PART VI
REGIS'rRATION OF SEED SELLERS
26 Registration of Seller of Seed
(1) No person or legal entity shal1. himself or by any other person on his behalf, carry on
the business of selling, keeping for sale, offering for sale, bartering or otherwise
supplying any seed of any' notified kind or variety unless -
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(a) the premises from where the seed is sold is registered for the selling of seed;
(b) such seed is identified as t~.jts kind QLvariety.ang is tested and conforms to the
prescrib~reqUir€ments~definedTi1lfleRegulations;
(c) the container of such seed bears the label containing the correct -particulars as
described in the Regulations;
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(d) the premises and the establishment conform to the requirements giv
Regulations;
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(e) the
com lies with other requirements as may be prescribed from time to time
by the designated au or
is article.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this article shall not apply to the sale of seed(a) which is grown and cleaned by a bona fide farmer for his own use;
(b) which is sold to a bona fide cleaner of seed in order that it may be cleaned, graded
or treated before it is used as seed, if there appears on the container in which the
seed is sold or delivered or on a label attached thereto clearly and legibly the words
"un cleaned seed".
(3) The Minister may prescribe by notice in the gazette other classes of seeds or the
category of persons who shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) of this
article.
27.Registering Officer
The Controller of Seeds shall be in-cTfarge of registering premises where seed is sold.]
28.Application for Registration
(1) Every' application for registration of a premises for the sellin; of seed shall be
submitted to the Controller of Seeds in the prescribed form and accompanied by
prescribed registration fees;
(2) Upon receipt of any application for registration and any further information as may be
required, and upon being satisfied as to the requirements, the Controller of Seeds shall
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