Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill  clauses relating to 
inhibitors  
 
2 Commencement  
 
(1) Subpart  2 of each  of Parts  1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 15, and 18 comes into force — 
(a) on 1 or more dates set by Order in Council; or  
(b) to the extent not brought into force earlier, on  24 March  2026 . 
 
(2) Subpart  3 of Part 1 comes into force 12 months after the commencement of the rest of 
this Act under  subsection  (3). 
 
(3) The rest of this Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent.  
 
 
Part 1 
Amendments to Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 and 
secondary legislation made under that Act  
 
Subpart  1—Amendments coming into force on day after Royal assent  
 
3  Principal Act  
This subpart amends the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 
and secondary legislation made under that Act.  
 
Amendments to Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997  
 
4 Section 2 amended (Interpretation)  
(1) In section 2(1), definition of  agricultural  compound , after paragraph (a) (viii), insert:  
(ix) mitigating adverse impacts on the environment; or  
(x) mitigating emissions that contribute to climate change; and  
(2) In section 2(1), definition of  agricultural  compound , after paragraph (b) (iii), insert:  
(iv) Any substance, mixture of substances, or biological compound used, or intende d       
for use, for a purpose specified by Order in Council made under  subsection  (2) 
(3) Replace  section  2(2) with: 
(2) The Governor -General  may from time to time,  by Order  in Council,  for the purposes  of this 
Act,— 
(a) declare any substance, mixture of substances, or biological compound to be an 
agricultural compound; or  
(b) specify for the purpose of  paragraph  (b)(iv) of the definition of  agricultural  
compound  a purpose for which a substance, mixture of substances, or biological 
compound is used or intended to be used; or  
(c) declare any entity to be a pest; or  
(d) declare any entity not to be a pest.  
 
Amendments to Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and 
Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011  
  
13 Principal regulations  
 
Sections  14 and 15 amend the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines 
(Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011.  
 
14 Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)  
(1) In regulation 3, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:  
inhibitor  means an agricultural compound applied (either directly or indirectly) to plants or 
animals to mitigate adverse impacts on the environment or to mitigate emissions that 
contribute to climate change  
(2) In regulation 3, revoke the definition of  inhibitor  substance . 
 
15 Schedule 2 amended  
In Schedule 2, replace item 8A with:  
8A Inhibitor   
The exemption  applies to an inhibitor for sale in New Zealand, unless the 
inhibitor is registered as a trade name product under the Act   
 
Revocation of Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and 
Prohibited Substances) Amendment Regulations 2022  
 
16 Revocation of Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions 
and Prohibited Substances) Amendment Regulations 2022  
The Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited 
Substances) Amendment Regula tions 2022 (SL 2022/192) are revoked.  
 
Revocation of Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Inhibitor Substances) 
Order 2022  
 
17 Revocation of Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Inhibitor 
Substances) Order 2022  
The Agricultural Comp ounds and Veterinary Medicines (Inhibitor Substances) Order 2022 
(SL 2022/191) is revoked.  
 
Subpart  3—Amendments coming into force under  section  2(2) 
 
Amendments to Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and 
Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011  
 
23 Principal regulations  
This subpart amends the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions 
and Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011.  
 
24 Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)  
In regulation 3, revoke the de finition of  inhibitor . 
 
25 Schedule 2 amended  
In Schedule 2, revoke  item 8A.