"noxious weed" means weed species declared noxious by the Noxious
Weeds Act;
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"off-type plant" means a plant which does not exhibit the recognised and
accepted habits and characteristics of the cultivar being grown;
"purity" means the percentage by weight of pure seed as determined by
purity analysis;
"seed certification" means a system for quality control of seed
multiplication and production;
"seed class" means a stage in a seed multiplication system well defined
in respect of parent seed, standard of cultivation and seed quality;
"seed lot" means a specified quantity of seed, which is homogeneous
and physically identifiable;
"S.C.C.I." means the Seed Control and Certification Institute of Zambia;
"variety" means cultivar;
"weed plant" is any plant which is not of the same species as the crop
being grown, and which is generally considered as a weed.
3. The seeds set out in the First Schedule shall be prescribed seed for
the purposes of the Act.
Prescribed
seeds
4. The Seed Control and Certification Institute of Zambia established
under section seventeen is an official seed-testing station.
The Seed
Control and
Certification
Institute of
Zambia
5. (1) No seed shall be offered for sale unless it has been certified or it Sale of Seed
has had its quality declared under regulation 7.