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The Seeds Act, 1966

बीज अधिनियम, 1966

Uttar Pradesh

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

Act number
54 of 1966
Department
Agriculture
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 of 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