The Mizoram Fruit Nurseries Registration Act 1992
mizoram · 1992
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- S. 1Section 1 grants fruit nursery licenses valid for three years, renewable upon fee payment and condition fulfillment.
- S. 2Definitions : - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :- Vol XXI Aizawl, Friday 14
- S. 3Section 3 authorizes the State Government to appoint gazetted officers as competent authorities to enforce the Mizoram Fruit Nurseries Registration Act.
- S. 4Owner of every fruit nursery to obtain licence
- S. 5Section 5 outlines the process for applying and obtaining a license for fruit nurseries in Mizoram.
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- S. 7Section 7 mandates licensed fruit nursery holders to follow specific cultivation, record-keeping, and pest-control practices for fruit plants.
- S. 8Section 8 regulates plant material use, nursery maintenance, and quarantine for disease control in fruit nurseries.
- S. 9Power of State Government to regular or prohibit import, export or transport of certain fruit plant
- S. 10Section 10 allows the competent authority to cancel or suspend fruit nursery licenses for various violations or incompetency.
- S. 11Section 11 mandates the return of a fruit nursery license upon its expiration or cancellation, with a grace period for winding up operations.
- S. 12Section allows issuance of a duplicate license for lost, destroyed, or damaged original license upon application and fee payment.
- S. 13Section 13 allows aggrieved parties to appeal against licensing decisions and specifies conditions for late appeals and finality of orders.
- S. 14Section 14 allows the appropriate government to review and revise nursery orders, ensuring fairness and legality.
- S. 15Section 15 grants authorities the right to inspect fruit nurseries and demand records and information.
- S. 16Section penalizes violations of the Act or obstruction of officers with up to one month imprisonment or a fine up to 1,000 rupees.
- S. 17Section 17 holds company officers liable for offenses committed by the company, unless they prove lack of knowledge or due diligence.
- S. 18Section 18 specifies that only a written report from a competent authority can initiate legal proceedings for offenses under the Mizoram Fruit Nurseries Registration Act.
- S. 19Section 19 specifies that only a Magistrate of the first class can try offenses under the Mizoram Fruit Nurseries Registration Act.
- S. 20Section 20 deems officers and authorized persons under the Act as public servants and protects them from legal actions for good faith actions under the Act.
- S. 21Fowers to delegate : The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette
- S. 22Section 22 empowers the Mizoram government to create rules for implementing the Act and requires them to be reviewed by the Legislative Assembly.