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Requirements relating to the registration of establishments.
9.
The Minister may, by regulation, set down requirements relating to the registration of
establishments including
(a) the type of building in which the business is carried out;
(b) the necessary facilities for the carrying out of the business;
(c) the records to be kept at the establishment.
Termination of registration.
10. (1) The Registrar may, at any time, terminate the registration of an establishment if he is
satisfied that any requirements under section 9 have not been complied with.
(2) In case of termination of a registration, the Registrar shall inform, in writing, the person to
whom the registration was granted of his decision and the reasons therefor.
Display and return of certificates.
11. (1) The owner or occupier of an establishment shall display the certificate of registration, at all
times, in a prominent position.
(2) Where the registration of an establishment is terminated under section 10 or has not been
renewed under section 8, the owner or occupier of the establishment shall return the certificate of
registration to the Registrar.
Exemption from registration.
12. (1) Premises where only prepacked seed which has been —
(a) prepacked at an establishment which is registered under this Act; or
(b) imported in compliance with section 27,
is sold in the original unopened container, is exempt from registration.
(2) Premises, the owner or occupier of which participates in an official scheme under Part IV of
this Act, and all the seeds grown or stored at the premises and which are sold exclusively to the
multiplication organization referred to in the scheme, are exempt from registration.
Prohibition of selling or conducting business.
13. A person who sells or conducts any business from an establishment which is not registered or is
not exempt from registration under this Act, is guilty of an offence.
Requirements relating to the sale of seed.
14. (1) A prescribed seed shall not be sold for the purpose of cultivation unless it —
(a) is of a variety which is entered in the variety list;
(b) complies with the requirements prescribed in section 26 and has been tested for
germination within a period of six months before it is intended to be sold;
(c) is either prepacked or is packed in containers which comply with the prescribed
requirements, sealed and marked or labelled in the prescribed manner with the
prescribed information.
PART III
PROVISIONS FOR THE RECOGNITION OF CERTAIN VARIETIES OF PLANTS
Provision for the recognition of a variety.
15. (1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette. prescribe a variety list in respect of such plants
as he may determine.
(2) Only varieties of plants that are listed in the variety list may be sold.
Application for the recognition of a variety.
16. (1) An application for the recognition of a variety for inclusion in the variety list may be made
by any person.
(2) The application under subsection (1) shall —
(a) be made to the Registrar in the forms and manner prescribed;
(b) be accompanied by the prescribed registration fee.