Section 6: Power to specify minimum limits of germination and purity, etc

The Central Government may, after consultation with the Committee and by notification in the Official Gazette, specify—

(a) the minimum limits of germination and purity with respect to any seed of any notified kind or variety;

(b) the mark or label to indicate that such seed conforms to the minimum limits of germination and purity specified under clause (a) and the particulars which such mark or label may contain.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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