YH Collection of Laws for Electronic Access KENYA (b) species and cultivar of seed; (c) lot number; (d) date of sealing; (e) weight of the packet, bag or container; (f) warning text in cases where the seed is dressed; and (g) the approximate date of expiry or period of validity of declaration. (5) The seed merchant shall pay the appropriate fee for labelling and sealing prescribed in the Fifth Schedule. (6) No person, other than the ultimate user, shall remove labels, seals or open mechanically sewn or closed packets of seed. (7) Labelling and sealing shall not be conducted for seed packets of less than ten kilogrammes in weight provided— (a) that the seed is drawn from sealed containers; (b) packets or containers are sealed or closed; (c) the phrase “Government certified” is printed on the packet or container; (d) the lot number, date of sampling, cultivar name and species name is printed on the packet or container; (e) a warning text, in cases where the seed lot is dressed in printed on the packet or container. (8) Where certified seed lots are returned for re-packing, the re-packing shall be done only with the approval of the Director and under the supervision of a seed inspector. (9) Any merchant who sells seed whose quality has been declared under these Regulations and whose weight is less than ten kilograms shall label each package of seed being offered for sale and such label shall state the species, cultivar, seed lot number, date of sampling, weight of the package and period of validity of the declaration. (10) In cases of natural disasters as provided for under regulation 10 (6), the merchant shall print the expression “Standard Seed” on all seed packets or containers. (11) Any person who contravenes the provisions of paragraphs (2), (5) and (8) of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence. Validity Certification and Quality Declaration 16.—(1) Unless earlier revoked— (a) the validity of certification for cereals, pulses, oil crops and fibre crops shall be twelve months from the date of sampling; and KE011EN Plant Variety, Regulations (Ch. 326), 01/01/1975 (1991) page 11/53