Seed Act 2003 · පනවන ලද පරිදි · Part V · Seed Certification Service
14. Seed Certification Service
ප්රතිචාර සහ සහායනිල ඉංග්රීසි පරිවර්තනය. එය සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ පාඨයට වඩා වෙනස් නම් බලපවත්වන පාඨය කුමක්දැයි පනතේම සඳහන් වේ.
The Director shall—
exercise the exclusive right to certify seed and planting niaterials grown in Sri Lanka :
issue seals, stickers, stamps and labels with the mark or seal of the Seed Certification Service ;
prohibit.any locally produced seed ef any crop variety or hybrid from being described and sold as
“certified seed” of that crop variety or hybrid if it
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has not been produced. in accordance with the rules for production of certified seed published and administered by the Seed Certification Service of the Department of Agriculture, and in the case of imported seed, prohibit any seed of any crop variety or hybrid being described and sold as “Certified
seed
“seed” means (1) the mature fertilized part of the plant. containing an embryo ready for germination and transformation into a secdling.
Seed” of that crop variety or hybrid unless the
variety
“variety” means a plant grouping within a single taxon of the lowest rank including transgenies which can be distinctly differentiated from another of the same kind by at feast one characteristic recongnizable with the naked eye and is sufliciently uniform and stable after repeated propagation.
Seed Certification Service of the Department of
Agriculture has recognized the official system of seed certification in the country of origin of that seed ;
monitor the production and processing of seed and check that the standards for certification are met :
enter premises and inspect seed condittoning and storage facilities ;
premises
“premises” shall include any land, building, establishment, stores freight container, vehicle, vessel or conveyance wholly or partially used for keeping, storing, conditioning, transplanting or growing plants or for keeping or storing seeds;
check registers of seed movement and identity ;
implement the standards for seed certification as may be determined by the Council :
use approved procedures in ficld inspection. seed testing. monitoring, seed conditioning, collecting seed samples and affixing certified labels to seed lots that qualify for certification :
ensure that certified seed are packed, scaled and labelled in the prescribed manner ;
take samples of locally produced-and imported seeds and check conformity with prescribed standards ;
establish and publish standards tor seed certification ;
and maintain and publish a list of producers:and suppliers of certified sced and-planting:materials.
For the purposes of this section the sced testing laboratories of the Deparunent of Agriculture.
shall be the designated laboratory.