

  (b)   particulars of the possible ways in which the applicant considers that the release of the organisms could control the relevant population of target organisms; and

  (c)   such other particulars (if any) as are prescribed.



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