Seeds and Plant Act, 2006 (No. 3 of 2007). Country/Territory Uganda Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Acts Supplement to The Uganda Gazette No. 32 of 29 June, 2007. Long titleAn Act to provide for the promotion, regulation and control of plant breeding and variety release, multiplication, conditioning, marketing, importing and quality assurance of seeds and other planting materials and for other related matters. Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Forest species Planting material/seeds Basic legislation Institution Plant production Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Plant variety Certification Plant protection Registration International trade Packaging/labelling Court/tribunal Inspection Offences/penalties Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Act establishes the National Seed Board under the Ministry responsible for agriculture and provides for the control (variety testing, release and registration) of the placing on the market in Uganda of propagative material, plants and parts of plants intended for the propagation and multiplication of a variety. It also establishes the National Variety Release Committee and the National Seed Certification Service. The Board shall advise the Minister on seed policy and carry out other advisory and support functions. The National Variety Release Committee shall review and maintain the National Variety List. The National Seed Certification Service shall be responsible for, among other things, reviewing, adjusting, maintaining and enforcing seed standards. Full text English References - Legislation Repeals Agricultural Seeds and Plant Act (Cap. 28). Legislation | Uganda | 1994 (1999) Keyword: Forest species, Planting material/seeds, Basic legislation, Institution, Plant production, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Certification, Plant protection, Registration, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Intellectual property rights/patents Source: FAO, FAOLEX