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The Seeds Act, 1966

Central

An Act to provide for regulating the quality of certain seeds for sale, and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
54 of 1966
Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Department
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare
Enacted
29 Dec 1966

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30 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Central Seed Committee.
  4. Section 4Central Seed Laboratory and State Seed Laboratory.
  5. Section 5Power to notify kinds or varieties of seeds.
  6. Section 6Power to specify minimum limits of germination and purity, etc.
  7. Section 7Regulation or sale of seeds of notified kinds or varieties.
  8. Section 8Certification agency.
  9. Section 8AThe Central Seed Certification Board.
  10. Section 8BOther Committees.
  11. Section 8CProceedings of Board or Committee not to be invalid by reason of any vacancy therein.
  12. Section 8DProcedure for Board.
  13. Section 8ESecretary and other officers.
  14. Section 9Grant of certificate by certification agency.
  15. Section 10Revocation of certificate.
  16. Section 11Appeal.
  17. Section 12Seed Analysts.
  18. Section 13Seed Inspectors.
  19. Section 14Powers of Seed Inspector.
  20. Section 15Procedure to be followed by Seed Inspectors.
  21. Section 16Report of Seed Analyst.
  22. Section 17Restriction on export and import of seeds of notified kinds or varieties.
  23. Section 18Recognition of seed certification agencies of foreign countries.
  24. Section 19Penalty.
  25. Section 20Forfeiture of property.
  26. Section 21Offences by companies.
  27. Section 22Protection of action taken in good faith.
  28. Section 23Power to give directions.
  29. Section 24Exemption.
  30. Section 25Power to make rules.