New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

SEEDS ACT 1982 - SECT 19

19 Restricted representations and descriptions

(1) A person shall not, whether for the purpose of sale or otherwise represent or describe any seeds as complying with any or any particular approved varietal verification scheme unless:

(a) the seeds comply with such a scheme, and

(b) the scheme with which the seeds comply is identified in that representation or description.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) but without prejudice to its generality, seeds shall be deemed to be represented or described as complying with an approved varietal verification scheme if they are represented or described:

(a) by means of the word “approved”, “certified”, “registered” or “verified” or any other word or words of like import (whether appearing alone or with other words), or

(b) by means of any prescribed word or words or any prescribed matter.