SEEDS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 14 Interpretation.

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SEEDS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 14

Interpretation.

14.(1) In this Act,

"authorised officer" means an officer of the Ministry or a person authorised
by the Ministry to exercise or perform functions under this Act;

"licensed testing establishment" means an establishment licensed under seeds
regulations for the testing of seeds;

"Ministry" has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1);

"official testing station" means an official seed testing station maintained
by the Ministry under this Act;

"prescribed" means prescribed by seeds regulations;

"seeds" includes agricultural and horticultural seeds, vegetable seeds, flower
seeds, seeds of grasses, whether used for agricultural purposes or other
purposes, and seeds of trees;

"statutory statement" means a statement given in pursuance of seeds
regulations, whether the statement be in the form of a notice or other
document, or in the form of particulars given on any label or container or
package, or in any other form, and a statement delivered under section 8(4).

(2) In this Act references to a contravention of any provision contained in
this Act or in seeds regulations include references to anything which, by the
regulations, is expressed to be an offence against a provision contained in
the regulations and also include references to any failure to comply with a
condition subject to which an exemption is granted by or under seeds
regulations.

(3) In this Act any reference to an offence under this Act includes, unless
the context otherwise requires, a reference to a contravention of any
provision contained in seeds regulations.

(4) References in this Act to seeds are references to seeds for sowing.

S.15(1), with Schedule, effects repeals; subs.(2) rep. by 1968 c.29 s.41(2)
sch.2

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SEEDS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 14