The Societies Registration Act

STATE SEED CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY

In the matter of the Societies Registration Act ( Act XXI of 1960 ) being an Act for the registration of Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies.

And

The name of the Society shall be the Punjab State Seed Certification Authority ( hereinafter referred to as the ‘Authority’ ). It will be non-profit making body.

The registered office of the Authority shall be situated at such a place as the State Seed Certification Governing Board may decide from time to time. Its office at present will be located at Chandigarh but its area of operation will be the whole of the State.

The names, addresses and occupations of the first members of the State Seed Certification Governing Board, to whom, by the rules and regulations of the Authority, the management of the Authority’s affairs is entrusted are given below:- 1. Shri Paramjit Singh, IAS, Chairman, Secretary to the Govt. Of Punjab, Chandigarh - Occupation: Govt. Service. 2. Shri Pritam Singh, Director of Agriculture or his nominee to the Board - Occupation: Govt. Service - Member. 3. Shri J.P.Gupta IAS, O.S.D. (Seed Project) Punjab, Chandigarh - Occupation: Govt. Service - Member. 4. Dr. J.C.Bakshi, Director of Research, Pb. Agricultural University, Ludhiana - Occupation: University Service - Member. 5. Dr. K.S.Gill, Professor of Plant Breeding, Pb. Agricultural University, Ludhiana - Occupation: University Service - Member. 6. Dr. J.S.Chohan, Professor of Plant Pathology, Pb. Agricultural University, Ludhiana - Occupation: University Service - Member. In addition to the above, the following would also be members of the Board who will be nominated by the State/Central Government: 7. Seeds men (Two) or representatives of State Seed Association (Nominated) by the State Govt. - Member. 8. Seed Growers (Two) nominated by the State Govt. - Member. 9. Representative of the Central Seed Certification Board - Member. 10. Director Seed Certification, Chandigarh - Secretary.

Dr. J.S.Chohan -do- Member Professor of Plant Pathology,

Pb. Agricultural University, Ludhiana. In addition to the above, the following would also be members of the Board who will be

nominated by the State/Central Government.

7 Seeds men (Two) or representatives of State Member Seed Association (Nominated) by the State Govt. 8 Seed Growers (Two) nominated by the State Govt. Member

10 Director Seed Certification, Chandigarh Member Secretary

A copy of the Rules of the Authority certified to be a correct copy by three members of the Board is filled along with the Memorandum of Association.

We, the several persons whose names and addressed are given below, having associated ourselves for the purpose described in the Memorandum of Association, do hereby subscribe our names to this Memorandum of Association and set our several and respective hands hereunto and and form ourselves into a Society under Act XXI of 1860 of this.

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1 Secretary to Govt. of State Department of Agriculture Place State 2 Director of Agriculture, Place State 3 Director of Horticulture, Place State 4 JD, DD, AD, SDO Department of Agriculture Place State 5 Department of Finance

Place State

6 Director of Research Agricultural University

Place State

7 (Crop) Specialist , Department of Agriculture Horticulture/Agri. University Place State 8 ((Crop) Specialist , Department of Agriculture Horticulture/Agri. University Place State 9 Seedsmen or representative of State 10 ( ) 11 Seed Association 12 Representative of the farming community/marketing interest 13 Representative of Central Seed Certification Board 14 Name Principal/Dean/Vice-Chancellor

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