If any person—
(a) contravenes any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder; or 8
(b) prevents a Seed Inspector from taking sample under this Act; or
(c) prevents a Seed Inspector from exercising any other power conferred on him by or under this Act, he shall, on conviction, be punishable—
(i) for the first offence with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and
(ii) in the event of such person having been previously convicted of an offence under this section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
(a) contravenes any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder; or 8
(b) prevents a Seed Inspector from taking sample under this Act; or
(c) prevents a Seed Inspector from exercising any other power conferred on him by or under this Act, he shall, on conviction, be punishable—
(i) for the first offence with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and
(ii) in the event of such person having been previously convicted of an offence under this section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Central Seed CommitteeSection 4 · Central Seed Laboratory and State Seed LaboratorySection 5 · Power to notify kinds or varieties of seedsSection 6 · Power to specify minimum limits of germination and purity, etc.Section 7 · Regulation of sale of seeds of notified kinds or varietiesSection 8 · Certification agencyIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 15 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-04-09. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.