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The Seeds Act `1966

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

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