Plant Variety and Seeds Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Plant Variety and Seeds Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 96 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Plant Variety and Seeds Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Plant Variety and Seeds Act
- S. 1This Act may be cited as the Plant Variety and Seeds Act. Short title
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3C ontrol and Certification Institute
- S. 4R egisters
- S. 5(1) Application for the registration of any seed importer or any seed cleaner shall Application for
- S. 6R egistration in cases of partnership business of seed importers or seed
- S. 7I nspection on application for registration
- S. 8C ertificate of registration of seed importer or seed cleaner
- S. 9(1) Any person registered under this Act as a registered seed importer or a Renewal of
- S. 10D evolution and transfer of business of registered seed importer or registered
- S. 11C ancellation of registration
- S. 12R easons for refusal to register or for cancellation: when to be furnished
- S. 13A ppeal to Minister
- S. 14A lteration of registration of seed importer or seed cleaner
- S. 15E xemption from registration
- S. 16R egistration fees
- S. 17(1) The Certifying Authority may licence any seed company or institution as a Power to licence
- S. 18(1) The Certifying Authority may approve any person to be an official seed Designation of seed
- S. 19R olls of official seed-testers, Certifying Authority and Certifying Agency stations
- S. 20(1) Any person who tests, or purports to test, for the purposes of this Act, any Prohibition against
- S. 21D elivery of samples for official test
- S. 22R eports, licences and other documents of Certifying Authority
- S. 23I nspectors of seeds
- S. 24D uly authorised officers
- S. 25P owers of inspectors or duly authorised officers to take samples of seed
- S. 26P owers of inspectors or duly authorised officers to search premises and seize
- S. 27P rohibition against obstruction, etc., of inspectors and duly authorised officers
- S. 28N on-application of this Part to seed producers or to registered seed importers
- S. 29S eed seller's licence
- S. 30A pplication for seed seller's licence
- S. 31The Certifying Authority may refuse to issue a seed seller's licence when- Refusal to issue seed
- S. 32R evocation of seed seller's licence
- S. 33A ppeal to Minister
- S. 34R ight of former licensee under expired or revoked licence to apply for new
- S. 35P ower of Minister to declare seed to be prescribed seed
- S. 36(1) If, upon made pursuant to section twenty-one, it is found and reported by an Treating and cleaning
- S. 37D uties of seller on sale of prescribed seed
- S. 38D isposal of sub-standard prescribed seed
- S. 39R estricted seed
- S. 40(1) Any person who, without a permit from the Minister as provided by section Prohibition against
- S. 41P ower of Minister to permit importation of restricted seed
- S. 42P rohibition against importation of prescribed seed except by registered seed
- S. 43C onditions for importation of prescribed seed
- S. 44R equired test of imported prescribed seed
- S. 45Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to or operate to prevent the Importation of trade
- S. 46S eizure and disposal of unlawfully imported restricted seed
- S. 47P ower of Minister to control export of prescribed seed
- S. 48C ertified seed
- S. 49P ower of Minister to specify specified varieties for certification
- S. 50Z ambia certified seed
- S. 51I mported certified seed
- S. 52R egistered seed producers
- S. 53R egister of seed producers
- S. 54R egistration of seed producers
- S. 55C ancellation of registration of registered seed producer
- S. 56R easons for refusal to register or for cancellation: when to be furnished
- S. 57(1) Any seed producer whose application for registration as a registered seed Appeal to Minister
- S. 58P ower of Minister to approve prescribed seed for production of Zambia certified
- S. 59P ower of Minister to certify seed as Zambia certified seed
- S. 60Z ambia certified seed to be produced from approved seed
- S. 61C ertificate to be produced on sale of Zambia certified seed by registered seed
- S. 62P ower of Minister to certify imported prescribed seed as imported certified seed
- S. 63D uties of seller on sale of certified seed in sealed containers
- S. 64P rohibition against sale of uncertified seed as certified seed
- S. 65P rohibition against sale of certified seed without possession of appropriate
- S. 66W hen seed failing to meet certification standards may be sold as quality
- S. 67Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of Failure to comply with
- S. 68P rohibition against sale of prescribed seed without seed seller's licence
- S. 69P rohibition against sale of untested prescribed seed
- S. 70P rohibition against sale of sub-standard prescribed seed
- S. 71P rohibition against sale of prescribed seed under name other than varietal
- S. 72Any person who- Prohibition against
- S. 73P rohibition against altering, defacing or removing official records, etc.
- S. 74P rohibition against altering, etc., documents and marks
- S. 75S ecrecy
- S. 76I nspection of registers and rolls
- S. 77Until such time as specific prescribed seed is ascertained and appropriated to When Act applies to
- S. 78W hen Act not applicable to sale of prescribed seed
- S. 79Section 79
- S. 80For the purposes of any proceedings for an offence under this Act, the offence Venue of proceedings
- S. 81R eports on tests prima facie evidence of facts reported
- S. 82P resumption of correctness of statement for purposes of civil proceedings on
- S. 83P enalty
- S. 84R egulations
- S. 85The Chief Justice may, by statutory instrument, make rules providing for- Rules of court
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I
- S. IIADMINISTRATIONREGISTRATION OF SEED IMPORTERS ANDSEED
- S. IIITESTING OF SEEDS CERTIFYING AUTHORITY AND CERTIFYING AGENCY
- S. IVINSPECTORS OF SEEDSPART IV
- S. IXOFFENCES AND MISCELLANEOUSPART IX
- S. VLICENSING OF SEED SELLERSPART V
- S. VIPRESCRIBED SEEDPART VI
- S. VIIIMPORT AND EXPORT OF SEEDPART VII
- S. VIIICERTIFIED SEEDPART VIII
- S. XPROCEEDINGS AND PENALTYPART X
- S. XIREGULATIONS AND RULESPART XI