LawgistThe Seeds Act
7Regulation or sale of seeds of notified kinds or varieties
No person shall, himself or by any other person on his behalf, carry on the business of selling, keeping for sale, offering to sell, bartering or otherwise supplying any seed of any notified kind or variety, unless--
(a) such seed is identifiable as to its kind or variety;
(b) such seed conforms to the minimum limits of germination and purity specified under clause (a) of section 6;
(c) the container of such seed bears in the prescribed manner, the mark or label containing the correct particulars thereof, specified under clause (b) of section 6; and
(d) he complies with such other requirements as may be prescribed.
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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
