Seeds (Amendment) Act (Act No. 55 of 1972). Country/Territory India Document type Legislation Date 1972 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Seeds Act. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword 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 introduces some new sections relative to the establishment of the Central Seed Certification Board and makes some amendments relative to germination and purity standards of seeds. The Central Government shall establish a the Central Seed Certification Board to advise the Central Government and State Governments on all matters relating to certification and to coordinate the functioning of the agencies established in the States under section 8. The Board may appoint as many Committees as it deems fit. Full text English References - Legislation Amends Seeds Act (Act No. 54 of 1966). Legislation | India | 1966 Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, Certification, Institution, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX