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The Seeds Act, 1966

Central Seed Laboratory and State Seed Laboratory

In force From 02 Sep 1968 Act 54 of 1966 As on 18 Oct 2026

Act 54 of 1966 Ministry Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Enacted 29 Dec 1966 In force 02 Sep 1968 Cited by 2 provisions Instruments 2

Section 4 of the Seeds Act, 1966 deals with central Seed Laboratory and State Seed Laboratory. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Central Seed Laboratory or declare any seed laboratory as the Central Seed Laboratory to carry out the functions entrusted to the Central Seed Laboratory by or under this Act. The Act came into force on 02 Sep 1968.

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Central Seed Laboratory or declare any seed laboratory as the Central Seed Laboratory to carry out the functions entrusted to the Central Seed Laboratory by or under this Act.

(2) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish one or more State Seed Laboratories or declare any seed laboratory as the State Seed Laboratory where analysis of seeds of any notified kind or variety shall be carried out by Seed Analysts under this Act in the prescribed manner.

Section 4, The Seeds Act, 1966 (Act 54 of 1966).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 2

  1. Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Act s. 2
  2. s. 2 Definitions

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument states that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

Another 1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 4

What does Section 4 of the Seeds Act deal with?

Section 4 of the Seeds Act is headed "Central Seed Laboratory and State Seed Laboratory". The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Central Seed Laboratory or declare any seed laboratory as the Central Seed Laboratory to carry out the functions entrusted to the Central Seed Laboratory by or under this Act.

How do I find court cases under Section 4 of the Seeds Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Seeds Act 1966 4, section 4 Seeds Act 1966, section 4 of the Seeds Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 4 of the Seeds Act, and has it changed?

2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Declaration of The Seed Testing Office Bilaspur Gazatte (2018).

When did Section 4 of the Seeds Act come into force?

Section 4 of the Seeds Act, cited as Seeds Act 1966 4, came into force on 02 Sep 1968, having been enacted on 29 Dec 1966. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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