Food and Environment Protection Act 1985

An Act which aimed to control contamination of food, the sea and the environment. It regulates "pesticides and substances, preparations and organisms prepared or used for the control of pests or for protection against pests". Pesticides are covered in Part III, including the Control of pesticides etc. (Section 16),
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(a) with a view to the continuous development of means ‐
(i) to protect the health of human beings, creatures and plants;
(ii) to safeguard the environment; and
(iii) to secure safe, efficient and humane methods of controlling pests; and
(b) with a view to making information about pesticides available to the public".
It is often just referred to as FEPA.