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The functions of the Council are to

(a) formulate policies for the development, production, inspection, sampling, analysis, conditioning and marketing of seed;

(b) monitor the supply of seeds to ensure seed security in the country at all times;

(c) develop procedures for the registration of cultivars;

(d) prescribe standards for seeds and procedures for the certification of seeds;

(e) publish annually in the Commercial and Industrial Bulletin, a list of varieties of crops for which seed marketing is permitted in the country;

(f) recommend to the Minister fees for the certification and testing of seeds;

(g) prescribe procedures for accreditation;

(h) determine a class of non-certified seeds which may be used in case of acute seed shortages; and

(i) perform other functions that are specified under this Act that are assigned by the Minister.