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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Pesticides Safety Departments: Registered...

Catalogue reference: MAF 449

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MAF 449

This series contains records on the administration of the Agricultural Chemicals Approval Scheme, 1968-1986. The scheme was replaced by the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986.

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Reference
MAF 449
Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Pesticides Safety Departments: Registered Files, Agricultural Chemicals Approvals Scheme (ACAS series)
Date
1968-1986
Description

This series contains records on the administration of the Agricultural Chemicals Approval Scheme, 1968-1986. The scheme was replaced by the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986.

Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environmental Pollution, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division, 1974-1984
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards, Science and Safety Division, 1964-1970
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Pesticides and Infestation Control, 1984-1988
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Safety, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division, 1970-1974
Access conditions
Records not yet transferred
Immediate source of acquisition

Pesticides Safety Directorate

Custodial history
These records passed from the control of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to that of the Pesticides Safety Directorate when it was established in April 1993.
Accumulation dates
1968-1986
Accruals
Occasional further accessions can be expected.
Selection and destruction information
Selected under acquisition policy criteria 2.2.2.2, documenting the control of chemicals used in agricultural and horticultural pesticides.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16310/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Pesticides Safety Departments: Registered Files, Agricultural Chemicals Approvals Scheme (ACAS series)