LawgistThe Seeds Act
8ESecretary and other officers
1[8E. Secretary and other officers.--The Central Government shall--
(i) appoint a person to be the Secretary of the Board, and
(ii) provide the Board with such technical and other staff as the Central Government considers necessary.]
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1. Ins. by Act 55 of 1972, s. 3 (w.e.f. 16-1-1973).
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
