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Seed Regulation Committee
5.—(1) There shall be a committee to be known as the Seed Regulation Committee, which
shall consist of—
(a) the Director of Agriculture, who shall be the chairman;
(b) the Director, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute;
(c) the Managing Director, Kenya Seed Company;
(d) the General Manager, Horticultural Crop Development Authority;
(e) the Director, Kenya Forestry Research Institute;
(f) the Director, National Seed Quality Control Service who shall be the Secretary;
(g) one representative of the Kenya Grain Growers’ Co operative Union; and
(h) the Chief Executive, Kenya National Farmers’ Union
(2) The Committee may co-opt such number of members not exceeding three to represent
such interests as it may from time to time determine.
(3) The functions of the Committee shall be—
(a) to develop seed policy;
(b) to modify or alter certification standards;
(c) to make recommendations for the registration or deregistration of seed merchants;
(d) to moderate cases of appeal by aggrieved persons; and
(e) to renew and recommend appropriate seed certification fees.
(4) The Committee shall meet at least once in a year to review seed regulations and to make
recommendations as may from time to time be appropriate to the Minister.
Seed Allocation Panel Sub-Committee
6.—(1) There shall be a Sub-Committee of the Seeds Regulations Committee to be known as
the Seed Growers Allocation Panel which shall consist of—
(a) the Provincial Director of Agriculture who shall be the chairman;
(b) the director of the Commodity Research Centre for the seed crops under deliberation;
(c) the Director, National Seed Quality Control Service who shall be the secretary;
(d) the Managing Director, Kenya Seed Company; and
(e) the General Manager, Horticultural Crops Development Authority.
KE011EN
Plant Variety, Regulations (Ch. 326), 01/01/1975 (1991)
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