End of the line for sprayer 'grandfather rights'

摘要

Do you do the spraying and haven't got a certificate? You only have a few weeks before that will be illegal. Jill Hewitt explains.On 26 November 2015 it will no longer be legal to spray professional products under what are called "grandfather rights" without a recognised certificate of competence. It will also be an offence to purchase the same products if the intended end user does not have a certificate.In simple terms this means if you don't hold the appropriate PA certificates, or a new grandfather certificate, you can no longer legally apply professional agricultural pesticides on your crops.