(1) No person shall himself or by any other person on his behalf,-
(i) manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute any Bio-fertiliser which is not of prescribed standard;
(ii) manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, stock or exhibit for sale, or distribute any Bio-fertiliser, which is not of prescribed standard and which does not conform to the particulars specified in the certificate of manufacture granted to him under this Act in respect of Bio-fertilisers;
(iii) sell, offer for sale, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute,-
(a) any Bio-fertiliser, the container whereof is not packed and marketed in the manner laid down in this Act;
(b) any Bio-fertiliser which is an imitation or substitute for another Bio-fertiliser under the name of which it is sold;
(c) any Bio-Fertiliser which is adulterated.
Explanation: A Bio-fertiliser shall be deemed to be adulterated, if it contains any substance addition of which is likely to eliminate or decrease the living organisms or make the fertiliser not conforming to the prescribed standard;
(d) any Bio-fertiliser, the label or container whereof bears the name of any individual, firm or company Restriction on manufacture, sale and distribution of Bio-fertilisers.
10 [Act No.6 of 2006] purporting to be manufacturer of the Bio-fertiliser, which individual, firm or company is fictitious or does not exist;
(e) any Bio-fertiliser, the label or container whereof or anything accompanying therewith bears any statement which makes a false claim for the Bio-fertiliser or which is false or misleading in any material particular;
(f) any substance purported to be a Bio-fertiliser which substance is not, infact, a Bio-fertiliser; or
(g) any bio-fertiliser, which is not properly labelled by exhibiting the minimum guaranteed count of living organisms.
(2) Any manufacturer who intends to manufacture for sale / offer for sale / stock, or exhibit for sale or distribute any bio-fertiliser other than those specified in the Scheduled-I shall make an application to the prescribed authority and the same shall be scrutinised by the Technical Committee appointed for this purpose by the Government and he recommended to the Government for final orders by notification by the Government in the manner prescribed.
13. Every manufacturer shall in order to ensure the quality of their product possess minimum lab facility as may be specified from time to time by the Controller.
14. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,-
(i) a dealer shall not retain any container of any variety of Bio-fertiliser in an open and unsealed condition for the purpose of sale;
Manufacturers to comply with certain requirements for Laboratory facility.
Bulk sale of Bio-fertilisers.
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(ii) the Government may by notification authorize a manufacturer to sell any Bio-Fertiliser manufactured by him in bulk also direct to the farmers for such period as may be specified in that notification:
Provided that a certificate indicating the minimum guaranteed living cells be issued by the manufacturer to each farmer at the time of such sale.