(1) The Controller appointed under this Act shall perform the following functions,-
(a) mandatory registration of cotton seed firms which are engaged in trade of cotton seed duly indicating the production aspects and areas of operation etc.,;
(b) payment of compensation to the farmers.
(2) The Controller shall advice the State Government on matters relating to,-
(i) regulations of sale of cotton seed by way of compulsory DNA finger printing test or genetic purity test;
and
(ii) such other matters as assigned by the Government.
Functions of Controller.
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6. The Government may in consultation with Controller and by notification,-
(a) establish one or more State Seed Testing Laboratories or declare any seed testing laboratory in the Government or non-Government sector as a State Seed Testing Laboratory where analysis of cotton seed shall be carried out under this Act in the prescribed manner;
(b) recognizes one or more seed testing laboratories as referral seed testing laboratories for the purpose of referral analysis in the manner prescribed.