LawgistThe Seeds Act
13Seed Inspectors
(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit, having the prescribed qualifications, to be Seed Inspectors and define the areas within which they shall exercise jurisdiction.
(2) Every Seed Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and shall be officially subordinate to such authority as the State Government may specify in this behalf
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All sections
- 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
