69. (1) Save as provided by section seventy-eight, no person shall sell
any prescribed seed for sowing unless the said seed has previously been
tested as provided by this Act, and upon such test has been found to be
of the standards of germination and purity prescribed for such seed.
Prohibition
against sale of
untested
prescribed seed
(2) Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Upon the conviction of any person of an offence under this section,
the court may, at the request of the prosecution, and in addition to any
other penalty imposed, declare any such untested prescribed seed found
in the possession or under the control of the defendant to be forfeited, or
may order it to be destroyed, without compensation, or may both declare
it to be so forfeited and order it to be so destroyed, without
compensation.
(As amended by Act No. 21 of 1995)
70. (1) If, upon test made pursuant to the provisions of this Act, any
prescribed seed is found not to conform to the standards of germination
and purity prescribed for such seed, and is so reported in the prescribed
report on such test furnished by a Certifying Agency, such prescribed
seed shall not be sold by any person, for sowing, save with the consent
in writing of the Minister previously obtained, and subject to any
conditions as regards such sale as the Minister may impose.
Prohibition
against sale of
sub-standard
prescribed seed
(2) Any person who sells any prescribed seed in contravention of the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Upon conviction of any person of an offence under this section, the
court may, at the request of the prosecution, and in addition to any other
penalty imposed, declare any such sub-standard prescribed seed found
in the possession or under the control of the defendant to be forfeited, or
may order it to be destroyed, without compensation, or may both declare
it to be so forfeited and order it to be so destroyed, without
compensation.
(As amended by Act No. 21 of 1995)
71. (1) Any person who sells, for sowing, any prescribed seed under
Prohibition
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