Section 1: In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

- "Agency'' means the National Fertilizer Regulatory Agency established under section 2 of the National Fertilizer Regulatory Agency Act, 2018 (Act No. 4 of 2018); "analysis'' means the percentage composition of a fertilizer product expressed in terms required and permitted in the Economic Community of West African States region; "bio solid'' means any fertilizer resulting from the treatment of domestic sewage; "Board'' means the National Fertilizer Regulatory Agency Board established under section 2 of the National Fertilizer Regulatory Agency Act, 2018; "brand'' means any term, design, or trademark used in connection with one or several grades of fertilizer ; "bulk'' refers to any fertilizer delivered to a purchaser either in solid or liquid state in a non-package form to which a label cannot be pasted; Short title. Definitions PART V- MISCELLANEOUS 36. The Agency shall prescribe the fees for - (a) renewal of licensing of fertilizer manufacturers, importers and distributors; (b) late application for renewal of licences; (c) late submission for tonnage reporting; (d) inspection of fertilizer; and (e) analysis of fertilizer samples. MADE this day of January, 2020. DENNIS K. VANDI Minister of Agriculture and Forestry FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE. Fees. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GAZETTE NO. 3 OF 16TH JANUARY, 2020. "Commission'' means the Commission of Economic Community of West African States; "competent authority'' means the National fertilizer Regulatory Agency; "complex fertilizer'' means any fertilizer having at least 2 primary plant nutrients such as di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and nitrogen phosphorus potassium (NPK) obtained by chemical reaction; "dealer or agro-dealer or distributor'' means any person who is authorised to carry on the business of selling fertilizer s to the farmers in wholesale or retail, including a manufacturer, blender and an importer; "Economic Community of West African States'' means the regional political and economic union of 15 countries created by the Treaty of Lagos on May 28, 1975, to promote cooperation and integration in order to promote economic growth and development in West Africa; "fertilizer'' means any substance which is intended to be used as a nutrient source to crops for increasing agricultural productivity and production; "Fertilizer Analysis Manual'' means the compendium of provisions describing the modalities and procedures for carrying out the analysis of fertilizers under theseRegulations; "fertilizer blend'' means any fertilizer derived from dry mixing of granule, perils or chips, without chemical reaction, to produce a multi-nutrient fertilizer of a required nutrient analysis; "fertilizer inspector'' means a person appointed or designated and notified under these Regulations to draw official samples of fertilizers, to get their quality tested in a laboratory identified for this purpose, to inspect the fertilizer records being maintained by manufacturers, blenders, importers and distributors, and to launch prosecution against the violators of any of these Regulations; "Fertilizer Inspection Manual'' means the compendium of provisions describing the modalities and procedures for carrying out the inspection and quality control of fertilizers under these Regulations; "grade of fertilizer'' means any combination of nutrients specified in a fertilizer in whole numbers and in the same terms, order, and percentages as in the guaranteed analysis such as NPK 15-15-15 or NPK 20-20-0; "guaranteed analysis'' means the minimum percentage of all plant nutrients stated on the label; "importer'' means a person or body duly authorised to import fertilizer into Sierra Leone; "inspection manual'' or "fertilizer inspection manual'' means the compendium of provisions describing the modalities and procedures for carrying out the inspection and quality control of fertilizer under these Regulations; "label'' means - (a) a legend, word, mark, symbol, or design applied or attached to, included in, belonging to, or accompanying any fertilizer, supplement, or container; (b) an advertisement, brochure, poster; or (c) a television, radio, internet announcement, used in promoting the sale of fertilizer ; "laboratory'' means a fertilizer analysis facility identified or established in Sierra Leone and specified under these Regulations for carrying out fertilizer analysis in accordance with the methods specified in the Fertilizer Analysis Manual; 2 3 "licence'' means a licence granted under Regulation 13 authorising a person to retail or distribute fertilizer; "licensee'' means a person who has obtained a licence under these Regulations authorising him to retail or distribute fertilizer; "licensing authority'' means the appropriate authority in a member state designated for granting a licence for selling fertilizer; "liquid fertilizer'' means a fluid in which the plant nutrients are in true solution; "manufacturer'' means a person or body duly authorised to produce or blend fertilizer in accordance with these Regulations; "member state'' means a country in West Africa that is a member of the Economic Community of West African States; "micronutrient'' means any of the following nutrients that is essential for the normal growth of plants and that may need to be added to the growth medium: boron, chlorine, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, sodium and zinc; "Minister'' means Minister responsible for agriculture and Ministry shall be construed accordingly; "National Fertilizer Regulatory Agency'' means the National Fertilizer Regulatory Agency established under section 2 of the National Fertilizer Regulatory Agency Act, 2018; "natural organic fertilizer'' means a fertilizer derived from non-synthetic organic material including sewage sludge, animal manures, plant residues, household refuse, and agro- industrial waste which are produced through the process of drying, cooking, composting, chopping, grinding, fermenting, or other methods and makes a declaration of nutrient value on the label. Such fertilizer shall not be mixed for retail or distribution with synthetic material or changed in any physical or chemical manner; "nutrient content'' means the percentage of a plant food in fertilizer that is recognised as essential for plant growth and as determined by laboratory analysis; "official sample'' means a sample of fertilizer taken by a fertilizer inspector; "person'' means an individual, partnership, association, firm, or corporation; "primary nutrient'' means any plant foods such as nitrogen (N); available phosphoric acid (P2O5) or phosphorus (P); and soluble potash (K2O) or potassium (K); "secondary nutrient'' means any of the following nutrients that is essential for the normal growth of plants and that may need to be added to the growth medium: calcium, magnesium, and sulfur; "single nutrient fertilizer'' means any fertilizer having one primary plant nutrient such as urea, ammonium sulfate, superphosphate, muriate of potash and sulfate of potash; 4 5 "tolerance'' means the permitted deviation of the measured values of a nutrient content or the bag weight below the values claimed on the label, or the maximum allowable heavy metal limits in a fertilizer ; "trade'' means to sell, possess in order to sell, offer for sale or any other disposal, supply or transfer of fertilizer forcommercial purpose, be it for a fee or not; "West African Committee for Fertilizer Control'' means the Committee established by Article 9 of Regulation C/REG.13/12/12 relating to fertilizer quality control in the Economic Community of West African States.