The Plant Varieties and Seeds (Isle of Man) Order 2016

3.—(1) Section 24 (official testing stations and certificates of test) is modified as follows.

(2) For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) Testing of seeds must take place at a testing station maintained in the United Kingdom by—

(a) the Secretary of State;

(b) the Scottish Ministers; or

(c) the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland.”.

(3) Omit subsections (2) and (3).

(4) For subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) The fees payable for the services given at an official seed testing station shall be those authorised under this subsection as it has effect in the part of the United Kingdom in which the official seed testing station is situated.”.

(5) In subsection (6)—

(a) omit “or complaint”;

(b) omit the words following “be called as a witness”.

(6) In subsection (7)—

(a) omit “or complaint”;

(b) for “at least three clear days” substitute “at least 14 days”;

(c) omit “or, in Scotland, the case proceeds to trial”.