Seeds (Control) Amendment Order, 2006

Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation) ORDER New Delhi, the 26 th July, 2006 G.S.R.444(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order to amend the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983, namely: 1. (1) This Order may be called the Seeds (Control) Amendment Order, 2006. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983, after clause 8, the following clause shall be inserted, namely: “8A. Dealers to ensure certain standards in respect of seeds: Every dealer of seeds in notified kind or variety or other than notified kind or variety of seeds shall ensure that the standards of quality of seeds claimed by him shall conform to the standards prescribed for the notified kind or variety of seeds under Section 6 of the Seeds Act, 1966 (54 of 1966) and any other additional standards relating to size, colour and content of the label as may be specified.” (F.No. 2-7/2003-SD.IV) S.L. BHAT, Jt. Secy. Note: The Seeds (Control) Order, 1983 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 932(E), dated the 30 th December, 1983.