Seeds Act, 1966
17. Restriction on export and import of seeds
of notified kinds or varieties
No person shall, for the purpose of sowing or
planting by any person (including himself), export or import or cause to be
exported or imported any seed of any notified kind or variety, unless-
(a) it conforms to the minimum limits of
germination and purity specified for that seed under clause (a) of section 6;
and
(b) its container bears, in the prescribed
manner, the mark or label with the correct particulars thereof specified for
that seed under clause (b) of section 6.