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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Environmental Pollution, Pesticides...

Catalogue reference: MAF 451

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MAF 451

This series contains registered files relating to the operation of the Pesticides Safety Precaution Scheme, the voluntary scheme for the regulation of pesticides in the UK run by the pesticides industry from 1975-1984.

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Reference
MAF 451
Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Environmental Pollution, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division: Registered Files, Pesticides Safety Precaution Scheme (PSC Series)
Date
1975-1984
Description

This series contains registered files relating to the operation of the Pesticides Safety Precaution Scheme, the voluntary scheme for the regulation of pesticides in the UK run by the pesticides industry from 1975-1984.

Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Environmental Pollution, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division, 1974-1984
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
1975-1984
Accruals
Occasional further accruals 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/C16312/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Environmental Pollution, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division: Registered Files, Pesticides Safety Precaution Scheme (PSC Series)