THE CENTRAL SEED CERTIFICATION BOARD

The Central Seed Certification Board

The Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Central Seed Certification Board (hereafter referred to as the Board) under section 8 A of the Seeds Act, 1966 to advice the central Government and State Governments on all matters relating to certification and to coordinate the functioning of the agencies established under section 8.

Composition

The board shall consist of the following members namely;

(i) a Chairman, to be nominated by the Central Government.

(ii) four members to be nominated by the Central Government from out of the persons employed by the State Governments as Directors of Agriculture.

(iii) three members, to be nominated by the Central Government from out of the persons employed by the Agricultural universities as Directors of Research.

(iv) thirteen persons, to be nominated by the Central Government to represent such interest as that Government think fit, of whom not less than four persons shall be representatives of seed producers or tradesmen.

(v) appoint a person to be the secretary of the Board.

Term of the Central Seed Certification Board

The term of the Board shall be for two years from the date of nomination.