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Seeds Act (Act No. 54 of 1966).

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Legislation
Date
1966
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for regulating the quality of certain seeds for sale, and for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Basic legislation Plant protection Planting material/seeds Certification Institution Plant production
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act makes provision with respect to the control and improvement of the quality of seeds and for this purposes requires the Central Government and State Governments to establish various public bodies: the Central Seed Committee under section 3, the Central Seed Laboratory and the State Seed Laboratory under section 4, and seed certification agencies under section 8. Seed analysts hall be appointed under section 12 and seed inspectors under section 13. The Committee shall advise the Central Government on matters arising from the administration of this Act. The Central Government may, after consultation with the Committee, regulate the quality of notified seeds (sects. 5 and 6). Seed certificates shall be granted by the Agency under and in accordance with section 9. Powers of seed inspectors are outlined in section 14. The procedures to be follwed for sampling, etc, are outlined in section 15. Section 18 deals with recognition of foreign seed certification agencies. (25 sections)

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Seeds Rules, 1968.

Legislation | India | 1968

Keyword: Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Institution, Inspection, Packaging/labelling, Classification/declassification, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Seeds (Amendment) Act (Act No. 55 of 1972).

Legislation | India | 1972

Keyword: Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Institution, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Seeds Act, 2004.

Legislation | India | 2004

Keyword: Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Registration, Certification, Institution, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX