Seeds Act, 1966
8A. The Central Seed Certification Board
(1) The Central Government shall, by
notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Central Seed Certification
Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) to advise the Central Government
and the State Governments on all matters relating to certification, and to
co-ordinate the functioning of the agencies established under section 8.
(2) 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 interests as that
Government thinks fit, of whom not less than four persons shall be
representatives of seed producers or tradesmen.
(3) A member of the Board shall, unless his
seat becomes vacant earlier by resignation or otherwise, be entitled to hold
office for two years from the date of his nomination:
Provided that a person nominated under clause
(ii) or clause (iii) of sub-section (2) shall hold office only for so long as
he holds the appointment by virtue of which his nomination was made.