Lawgist1Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Seeds Act, 1966.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall came into force on such date 1as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act, and for different States or for different areas thereof.
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1. 2nd September, 1968, vide notification No. S.O. 3122 , dated 29 th August, 19 68 , in respect of ss. 1 to 6, ss. 8 to 11, s. 18, ss. 22 to 25 see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
1st October, 19 69, vide notification No. S.O. 4049, dated the 24th September , 19 69, in respect of ss. 7, 12 to 17 (both inclusive) and 19 to 21 (both inclusive), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
- 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
- 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
- 10 Revocation of certificate
- 11 Appeal
- 12 Seed Analysts
- 13 Seed Inspectors
- 14 Powers of Seed Inspector
- 15 Procedure to be followed by Seed Inspectors
- 16 Report of Seed Analyst
- 17 Restriction on export and import of seeds of notified kinds or varieties
- 18 Recognition of seed certification agencies of foreign countries
- 19 Penalty
- 20 Forfeiture of property
- 21 Offences by companies
- 22 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 23 Power to give directions
- 24 Exemption
- 25 Power to make rules
