THE SEEDS RULES 1968 — THE SEEDS ACT, 1966

THE SEEDS RULES 1968 PART I-Preliminary Short title . These rules may be called the Seeds Rules, 1968. 2 Definitions-~In these rules, unless thc context otherwise requires, (a) "Act means the Seeds Act, 1966 (54 of 1966); (b) "advertisement" mcans all representations other than those on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any mcans relating to sced for the purposes ofthe Act; (c) "certification sample' means a sample of seed drawn by a certification agency or by a duly authorised representative of a certification agency established under section & or recognized under section 18 of the Act; "certification tag" means a tag or label of certain design to be specified by the certi- fication agency and shall constitute the certificate granted by the certification agency; (e) ~certified seed" means secd that fulfils all requirements for certification provided by the Act and these rules and to the container of which the certification tag is attached; "certified seed producer means a person who grows or distributes certified seed in accordancc with the proccdure and standards of the certification agency: (g) #complete record" mcans the information which relates to the origin, variety, kind, germination and purity of seed of any notificd kind or variety offered for sale, sold or otherwise supplied; (h) "form means a form appended to these rules; "origin" means the State, Union Territory or foreign country where the seed is grown and in case sceds of different origin are blended the label shall show the percentage of seed of each origin; "processing" means cleaning drying, treating grading and other operations which would change the purity and germination of the sced and thus requiring re-testing to determine the quality of the sced, but does not include operations such as