Appointment of competent authorities.

The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette.—

1. (a) appoint such persons as it thinks fit, being Gazetted Officers of the Government, to be competent authority for the purpose of this Act; and
2. (b) define the limits within which the competent authority shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed thereon by or under this Act. 4. “Owner of every nursery to obtain licence.— No owner of a nursery shall, after the expiry of six months from the date of commencement of this Act, sell or conduct or carry on the business of fruit or ornamental plant nursery except under and in accordance with a licence obtained by him under the provisions of this Act. In case the owner has more than one nursery whether in the same town or village or different towns and villages he shall obtain a separate licence in respect of each such nursery”.