Section 8B: Powers and functions of Committee.

(1) The Committee shall be responsible for the implementation of this Act by taking measures as specified in sub-section (2).

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the measures referred to therein may provide for—

(i) laying down of quality standards for kind or variety of silk-worm seed; (ii) authorisation of silk-worm races and hybrids for commercial exploitation; (iii) laying down of quality standards for production of silk-worm seeds; (iv) laying down the conditions and requirements that have to be met out by the persons desirous of setting up facilities for production of silk-worm seeds or grain ages;

(v) laying down the certification and silk-worm seed testing procedures for seeds sold by the registered producers; (vi) undertaking the registration of silk-worm seed producers and dealers and controlling, supervising the inspection process to ensure adherence to the specified quality standards and seed certification requirements; (vii) laying down the conditions and standards for export and import of silk-worm seed and adherence to them; (viii) programming and planning of silk-worm seed production; (ix) advising the Central Government and the State Governments on the matters aforesaid; and

(x) such other matters connected and incidental to the production, supply, distribution, trade and commerce in silk-worm seed, as may be specified by regulations made by the Committee from time to time.