Advice notes for unpackaged fertilisers
8 Advice notes for unpackaged fertilisers
If a fertiliser is sold in an unpackaged form, the seller must supply an advice note in the following manner—
if the fertiliser is collected from the seller by the buyer or buyer's agent, the advice note must be given to the buyer or buyer's agent at the time the fertiliser is collected; or
if the fertiliser is delivered to the buyer or buyer's agent, the advice note must be given to the buyer or buyer's agent at the time the fertiliser is delivered; or
if the fertiliser is delivered to premises where neither the buyer nor buyer's agent is present, the seller must take reasonable steps to ensure that the advice note is given to the buyer within 24 hours of the delivery date.
An advice note referred to in subregulation (1) must––
state the name of the fertiliser; and
state the quantity (by weight or volume) of the fertiliser sold; and
state the name and full business address of the seller of the fertiliser; and
contain the warning statements required by regulation 10 for that fertiliser; and
in the case of an advice note provided under subregulation (1)(c), identify the date and location of delivery of the fertiliser.
The information on the advice note must—
be in English; and
be in letters and figures not less than 2 millimetres high.
The information on the advice note may also be given in a language other than English.
Note
Section 18(1)(a) of the Act prohibits the sale of a fertiliser unless it is accompanied by a label or advice note which complies with these Regulations. In the case of a corporation, a penalty of 400 penalty units applies and in any other case, a penalty of 200 penalty units applies.
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