(1) Every application for licence shall be made to the competent authority and shall be in the prescribed from subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed.
(2) If the competent authority is satisfied that-
(a) the fruit nursery is suitable for proper propagation of fruit plant in respect of which licence has been applied for;
(b) the application is competent to conductor or establish any such fruit nursery;
(c) he fulfils any other conditions notified by the competent authority in this behalf;
(d) the applicant has paid the ‘fee’prescibed for the licence and has also furnished the prescribed securiry, if any, he may issue a licence.
6. Period of validity and renewal of licence -
1. Every licence grandted this section shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of issue and it may be renewed from time to time on payment of such fee in such manner and the fulfilment of such conditions as my be prescribed by the competent authority.
7. Duties of the holder of a licenee - Every holder of a licence under this Act shall -
(a) “undertake to multip y only such varietias of tha fruit plants speified in the licence in respect of seion or root-stock, for propagation and sale, as may be directed by the Competent Authority/ State Government,
(b) keep a complete record of the origin or source of evory rootstock and every scion showing
(i) the botanical name, together with the local name, it any, of rootstock used;
(ii) the botanical name, togothor with tho local name, it any, of the scion used, in raising the fruit plants;
(c) keep a layout plan showing the position of every rootstock and scion tree employed in raising the fruit plants.
(d) keep the nursery plots as well as the parent trees used for the propagation of fruit plants free from insect pests.
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(e) undertake to preparethe fruit plants in such manner as mau be directed by the competent authority.
(f) specify in a conspicious manners on a lable the name of every variety of fruit plant enclosed in any package intended for sale, its age as ditermined in the prescribed manner and the name of the rootstock together with that of scion of every such fruit plant;
(g) maintain a register in the form specified by the competent authority showing the name of the fruit planr sold to any person, its age, the name of the rootsock and scion, budwood and the name and address of the person purchasing it, and shall produce the record for inspection on demand by Director of Inspecting Officer; the register shall be preserved by the licence holder for at least ten years after the date of conclusion of the transaction;
(h) undertake to release for sale or distribution only such fruit plants as are completely free from any kind of insect pests or plant disease;
(i) keep the plants as well as the progeny trees used for the production of nuesery plants free from such insects, pests and diseases as may be prescribed .