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Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016. Short title and commencement. Definitions. 2 [Act No.29 of 2007] any other person but shall not include persons, companies, traders, dealers who engage in the commercial procurement and sale of seeds; (5) “Government” means the State Government; (6) “Misbranded” the seed shall be deemed to be misbranded,- (i) if it is a substitute for or resembles in a manner likely to deceive, another variety of seed under the name of which it is sold, and is not plainly and conspicuously labelled so as to indicate its true nature; (ii) if it is falsely stated to be the produce of any place or Country; (iii) if it is sold by a name which belongs to another kind or variety of seed; (iv) if false claims are made for it upon the label or otherwise; (v) if, when sold in a package which has been sealed or prepared by or at the instance, of the dealer and which bears his name and address, the contents of each package are not conspicuously and correctly stated on the outside thereof within the limits of variability prescribed under this Act; (vi) if the package containing it or the label on the package bears any statement, design or device regarding the quality of cotton seed contained therein, which is false or misleading in any material particular or if the package is otherwise deceptive with respect of its contents; [Act No.29 of 2007] 3 (vii) if it is not registered in the manner required by or under this Act; or (viii) if its label does not contain a warning or caution which may be necessary, and sufficient, if complied with, to prevent risk to human beings or animals; or (ix) if the package containing it or the label on the package bears the name of a fictitious individual or company as the dealer of the kind or variety; or (x) if it is not labelled in accordance with the requirements of this Act or rules made thereunder; (7) “notification” means a notification published in the 3Telangana Gazette and the word „notified‟ shall be construed accordingly; (8) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (9) “producer” means a person, group of persons, firm or company or organisation who grows or organises the production of cotton seed; (10) “spurious seed” means that which is not genuine or true to its type; (11) “State” means the State of 3Telangana; (12) “State Referral Seed Testing Laboratory” means a laboratory established or declared as notified by the State; (13) “substandard” means cotton seed which does not meet the prescribed seed standards for the cotton seed;