Seed Production Act, 1955

Interpretation generally.

2.—(1) In this Act—

“home-grown” means grown in the State;

“inspector” means a person appointed by the Minister to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act;

“Irish company” means a company which is registered under—

(a) the Joint Stock Companies Acts as defined in section 285 of the Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908,

(b) the Companies Act, 1862, or

(c) the Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908,

and which has its registered office in the State;

“licence” means a licence granted under section 11;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister;

“producing seeds” means the growing of plants to the stage at which they produce seeds, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

“qualified Irish citizen” means a person who is a citizen of Ireland and is ordinarily resident in the State;

“qualified person” means—

(a) a qualified Irish citizen,

(b) an Irish company,

(c) a society registered in the State under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893.

(2) A person shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to produce seeds of a particular class if he has entered into a contract for the production for him by another person of such seeds.