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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; Long title: An Act to regulate the marketing of economic poisons and devices, and for other purposes: Acronyms (colloquial) FIFRA: Enacted by: the 80th United States Congress: Effective: June 25, 1947: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 80–104: Statutes at Large: 61 Stat. 163: Codification ...
FIFRA was enacted in 1947 and was a collaboration between the federal government and the chemical industry. It resulted from the increase in pesticide production during and after World War II. [ 3 ] At that time, the concern about pesticides was related to pesticide efficacy and producer honesty.
Congress enacted the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the law was based on ideas that had been discussed in the 1959 and subsequent hearings. [11] [9] The Richard Nixon administration made the environment a policy priority in 1969-1971 and created two new agencies, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and EPA. [12]
The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), or H.R.1627, was passed unanimously by Congress in 1996 and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 3, 1996. [1] The FQPA standardized the way the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would manage the use of pesticides and amended the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.
In England and Wales, the powers to make building regulations were consolidated and re-enacted in 1984. All building regulations made by the Secretary of State since then have included minimum fire safety measures (for both physical fire resistance and safe means of escape) for all new, extended or altered buildings.
The Scottish Test Act was passed in 1681 but rescinded in 1690. Later attempts to exclude Scotland from the English Test Acts were rejected by the Parliament of Scotland . In 1707, anyone bearing office in any university, college or school in Scotland was to profess and subscribe to the Confession of Faith .
New Zealand also passed early legislation at various times applying British law. [75] [76] In 1988, New Zealand enacted the Imperial Laws Application Act 1988, which disapplied all but a limited schedule of English Acts it declared to be "part of the laws of New Zealand", one of which is the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750. [77]
The Factories Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 29), also known as the Ten Hours Act was a United Kingdom act of Parliament which restricted the working hours of women and young persons (13–18) in textile mills to 10 hours per day.