N.R.C.D. 100
Seeds (Certification and Standards) Act, 1972
(5) A person who does an act in contravention of a provision of subsection (I) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or to
both the fine and the imprisonment.
(6) Subject to subsection (I), an importer may import the seeds of a crop for the purposes of seed production for export if at the time of importation of the seed the importer
makes a declaration in triplicate to the Commissioner, Customs, Excise and Preventive
Service or an officer authorised by the Commissioner stating
(a) that the seeds are for the personal use of that person,
(b) that the seeds are to be used for experimental purposes only,
(c) that the seeds produced from the imported seeds shall not be sold to a per
son in the Republic, and
(d) that the production, distribution and disposal of the seeds shall be as authorised
by the Minister.
(7) An importer who knowingly makes a declaration which is false commits an offence
and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred penalty units or
to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or to both the fine and the
imprisonment.
(8) The Commissioner, Customs, Excise and Preventive Service shall forward two
copies of the declaration to the Chief Seed Multiplication Officer.
2. Inspectors
(I) The Minister may designate a qualified person to act as an inspector for the purposes of
enforcing this Act.
(2) An inspector may, for a purpose mentioned in subsection (I), at a reasonable
time, on the production of the certificate of appointment,
(a) enter a place where the inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that
there are seeds to which this Act applies; or
(b) inspect the seeds found in that place and take samples of the seeds; or
(c) require a person in possession of a document in respect of seeds to which
this Act applies to produce the document for examination or for the purposes
of obtaining copies or extracts from the document; or
(d) request a person to furnish an information which the inspector may require
for the purposes of this Act.
3. Obstruction of inspectors
A person who
(a) obstructs an inspector exercising powers under this Act, or
(b) fails to comply with a request made in the exercise of a power under the
Act, or
(c) gives an information which that person knows to be false,
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