(a) prescribe the manner in which application for registration in terms of the scheme shall be made and the circumstances under which any such registration may be refused or cancelled; (b) prescribe the kinds and varieties of seed to which the provisions of the scheme shall apply; (c) provide for the manner in which and the control subject to which seed intended for certification or approval for use in Zimbabwe shall be produced, cleaned or treated; (d) prescribe the requirements which shall be complied with before seed of any kind or variety may be certified or approved in terms thereof; (e) prescribe the manner in which seed shall be certified or approved, the form of the certificate and the circumstances under which any certificate issued shall lapse; (f) designate the person who or body which shall be responsible for the certification or approval of seed of a particular kind or variety; (g) prescribe the manner in which any certified or approved seed shall be packed, marked, labelled, stored or sold; (h) prescribe the records to be kept and the information to be furnished by persons to whom the provisions of the scheme apply; (1) prescribe the fees or charges to be paid to the organization responsible for the administration of the scheme by persons to whom the provisions of the scheme apply and stipulate that the rendering of any service may be refused to any person who is indebted to such organization for any amount in respect of such fees or charges or otherwise fails to comply with any requirements of the scheme; (j) provide generally for any such matter as, in the opinion of the Minister, it is necessary or desirable to provide for in order that the objects of the scheme may be achieved. (2) Where in terms of any scheme the person or body designated in terms of paragraph ( f ) of subsection (1) is empowered to declare, by notice in the Gazette, as a certifying agency another person or body to certify seed on its behalf, the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, notwithstanding the provisions of that scheme. restrict the seed which the person or body may certify to a particular kind or variety and may amend any notice published by the person or body designated in terms of paragraph ( f) of subsection (1) accordingly. 14 Appointment of inspectors and analysts Subject to the law relating to the Public Service, the Minister may from time to time appoint seed inspectors and seed analysts for the purposes of this Act. 15 Powers of inspectors (1) A seed inspector may at all reasonable times— (a) enter upon any premises, place or vehicle at or in which there is, or is on reasonable grounds suspected to be, any seed; (b) inspect any seed, book, record or document found in or upon such premises, place or vehicle; (c) seize and detain any seed, book, record or document found in or upon such premises, place or vehicle which may afford evidence of a contravention of this Act; (d) take so many samples or such quantities of any such seed as he may deem necessary for the purposes of testing, examination or analysis in terms of this Act or to ascertain whether there has been any contravention of any provisions of or conditions imposed under this Act. (2) Any sample taken in terms of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) shall be taken in

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