(b).to any sale of prescribed seed, which is not certified seed, by or to a person
exempted from th~ provisions of this Act by an order made by the Minister under
section 69.
68. The Minister may, from time to time, by order published in the Gazette, exempt any
person or class of persons from the provisions of this Act.
69. Where an appeal under this Act lies to the minister, the decision of the minister thereon
shall be final and shall not be subiec! to any review or auestion by or in any court.
70. Regulations
(1)
The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of this Act and, without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may make provision for(a) the forms of registers, notifications, certificates, authorizations and reports required
to be prescribed under this Act and such other forms as the Minister-deems proper to
prescribe for the purposes of this Act;
(b) the forms of records to be kept by the Controller of Seeds for the purposes of this
Act;
(c) the form of records to be kept and returns to be made by seed cleaners, seed
importers, seed producers and seed sellers for purposes of this Act;
(d) the qualifications of officl~{ seecfanalysts under this Act;
(e) standards of quality and performance of scientific equipment and the variety of such
equipment to be maintained in any seed testing laboratory, and the Minister may make
provision for different standards and equipment for different seed testing laboratories.
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(f) the operation and management of seed testing laboratories, including the number of
official seed analysts to be attached to each such seed testing laboratory and the
forms of records to be kept by seed testing laboratories for the purpose of this Act;
(g) the manner in which samples are to be taken under this Act, the forms to be used in
and about the taking of such samples, and the fees and expenses to be paid for and in
respect of the taking of such samples under particular circumstances;
(h) the methods to be employed by seed testing laboratories and official seed analysts
in the testing of prescribed seed;
(i) the standards of germin~nd purity of specified varieties for purposes of
certification as certified seed under Part IX;
U) the conditions under which prescrib~d seed for sowing intended for sale may be
displayed for sale or stored by any seed producer, seed cleaner or seed seller;
(k) the manner and methods of labeling, stamping, marking or sealing of containers in
which any prescribed seed or certified seed is sold;
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