National Agricultural Seeds Decree
1992 No. 72
A 651
28. When any person has been convicted under this Decree for the
contravention of any of the provisions of this Decree or of any regulations made
thereunder, the seed in respect of which the contravention has been committeed
may be forfeited to the Government.
Forfeiture of
property.
29.-(1) Where an offence under this Decree has been committed by a
company, every person who at the time the'offence was committed was in
charge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business
of the company, as w l l as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the
offerice and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:
Offences by
.companies.
Provided that nothing contained in this subsection shall render any such
person liable to any punishment under this Decree if he proves that the offence
was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to
prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1) of this section,
has been committed by a company and it is
where an offence under this
proved that the offace has been committed with the consent or connivance of,
or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary
or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other
officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be
proceeded against and punished accordingly.
30. Nothing in this Decree shall apply to any seed of any notified kind
or variety grown by a person and delivered by him on his own premises direct
to another person without any monetary consideration for being used by that
person for the purpose of sowing or planting.
Exemption.
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PART 111 STAFF OF THE COUNCIL
31. There shall be appointed by the President, Commander-in-Chief of
the Armed Forces, on the recommendation of the Minister, a Director-General
of the Council who shall be the chief' executive of the Council and be
responsible for execution of the policies and day-to-day running of the affairs
of the Council.
Director of the
Council.
32.-(1) Subject to this Decree, the Council may appoint such other
palsons as members of its staff as it considers necessary and may approve
wrditions of service for the staff.
Staff generally.
(2) If the Council thinks it expedient that any vacancy in the staff of
the Council should be filled by a'person holding oftice in any of the public
services in the Federation, it shall inform the appropriate body to that effect and