Seeds (Amendment) Rules, 1981
Made 1981-06-10 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- India
- Subjects
- Cultivated plants
- Keywords
- plant protection, seeds/planting material, standards, inspection, plant production
- Categories
- agriculture
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31 THE SEEDS (AMENDMEN1) RULES, 1981 Government of India Ministry of Agriculture (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION) NOlmCATION No. 18-48/81-SD New .Delhi, the 10th June, 1981 GSR 389(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 of the Seeds Act, 1966 (54 of 1966), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Seeds Rules, 1968, namely: (1) These rules may be called the Seeds (Amendment) Rules 1981'.. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. After rule 17 of the Seeds Rules, 1968, the following rule shall be inserted, namely: ·'17-A. The Certification agency shall, before granting the certificate, ensure that the seed conforms to the standards laid down in the Manual known as "Indian Minimum Seed Certifi cation Standards" published by the Central Seed Committee, as amended from time to .time." Sd/ (R.C. Gupta) It. Secy.