Seed Act (No. 22 of 2003)

Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Section - 4

(1) There shall be established a National Seed Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Council") for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The Council shall consist of

(a) the following ex-officio members, namely

(i) the Secretary;

(ii) the Director-General;

(iii) the Director in charge of Seed Certification in the Department of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Director") ;

(iv) the Executive Director of the Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy:

(v) the Director-General of the Sri Lanka Standards Institution established by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act, No.6 of 1984; and

	(b) not more ,than four members appointed by the Minister from among seed producers, seed users and seed importers (hereinafter referred to as the "appointed members"). However two of such persons shall be appointed to represent the farming community who are seed users.

(3) The Secretary shall be the Chairman of the Council.