Seeds Act, 1966
An Act to provide for regulating the quality of certain seeds for sale, and for matters connected therewith.
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Central Seed Committee
- 4 Central Seed Laboratory and State Seed Laboratory
- 5 Power to notify kinds or varieties of seeds
- 6 Power to specify minimum limits of germination and purity, etc
- 7 Regulation or sale of seeds of notified kinds or varieties 2 judgments
- 8 Certification agency
- 8A The Central Seed Certification Board
- 8B Other Committees
- 8C Proceedings of Board or Committee not to be invalid by reason of any vacancy therein
- 8D Procedure for Board
- 8E Secretary and other officers
- 9 Grant of certificate by certification agency 1 judgment
- 10 Revocation of certificate
- 11 Appeal
- 12 Seed Analysts
- 13 Seed Inspectors 1 judgment
- 14 Powers of Seed Inspector 1 judgment
- 15 Procedure to be followed by Seed Inspectors 1 judgment
- 16 Report of Seed Analyst 2 judgments
- 17 Restriction on export and import of seeds of notified kinds or varieties
- 18 Recognition of seed certification agencies of foreign countries
- 19 Penalty 2 judgments
- 20 Forfeiture of property
- 21 Offences by companies 1 judgment
- 22 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 23 Power to give directions
- 24 Exemption
- 25 Power to make rules
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