Seed Act 2003 · இயற்றப்பட்டவாறு · Part VII · Offences and Penalties
22. Interpretation
கருத்துகள் மற்றும் உதவிஅதிகாரப்பூர்வ ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பு. சிங்கள அல்லது தமிழ் உரையிலிருந்து வேறுபடும் இடங்களில் எந்த உரை மேலோங்கும் என்பதைச் சட்டமே குறிப்பிடுகிறது.
In this Act. unless the context otherwise requires—
“Certified secd” means breeder secd, registered seed. pre-basic seed, basic seed, standard seed. or nucleus sced produced and labelled as “certified seed” in accordance with the standards and procedures specificd in section 14.0f this Act ;
“importer” means any person by whose act. any seed or planting material has becn landed in or entered into
Sri Lanka ;
“pest” shall include any biotic agent capable of causing injury or damage or economic losscs to plant or plant products and shall include weed sced ;
“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 ;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulation :
“Secretary” means Scerctary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Agriculture ;
“seed” means (1) the mature fertilized part of the plant.
containing an embryo ready for germination and transformation into a secdling,.
Seed Act, No. 22 of 2003
seed potatocs, bulbs rhizomes, and
planting materials .
“seed handler” means any person who as producer, importer, distributor, conditioner, repackager. agent.
or retailer is responsible for causing a seed to be placed in the market in Sri Lanka :
“seed lot” means a definite quantity of seed identified by a lot number. every portion or bag of which is uniform.
within permitted tolerance, for the factors which appear on the label ; and
“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.