The Punjab Fruit Nurseries Act, 1961
The Punjab Fruit Nurseries Act, 1961
The Punjab Fruit Nurseries Act, 1961, is a regulatory statute designed to ensure the quality and health of fruit plants propagated and sold within the state. It mandates that any person operating a fruit nursery must obtain a license from a designated competent authority. The Act imposes specific duties on nursery owners, including maintaining accurate records of plant origins, ensuring that plants are free from pests and diseases, and correctly labeling all varieties. By regulating these commercial activities, the Act protects farmers and gardeners from purchasing inferior or diseased planting material, thereby supporting agricultural productivity and preventing the spread of plant-related diseases.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Owner to obtain licence
- 4. Application for, and grant and refusal of, licence
- 5. Suspension or cancellation of licence
- 6. Return of licence
- 7. Provided that such authority may, after such expiration, suspension or cancellation, give such reasonable time as it thinks fit to the owner to enable him to wind-up his fruit nursery.
- 8. Duties of licensee
- 9. Appeals
- 10. Revision
- 11. Power of inspection
- 12. Power of State Government to prohibit or regulate the bringing into or taking out of the State of fruit plants
- 13. Penalty
- 14. Cognizance of offences, etc
- 15. Persons exercising powers under this Act to be public servants
- 16. No compensation for suspension or cancellation of licences
- 17. Protection of persons acting in good faith
- 18. Delegation of powers
- 19. Power to make rules
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