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(2) Where the Controller of Seeds has certified any imported seed as Imported Certified
Seed, he or she shall issue to the seed importer a certificate in the prescribed form in respect
of such certification.
(3) The Controller of Seeds shall keep and maintain a register of seed importers which shall
contain (a) the names and address of the seed importer;
(b) the variety and quantity of seed imported;
(c) the country of origin of the seed;
(d) the date of testing in the country of origin;
(e) the name of the certifying aut1l.ority in the country of origin;
(f) the number of the certificate
(g) phytosanitary certificate and orange international certificate; and
(h) any other such other particulars as may be prescribed.
54. (1) Any person who sells, for sowing, any certified seed in sealed containers shall cause
to be printed or stamped upon each such container or on a label attached thereto or enclosed
therein in such a way as to be legible without opening the container, in clear and legible
letters and figures (a) in the case of Malawi Certified Seed (i) the words "Malawi Certified Seed" in lieu of the words "tested seed" as required
under section 35;
(ii) the date of testing;
(iii) the number of the certificate issued in respect thereof; and
(iv) such other particulars as may be prescribed;
(b) in the case of Imported C.~ified Seed (i) the words "Imported Certified Seed" in lieu of the words "tested seed" as
required under section 35;
(ii) the date of testing;
(iii) the number of the certificate issued in respect thereof; and
(iv) such other particulars as may be prescribed.
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(2) Any person who fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence.
55. Any person who (a).sells as certified seed any seed which is not certified under this Act; or
(b).for the purposes of sale, uses in the description or name of any seed, the word
"certified" or any cognate word in regulation to seed which is not certified under this
Act, shall be guilty of an offence.
c.
56. (1) Any person who sells in bulk quantities '7
(a) any Malawi Certified Seed or Imported Certified Seed, for sowing, without having in
his possession or under hiS control, ~t the time of such sale, the certificate or a
copy of the certificate issued or furnished under this Part in respect of such seed;
(b) any Malawi Certified Seed or Imported Certified Seed, for sowing, and who fails to
furnish the buyer, at the time of such sale, the prescribed certificate or a copy of
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