9. Establishment of 23 ……….Seeds Testing Laboratory :
9.1 Government of Nepal may, by publishing a Notification in the Nepal Gazette, establish a Central Seeds Testing Laboratory to carry out the testing of the Seeds and other acts pertaining thereto.
9.2 Seeds Testing Laboratories may, as per necessity, be established in different places
24 of Nepal, subject to the control and supervision of the Laboratory established under Sub-section 9.1
25 9.3 Any person or organization who intends to establish and operate laboratory in private sector, has to make an application to the Board in a prescribed format and fees as prescribed.
26 9.4 If, upon the evaluation of the application obtained pursuant to Section 9.3 is found appropriate, the Board may provide license to establish and operate laboratory under as prescribed terms and
conditions.
27 9.5 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section, Seeds Testing Laboratory established in private sector prior to this Act, shall take license within One year from commencement of this Act in accordance with this Act.