Seeds and Seed Varieties Act (No. 23 of 2018). Pays/Territoire Namibie Type du document Législation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for the appointment of the Registrar of seed and seed varieties and the registration of producers, processors and dealers of seed and control over imports and exports of seed; to provide for the establishment of the Namibia Seed Council and the Seed Varieties Committee and their powers and functions; to provide for the establishment of a national seed varieties register; to provide for the establishment of the Seed Certification Service and its powers and functions; and to provide for incidental matters. Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Législation de base Production végétale Enregistrement Institution Collecte de données/déclarations Taxe/impôt Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Variété végétale Matériel de reproduction/semences Emballage/étiquetage Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Inspection Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Afrique, Atlantique Sud, Afrique Méridionale Entry into force notes This Act will come into force on a date set by the Minister in the Government Gazette. Résumé This Act provides rule relative to the development and control of seeds and seed varieties of plants specified by the Minister in a Notice published in the Gazette. In such Notice, the Minister may specify that only certain provisions of the Act apply to a specified class of plants. The Act sets out the criteria for the recognition of variety and its naming. The Act consists of 54 sections divided into seven Chapters: Preliminary Matters (1); Registrar of Seed and Seed Varieties (2); Registration of Producers, Processors and Dealers in Seed and Control over Imports and Exports of Seed (3); Namibia Seed Council (4); Seed Varieties Committee and National Seed Varieties Register (5); Seed Certification Service (6); General Provisions (7). Texte intégral Anglais Site web laws.parliament.na