TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1966

Seeds Act, 1966

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Preamble1 - Seeds Act, 1966

Section1 - SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT

Section2 - DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

Section3 - CENTRAL SEED COMMITTEE

Section4 - CENTRAL SEED LABORATORY AND STATE SEED LABORATORY

Section5 - POWER TO NOTIFY KINDS OR VARIETIES OF SEEDS If the Central Government after consultation with the committee, is of

Section6 - POWER TO SPECIFY MINIMUM LIMITS OF GERMINATION AND PURITY, ETC The Central Government may, after consultation with the

Section7 - REGULATION OF SALE OF SEEDS OF NOTIFIED KINDS OR VARIETIES No person shall, himself or by any other person on his

Section8 - CERTIFICATION AGENCY - The State Government or the Central Government, in consultation with the State Government, may,

Section08A - THE CENTRAL SEED CERTIFICATION BOARD

Section08B - OTHER COMMITTEES The Board may appoint as many Committees as it deems fit consisting wholly of the members of the Board

Section08C - PROCEDINGS OF BOARD OR COMMITTEE NOT TO BE INVALID BY REASON OF ANY VACANCY THEREIN No proceeding of the Board or any

Section08D - PROCEDURE FOR BOARD The Board may, subject to the previous approval of the Central Government, make bye-laws for the

Section08E - SECRETARY AND OTHER OFFICERS - The Central Government shall

Section9 - GRANT OF CERTIFICATE BY CERTIFICATION AGENCY

Section10 - REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE If the certification agency is satisfied, either on a reference made to it in this behalf or

Section11 - APPEAL

Section12 - SEED ANALYSTS The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit,

Section13 - SEED INSPECTORS

Section14 - POWERS OF SEED INSPECTOR

Section15 - PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY SEED INSPECTORS

Section16 - REPORT OF SEED ANALYST

Section17 - RESTRICTION ON EXPORT AND IMPORT OF SEEDS OF NOTIFIED KINDS OR VARIETIES - No person shall, for the purpose of sowing

Section18 - RECOGNITION OF SEED CERTIFICATION AGENCIES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES The Central Government may, on the recommendation of

Section19 - PENALTY - If any person

Section20 - FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY - When any person has been convicted under this Act for the contravention of any of the

Section21 - OFFENCES BY COMPANIES

Section22 - PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the

Section23 - POWER TO GIVE DIRECTIONS The Central Government may give such directions to any State Government as may appear to the

Section24 - EXEMPTION Nothing in this Act shall apply to any seed of any notified kind or variety grown by a person and sold or

Section25 - POWER TO MAKE RULES

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