Punjab Fruit Nurseries Act, 1961

No: 13 Dated: Apr, 01 1961

The Punjab Fruit Nurserues Act, 1961

Act No. 13 of 1961

An Act to provide for the regulation and licensing of Fruit Nurseries in the State of Punjab.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Twelfth Years of the Republic of India as follows :-

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Fruit Nurseries Act, 1961.

(2) It extends to the whole of State of Punjab.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "competent authority" means a person or authority appointed by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act for such area as may be specified in the notification;

(b) "fruit nursery" means any place where fruit plants are in the regular course of business propagated and sold for transplantation;

(c) "fruit plant" means any plant which can produce edible fruits or nuts, and includes budwood, seedings, grafts, seeds and cuttings of such plant;

(d) "Owners" in relation to a fruit nursery, means the person who, or the authority which, has the ultimate control over the affairs of such fruit nursery, and where the said affairs are entrusted to a manager, managing director or managing agent, such manager, managing director or managing agent shall be deemed to be the owner;

(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(f) "rootstock" means a fruit plant or part thereof on which any fruit plant has been grafted or budded; and

(g) "Scion" means a fruit plant which is grafted or budded on to a roostock.

3. Owner to obtain licence. - No owner shall, after the expiry of six months from the date appointed under sub-section (3) of section 1, conduct or establish a fruit nursery unless he has obtained a licence under this Act.

Explanation - Where an owner has more than one fruit nursery in different towns and villages, he shall obtain a separate licence in respect of each such fruit nursery.