Seeds Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. S-8)
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Seeds Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. S-8
An Act respecting the testing, inspection, quality and sale of seeds
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Seeds Act.
- R.S., c. S-7, s. 1.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
“analyst”
« analyste »
“analyst” means a person designated as an analyst pursuant to section 5;
“grade”
« catégorie »
“grade”, in respect of seed consisting of seed potatoes, includes any class thereof;
“grade name”
« dénomination de catégorie »
“grade name” includes any mark, description or designation of a grade;
“inspector”
« inspecteur »
“inspector” means a person designated as an inspector pursuant to section 5;
“label”
« étiquette »
“label” includes any legend, word, mark, symbol or design applied or attached to, included in, belonging to or accompanying any seed or package;
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food;
“package”
« emballage »
“package” includes a sack, bag, barrel, case or any other container in which seed is placed or packed;
“penalty”
« sanction »
“penalty” means an administrative monetary penalty imposed under the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act for a violation;
“place”
« lieu »
“place” includes any vehicle, vessel, railway car or aircraft;
“prescribed”
Version anglaise seulement“prescribed” means prescribed by regulation;
“seed”
« semences »
“seed” means any plant part of any species belonging to the plant kingdom, represented, sold or used to grow a plant;
“sell”
« vente »
“sell” includes agree to sell, or offer, keep, expose, transmit, send, convey or deliver for sale, or agree to exchange or to dispose of to any person in any manner for a consideration.
“Tribunal”
« Commission »
“Tribunal” means the Review Tribunal continued by subsection 4.1(1) of the Canada Agricultural Products Act;
“violation”
« violation »
“violation” means any contravention of this Act or the regulations that may be proceeded with in accordance with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act.
- R.S., 1985, c. S-8, s. 2;
- R.S., 1985, c. 49 (1st Supp.), s. 2;
- 1994, c. 38, s. 25;
- 1995, c. 40, s. 86;
- 1997, c. 6, s. 87.