CHAPTER 35:07
SEEDS CERTIFICATION

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Appointment of inspectors

PART II
Testing of Seeds

    4.    Establishment of seed-testing stations

    5.    Appointment of seed-testers

PART III
Control of the Export, Sale and Use of Seeds

    6.    Control of export, etc. of seeds

    7.    Prohibition of dealings in seeds containing noxious weed seeds

    8.    Control of sale of Government-tested seeds

    9.    Control of sale of Government-certified seeds

PART IV
Certificates

    10.    Conditions under which statements and certificates are to be issued

PART V
Registered Seed Growers

    11.    Registration of seed growers

    12.    Power of entry upon land

PART VI
General Powers of Inspectors and Miscellaneous Provisions

    13.    Powers of inspection and taking of samples

    14.    Purchaser to furnish name of vendor of seeds

    15.    Immunity from liability

    16.    Report to be conclusive evidence

    17.    Presumption regarding certificates

PART VII
Regulations

    18.    Regulations

PART VIII
Offences and Penalties

    19.    Offences and penalties

Act 29, 1976.

An Act to make better provision for the testing, and for the control of the sale, export and use of seeds.

[Date of Commencement: 20th August, 1976]

PART I
Preliminary (ss 1-3)

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Seeds Certification Act.

2.    Interpretation

    (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "Government-certified seeds" means seeds in respect of which a certificate has been issued under section 9;

    "Government-tested seeds" means seeds in respect of which a certificate has been issued under section 8;

    "impurities" means all matter other than seeds of the kind of which the parcel purports to consist, and includes—

    (a)    any seeds of the kind of which the parcel purports to consist which are sprouted, shrivelled, cracked, insect damaged, diseased or otherwise injured;

    (b)    broken seeds of the kind of which the parcel purports to consist, so far as they are incapable of germinating;

    (c)    all seeds or portions of seeds other than those of which the parcel purports to consist, whether they are those of weeds, harmless plants or other cultivated plants; and

    (d)    inert matter, being seedlike structures from either crop, or weed plants, and other matter as follows—

        (i)    seedlike structures from crop plants, namely, all pieces of seeds not exceeding one-half of the original size of the whole seed, including similarly sized pieces of broken, sprouted, shrivelled, cracked, insect damaged, diseased or otherwise injured seeds; seeds or pieces of seeds of legumes and crucifers with seed coats entirely removed; single glumes, single pales, empty glumes and sterile florets of grasses; and, in the case of mangold or beet seed, clusters wholly devoid of seed and all material which passes through a sieve having circular holes of 2.5 mm diameter;

        (ii)    seedlike structures from weed plants, namely, seeds of legumes and cruficers with the seed coats entirely removed and single glumes, single pales, empty glumes and sterile florets of grasses;

        (iii)    other matter, including soil, sand, grit and stones; fragments of roots, stem, leaves and flowers, chaff broken cones, scales and seed wings, excreta, ergot and other fungus sclerotia, spore masses of smut and bunt, nematode galls;

    "inspector" means any person appointed as an inspector under section 3;

    "noxious weeds" means weeds declared to be noxious weeds under the Noxious Weeds Act (Cap. 35:04);

    "official seed-tester" means any person appointed as a seed-tester under section 5;

    "owner", in relation to any seeds, includes any person having for the time being the possession thereof;